In Zimbabwe, an irrigation project threatens a tribe’s land and trees

Mongabay
Oct 27, 2021, 5:00 pm263 pts
CHILONGA, Zimbabwe — It’s taboo for Elizabeth Munene, a 37-year-old villager from Velemu village in Chilonga, a rural outpost nestled in Zimbabwe’s Lowveld area, to cut down trees indiscriminately. “We were taught that deforestation affected our environment. The punishment for such a crime is to give a…

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In Zimbabwe, an irrigation project threatens a tribe’s land and trees

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