Dealing with wastewater in industry
Dealing with wastewater in industry is one of the most controversial issues in industry as practitioners continue to bash their heads on how best to manage their wastewater in order to draw less fines and pose less harm to the environment. Manyame River, lake Chivero,...
Zimbabwe’s national energy efficiency policy zero draft to undergo validation
Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Energy and Power Development Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy department has produced the country’s national energy efficiency policy zero draft which is expected to undergo stakeholder validation soon. This is according to communication released by Mr Isaac Chiridza, the Principal Energy Development...
Is there water on the Moon? -Space-X and NASA step up plan to return humans to the moon and then head to Mars
Having insight of whether the space outside the Earth can sustain life has been an ultimate question for mankind over the past centuries. Today, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Space-X has already set its sights on Earth’s nearest celestial planets as an...
Schiphol International Airport – Amsterdam reaches carbon neutrality
Schiphol international airport based in Amsterdam, Netherlands has reached carbon neutrality. The airport invested in electric mobility and ground equipment to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions. Schiphol currently operates Europe’s largest electric bus fleet. Using these buses has cut down greenhouse gas emissions by...
Mining and the environment – Emerging Threats
Globally economies are beginning to integrate. The rise in urbanisation, economic and population growth has resulted in increased exposure of the rural community to more investments in mining operations. There is an increased demand for raw materials and commodities which has in turn increased the...
Carbon offsetting supports emission reduction in Zambia
Through its carbon offsetting programme BP Target Neutral, BP has supported emission reduction projects around the world. One such project includes the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD)+ Forest protection project in Zambia. This project is helping to conserve over 40 000 hectares...
Perseverance rover lands on MARS – Is MARs the Next Planet for Human Habitation?
On 18 February 2021 Perseverance rover a car sized rover landed inside Mars’ Jezero Crater. NASA released an amazing, high-definition video and pictures that perseverance rover took on this planet. This amazing footage shows Perseverance’s epic ride, even showing the moment the rover still attached...
Zimbabwe to develop effective climate database management system
Inadequate quality and capacity in climate data management has been identified as one of the remaining gaps as Zimbabwe intensifies interventions to scale up climate change mitigation projects. According to the Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry, climate change is increasingly manifesting itself...
MV Wakshio Captain says search for internet connection led to Mauritius Environmental Incident.
By Freedom Muranda and Wallace Mawire The Wakashio ship Captain who was arrested in August 2020 confirmed that he allowed the ship to get close to shore to search for an internet connection so that he’s crew would connect with their families and maintain a...
City of Harare awaits proclamation of wetland city accreditation status to enhance sustainable development
Harare City Council is intensifying stakeholder collaboration to combat the problem of wetlands invasion and destruction in the urban and peri-urban jurisdictions of the city. The city has been facing challenges of illegal land developments by land barons on wetlands and is working on mechanisms...
