In Hwange’s coal mining district along the Deka River, community water monitors are partnering with scientists to document pollution levels currently threatening human health. Armed with data implicating industrial activities, the villagers are pushing the government and companies for solutions to address the contamination of the waterway essential to local lives and livelihoods.
Dry conditions caused by El Niño have stopped mopane worm harvests in Gwanda, Zimbabwe, eliminating a crucial income source for families who rely on sales of the caterpillars called amacimbi.
A village in Hwange has found success using sustainable practices in a local wetland to increase access to food and water during drought conditions caused by climate change.
Facing degraded land from rampant illegal brickmaking, a community in Hwange, works to rehabilitate scarred areas and curb further environmental damage.
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