The theme for World Wetlands Day 2012 is Wetlands and Tourism to bring global focus on tourism in and around wetland areas.   What are Wetlands? Wetlands are areas of land that are saturated with water for all or most part of the year and the soils of these habitats are shaped by water.  Because [...]

DURBAN, South Africa: After 14 days of talks and negotiations among 194 nations, a marathon UN climate conference came to a weary close in the early hours of Sunday morning, 11th December. What has been achieved from this conference?  The ‘results’ are still not clear, but on the surface, it would appear that the main [...]

“For Every Child A Tree” ‘By protecting our forests and trees we are sustaining our lives’ The global theme for the International Year of Forests is “Forests for People”. Zimbabwe will commemorate this important year under the theme “Promoting Forests for People”.  Trees are life and we need to take action now to conserve our [...]

Environment Africa is strengthening its work in Zambia and was honored to be able to help at the recent Zambian Art & Design Show.  Now in its fourth year, this annual event, which started as a small craft fair on Sugarbush Farm, has evolved into a large event, which gives local artists, and crafts people [...]

Take this challenge – switch off your water at the main source in your home for 24 hours.   The closest point at which you could walk to fetch water must be a minimum of 1 kilometer away from your home, no hopping in your car and driving, you must walk.  Sounds simple enough, but I [...]

By Namo Chuma In what has become an annual event, Environment Africa in partnership with the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, the Victoria Falls Green Fund and the Victoria Falls Municipality organized the Clean Up the World / World Tourism Day commemorations for Friday the 30th of September 2011 in Victoria Falls. Because Clean Up The World [...]

Wangari Maathai - April 1, 1940 – September 25, 2011   Wangari Maathai was born in a small village called Ihithe in the district of Nyeri in Kenya on the 1st April 1940. Her family were part of the Kikuyu tribe. Wangari attended the local primary school in the village before going to a Catholic boarding [...]

Since 1980, the United National World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has celebrated World Tourism Day on the 27th September. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the international community and to demonstrate how it affects social, cultural, political and economic values worldwide.  The event seeks to address global [...]

A true story – ‘GEZA’ the white rhino  – THE FINAL HOURS’   Last weeks article focused on facts and figures around rhino and poaching in Southern Africa. This year alone 287 rhino have been poached in South Africa. Having just completed a six week conservation awareness tour of New Zealand and Australia, part of [...]

Despite wide media coverage, the levels of rhino poaching in Southern Africa remain at an all time high.  284 rhino have been killed in South Africa this year, more than one a day.  At this current rate, it will surpass the 333 killed in 2010.  The RHINO is only killed for its horn which is [...]