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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It borders on South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique and Zambia. It has a population of 14.8 million. There are five natural regions. Almost 64% of the country falls into natural regions IV and V characterised by low rainfall, vulnerability to extreme weather events and limited livelihood opportunities.
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Land Area
38,685,000 ha
GDP/Capita
2,115.1 USD

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Doubts grow over who’ll benefit from UAE carbon deal for fifth of Zimbabwe

31 October 2023

On 29 September, Zimbabwe granted a UAE-based firm conservation rights over 7.5 million hectares of its forests – about 20% of the country’s landmass. Under the deal, touted to be worth $1.5 billion, Blue Carbon General Trading will run forest preservation projects that will generate carbon credits…

Zimbabwe’s resettlement experience from 1980 to 2000

3 April 2023

Ian Scoones reviews land reform related resettlement schemes which formed part of the post-Independence land reform efforts from 1980 to 2000. These initiatives had phases,reflecting the wider political economy, especially via the legal framework for land appropriation and redistribution by the…

Robin Palmer – the original land campaigner and scholar activist

27 March 2023

Robin Palmer sadly died on February 19th. Historian, lecturer, land campaigner, NGO worker and consultant, he was the original scholar activist. The large numbers of tributes that have been shared on many platforms (see here and here) are witness to his influence on many over several decades.

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The 21st century in Zimbabwe’s land struggles were deeply rooted in colonial laws legitimating dispossession and controlling land allocation

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What to read digest about mining & land rights in southern africa

Mining, land rights and the environment: Political economies of conflict, displacement and resource capture in Southern Africa

20 October 2022

A review of initiatives and reports which examine the impacts of mining in four countries in Southern and Central Africa

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Join us for a Webinar: Sextortion and Land Governance - What is it and how can it be tackled?

The Land Portal Foundation, Mokoro Ltd and Transparency International co-hosted an interactive webinar on sextortion in land governance and its implications on June 25th, 2018. The webinar featured an interactive discussion among expert panelists. Sextortion is defined as the abuse of power to…