Natural Resources

The Zimbabwe Organization for Youth in Politics (ZOYP) in partnership with NGO Africa Watch has launched a new programme that will focus on Climate Change and Environmental Care Management. The Climate Change programme adds to ZOYP’s political programmes that seek to capacitate young people vying for political office. Speaking at the Youth from All Political […]

The Greater Virunga landscape, a mountainous area straddling the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda, is the last refuge of mountain gorillas in the world. For years, the national parks and protected areas in the region have provided sanctuary to the great apes, which are among the most endangered creatures on Earth. But climate […]

September 16, 2021 – We are at a turning point. As everybody knows the Amazon is threatened by deforestation, climate change and constant violations of human and territorial rights. But we need new strategies to counter these threats. That is why scientists, policymakers, activists, youth, investors, ecological restorers, Indigenous peoples, private and public organizations, the […]

THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has recorded an 84,97% increase veld fire cases during the current fire season as compared to the same period last year. The season officially ends on October 31. Some 1 517 incidences have been recorded from July 31 when the season began, accounting for 403 366.7 hectares as compared to […]

ZCC Manicaland Secretariat team accompanied by Rev Rambeni and Mr Mutambirwa from Mhakwe Heritage Trust recently held bilateral engagement meetings with Chief Makumbe and Chief Gwebu of Buhera. The engagement meetings aimed to strengthen relations between Church and Traditional leadership. Traditional leaders play a key role in.promoting family values, unity and peace building through discouraging […]

Washing hands frequently is a simple daily routine,but it remains a privilege and luxury for those who do not have adequate water and sanitation services. The infectious disease outbreaks including the current global COVID-19 pandemic have laid bare how safe, clean, and potable water is essential in protecting human health. On the 29th of July […]

(Geneva/Nairobi, 31 August 2021): The United Nations today launches an online tool to help humanitarian practitioners rapidly identify and mitigate environmental risks when responding to crises in urban areas. The free, cloud-based Urban-Nexus Environmental Assessment Tool (U-NEAT+) offers an easy way to assess a range of potential environmental threats and sensitivities and suggests how to […]