Tensions ran high on Monday as the Parliamentary Thematic Committee on Climate Change began its fact-finding tour at the Mount Pleasant Sports Club Golf Course, where the sale and development of 14 residential stands on protected wetland, has ignited outrage among residents, club officials, and environmentalists.
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Community Mirror Reporter The Technical Ecosystem Management Workshop held on May 14 at the Monomotapa Hotel stressed the critical need for effective wetland management in Zimbabwe, particularly in anticipation of the upcoming COP15 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. The event organized by the City of Harare in collaboration with Birdlife Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe Wetlands Trust, brought…
Community Mirror Reporter Residents of Mabvuku have launched a petition campaign against illegal sand mining activities that are destroying the Cleveland Dam catchment area, a designated Ramsar site of international importance, ahead of Zimbabwe’s hosting of the COP15 wetlands conference in July 2025. The sand mining operations, which began near the Mukuvisi River source behind…
Community Mirror Reporter BirdLife Zimbabwe chief executive officer Ms Julia Pierini has issued a stark warning about the critical state of Zimbabwe’s wetlands, revealing that only 18 percent remain intact, as the nation prepares to host the upcoming Ramsar Convention Conference of Parties (COP15) in Victoria Falls this July. In an interview Ms Julia Pierini…
