KAZA TFCA: A Vision for a Nature-based & Biodiversity-driven Economy
INTRODUCTION Dr. Russell Taylor is, among other things, the Transboundary Conservation Planning Advisor for the World Wildlife Fund in Namibia. He…
BirdLife Zimbabwe
BirdLife Zimbabwe has a focus on birds, as the name suggests, but birds are just a part of the exceedingly complex…
Maintaining Bio-Diversity by Avoiding Artificial Pesticides
From Derek Solomon’s Gardening With Birds in Zimbabwe, published by Birds of a Feather (Pty)Ltd, Harare, 1992 A large proportion of…
Attracting Birds – and Supporting Biodiversity
by Derek & Sarah Solomon While birds are everywhere, they will only set up home in an area that is…
Butterflies & Moths: Why are they important?
Introduction “Lepidoptera” is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths. There are about 250,000 species of the Lepidoptera. This…
Biodiversity
More and more questions on the Learner Hunters and Guides examination papers are asking you to think about the subject of…
The Biodiversity of the Bvumba Mountains
Introduction These notes are intended to increase an awareness of the beauty and biodiversity of the Bvumba and hopefully a desire…
Links to articles – biodiversity
Biodiversity https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/12/what-is-biodiversity-and-why-does-it-matter-to-us Amazon under threat https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51300515 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park - biodiversity & adaptation in a desert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVC-i6RxHyI&feature=youtu.be Battle to save Harare's…
Links to articles – environmental issues in Zimbabwe
Present coal mining on Hwange National Park border https://africageographic.com/stories/coal-mining-in-hwange-national-park/ Chinese firms given permits to mine coal in Zimbabwean national park https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/09/03/chinese-firms-given-permits-mine-coal-zimbabwean-national-park/…
