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Zimbabwe: Pressure Pays Off As Govt Bans Mining Inside Hwange National Park
263Chat, 8 September 2020
Government has with immediate effect bannee mining inside the Hwange National Park following an outcry from local and international conservation stakeholders. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Govt Defends Hwange Mining, Backtracks On Blunder
263Chat, 9 September 2020
The government yesterday announced that it is banning the mining of coal within the Hwange National Park after pressure from environmentalists and citizens calling for the two… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Illegal Gold Rush Threatens Wildlife in Pristine National Park
RFI, 7 September 2020
Hundreds of illegal gold panners invaded Zimbabwe's Chimanimani National Park last month, on the back of the Covid-19 lockdown and worsening economic conditions. Their presence… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Chinese Invade Hwange National Park to Mine for Coal
New Zimbabwe, 3 September 2020
Two Chinese companies are reportedly exploring for coal in the protected Hwange National Park, raising concerns from wildlife activists. Read more »
Zimbabwe Protects Wildlife With Coal Mining Ban in National Parks
Zimbabwe's government has banned all mining in national parks, one day after environmental rights lawyers went to court to ban a Chinese firm from exploring for coal in the country's biggest game reserve. Authorities in Zimbabwe had previously granted Chinese-owned Tongmao Coal Company a licence to explore for coal in Hwange National Park, home to around 45,000 elephants and thousands of other species, including the black rhinoceros.
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The mysterious deaths of 22 elephants in Zimbabwe may have been the result of bacterial infection, the country's parks agency has said after it ruled out poaching because the dead ... Read more »
