Environmental Management System Benefits
What is Environmental Management System? The Environmental Management System (EMS) standard ISO 14001 is developed by International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO 14001 standard is made up of five key elements as environmental policy, environmental planning, implementation and operation, checking and corrective actions and management...
Global Data Barometer and Land Portal publish benchmarks on state of open land data including climate action in more than 100 countries
The Data for Development Network, Latin American Open Data Initiative, and the Land Portal Foundation have launched the land module as part of the Global Data Barometer project, a global index study that helps the land and open data communities to identify countries where land...
Climate Financing and Economic fragility in Africa
The Economic Fragility Index for Zimbabwe was marked at an average value of 104.75 index points with a minimum of 99.1 in 2021 and a maximum of 114 in 2009. The latest value from 2021 is 99.1 index points. For comparison, the world average in...
Corporate Social and responsibility – What’s in it for business?
“It’s not the strongest species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the most responsive to change”, said Charles Darwin. Business leaders must understand that we are now living in an environment that is ever changing. Cultures are changing and the way of work is...
Affluence – The greatest danger to mother earth?
A thorough analysis of the environment has surprising findings; that affluence is the biggest threat the world faces. This is one of the conclusions by a team of scientists from the United Kingdom and Australia, who mention that the top world priority must be tackling...
Environmental Courts and Tribunals – Can Africa implement?
Deviance in the area of environmental management and sustainability often goes unnoticed and the remedies which are available sometimes are not deterrent. In different parts of the world there is a growing pattern of establishment of Environmental Courts and Tribunals (ECTs). Disposal of raw sewage,...
Deforestation, a threat to biodiversity and viable Mopane worm business
Rufaro Mahaka travels from Kwekwe to Gwanda, a distance of 316 kilometres in one direction every year to harvest mopane worms. She has been doing this for the past 15 years and has been making a living which has seen her children going up to...
Electric vehicles, a blessing or a curse? Possible future challenges
Electric mobility is the key to a more sustainable transport system. It has been welcomed with open arms. The production and sale numbers are increasing and the trend is meant to continue as the world is advocating for a cleaner transport system. Following the Paris...
Harvesting the Sun in Hwange
At the end of April when other areas in Zimbabwe are receiving last rains and preparing for the winter, Enock Ncube sits under a tree shade trying to take cover of the sunrays and sweltering heat. The temperatures are so high and nauseating but for...
Schools’ environmental clubs vital for children’s sustainable living
The impacts of climate change have strained children’s educational programmes, mostly in developing countries due to their low coping mechanisms and being under resourced. Schools around the world are at the epicentre of extreme weather events, such as flash floods, cyclones, hail, strong winds, destroyed...
