February
27 February - Adopt environmentally-friendly practices, tourism sector urged… Players in the tourism sector should go into sustainable tourism by adopting environmentally-friendly practices, a top hotelier has said. Zimbabwe Council for Tourism president Mrs Chipo Mtasa said the environment remained key to tourism operations. From: The Herald
23 February - ZPWMA to co-manage Chimanimani Transfrontier Conservation Area… Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority will this year coordinate the joint management of the Chimanimani Transfrontier Conservation Area, an official has confirmed. In an interview, the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZPWMA) public relations manager Ms Olivia Mufute said the country signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mozambique to co-manage the Chimanimani Transfrontier Conservation Area. From: Chronicle
19 February - Educate public on waste management- Manyaza… The acting Director in the Environmental Management Agency, Mr. Philip Manyaza, says people’s perception of waste management needs to be changed through education and awareness programmes, as solid waste dumping has become a growing problem in the country. From: ZBC News
19 February - Ministry campaigning to reduce global warming… The Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Cde Francis Nhema says his ministry will roll out a massive awareness campaign to enlighten the public on the importance of environmental conservation to reduce global warming. From: ZBC News
13 February – SADC Falls in Love With Cross-Border Conservation… ”In a world where the environment and natural world and its wildlife are under increasing strain, there is fortunately an awareness that what remains of wilderness area have to be safeguarded now, if future generations are to know and experience them.” From: AllAfrica.com
10 February - Parks Operations Hindered… The operations of the National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority hang in the balance due to erratic fuel supplies and manpower shortage, an official said on Sunday. From: All Africa.com
9 February - Killer Croc Shot Dead… In a bizarre incident, rangers from the National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority recently killed a crocodile at Wooler Farm Dam that had been jealously guarding the corpse of a 50-year-old Glendale man it had attacked and killed. From: AllAfrica.com
6 February - ‘Conserve wetlands’… Zimbabwe on Monday joined the rest of the world in commemorating the World Wetlands Day. Speaking at the occasion to mark the day in Harare, Environment and Tourism Minister Cde Francis Nhema urged all communities in and around Harare to conserve wetlands. He said communities could benefit a lot if wetlands were protected, as they are a major source of water in times of drought. From: The Herald
5 February - High Fees Drive out Small-scale Miners… Only about a quarter of the estimated 1,5 million small-scale miners who were affected by the government’s 2006 clean-up operation codenamed Chikorokoza Chapera have resumed operations due to high registration fees and Environmental Impact Assessment consultant costs, the Zimbabwe Miners’ Federation (ZMF) said this week. From: Zimbabwe Independant
3 February - Endangered sites see boom in ‘tourism of doom’… Tracking endangered wildlife in politically troubled, impoverished Zimbabwe might not seem the ideal holiday spot but it’s in hot demand in the travel industry’s latest niche market — “tourism of doom”. From: Mail & Guardian Online
