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Citizens' Climate Lobby Group Chapter In Zimbabwe (B)

Zimbabwe

Mutare

As MAYA, our running theme "the enemy at home" aptly captures what we as MAYA-ZIMBABWE feel as a major adversary of Mother Nature that is big multinationals especially in the extractive sector like mining and fossil fuels. We also believe government as the main stockholder ,enabler and policy maker must also show leadership and political will big business especially in mining and extractive sect, manufacturing and chemical industries whom we consider as the real enemy at home. Our parachute and banner also highlight the negative effects of poor and skewed government policy framework especially regarding renewable energy sources which has led to electricity shortages which in turn caused untold destruction of forests and trees as urbanites turned to firewood and coal as alternative sources of energy. Further our government through what it termed the land reform programme from 2002 has resulted in the wanton destruction of huge forests and plantations nearing 100000 hectares in Manicaland (Mutare is the capital city of Manicaland province). This has had a huge negative impact on the environment. Siltation and drying up of rivers and other water bodies, deaths of animals, increased human-wildlife conflict, disappearance of fauna and flora, increased hunger and poverty as climate change takes its toll on agriculture and livelihoods. This is our story. As MAYA we are ready to play our role in positive actions that will save mother earth. The future is now rather than later. CCL Mutare Zimbabwe managed to create one large parachutes and one three metre banner. Our running theme "the enemy at home" aptly captures what we as CCL-ZIMBABWE feel as a major adversary of mother nature ..that is big multinationals especially in the extractive sector like mining and fossil fuels. We also believe government as the policy maker,enabler and must also play "policeman " and guard of the environment forms one of that enemy at home. Our parachute and banner also highlight the negative effects of poor and skewed government policy framework especially regarding renewable energy sources which has led to electricity shortages which in turn caused untold destruction of forests and trees as urbanites turned to firewood and coal as alternative sources of energy. Further our government through what it termed the land reform programme from 2002 has resulted in the wanton destruction of huge forests and plantations nearing 100000 hectares in manicaland (Mutare is the capital city of manicaland province). This has had a huge negative impact on the environment. Siltation and drying up of rivers and other water bodies, deaths of animals, increased human-wildlife conflict,disappearance of fauna and flora,increased hunger and poverty as climate change takes its toll on agriculture and livelihoods. This is our story. As CCL Zimbabwe we are ready to play our role in positive actions that will save mother earth.

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