Green Journal

27/05/2025

With the death toll surpassing 52,000 since October 2023—70% of them women and children—and over 116,000 metric tonnes of food blocked at Gaza’s borders, Climate Action Network-International has condemned Israel’s “weaponisation, politicisation, and militarisation of aid” as part of a broader campaign of ethnic cleansing and forced famine.

By Green Journal Foreign Correspondent New York/Geneva – On the 77th anniversary of the Nakba—the Palestinian Catastrophe of 1948—the Climate Action Network (CAN), a global coalition of over 1,900 environmental and civil society groups, has issued a stark warning to world leaders to stop Israe...

09/04/2025

Zimbabwe intensifies efforts to ensure universal access to life-saving early disaster warnings

In the wake of a devastating tropical cyclone that exposed vulnerabilities in disaster preparedness, Zimbabwe has intensified efforts to ensure universal access to life-saving early warnings, Mrs. R. Manzou, Director of the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) announced recently. The push, ancho...

08/04/2025

Zimbabwe makes a stride in Wildlife and Human conflicts!

Washington Zhakata, Chief Director, Climate Change and Meteorological Services gives an an important update

Environmental Management Agency BirdLife Zimbabwe

08/04/2025

🌍 Preparations Update!


A key briefing on the upcoming COP15 on Wetlands took place recently at UN Geneva!

🗣️ Musonda Mumba (Secretary General, Ramsar Convention) and Nesbert Samasuwo (Zimbabwe’s Deputy UN Rep) led discussions on plans for the conference, set for 23–31 July 2025 in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
🌊 Tatiana Valovaya (UN Geneva Director-General) opened the event, with insights from Mr. Shen Jian (China’s Deputy UN Rep) and Jerker Tamelander (Convention on Wetlands Science Director).

Wetlands are vital for biodiversity, climate resilience, and communities—yet 35% have vanished since 1970. COP15 aims to drive global action to protect these ecosystems.

Stay tuned for updates as Zimbabwe prepares to host this critical summit! 🌿



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08/04/2025

COP15 on Wetlands is Coming to Victoria Falls! 💧

Mark your calendars! The 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP15) will convene in the breathtaking Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, from Jully 23 to 31, 2025.

BirdLife Zimbabwe Environmental Management Agency

19/02/2025

Zimbabwe got something to craw about!

By Watmore Makokoba Zimbabwe has positioned itself as a frontrunner in the global climate effort, becoming one of the first nations to submit its updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. The move comes as international climate experts intensify calls for countrie...

11/12/2024

Conflicting accounts have surrounded the collapse of the once promising Kariba REDD+ carbon credit scheme, amid concerns that its management operated in an illicit way.

08/11/2024

Watmore Makokoba The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has officially launched the Leadership Excellence in Africa’s Public Sector (LEAPS) program in Zimbabwe. The program will equip public finance officials with essential leadership skills to address the continent's pressing challenges,...

23/10/2024

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit Bolsters Food Security Amid Crises John Cassim Harare, Zimbabwe - The Svalbard Global Seed Vault received a significant…

18/10/2024

Watmore Makokoba Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire – The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has concluded a series of impactful events that played a crucial role in advancing the African Union Agenda 2063 and fostering sustainable development across Africa. The Africa Think Tank Summit (ATTS) and t...

15/08/2024

"Join the SADC People's Summit 2024 in Harare on Friday, August 16th! Hear from youth climate activists and experts about the challenges and opportunities facing our region. "

28/03/2024

World’s fossil-fuel producers on track to nearly quadruple output from newly approved projects by decade’s end, report finds