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The major objectives of the CHIEHA programme were to provide awareness about the
need for communities to conserve and sustainably utilize biodiversity in and around the
Sangwe communal lands, the Great Limpopo Trans frontier Park and their environs.
Also, the program aimed to restore a sense of pride in the local and indigenous cultures
and traditions of the people. UNDP puts emphasis on environmental education and
awareness to all sectors of the society, particularly the young.
CHEMICALS BIODIVERSITY LAND FSSD*
PORTFOLIO
Agostinho Zacarias, Resident Representative
Zimbabwe’s commitment to sustainable development began with support to the national preparations to the World Summit on
Sustainable Development (WSSD) including preparation of the national report, attendance at the Summit and national advocacy on the
WSSD. UNDP is now supporting the formulation and implementation of a national strategy on sustainable development and other
WSSD follow-up activities as part of Zimbabwe’s obligations.
UNDP’s project, “Emergency Support for Land Reform and Agriculture Development in Zimbabwe” supports national dialogue and
emergency support on land and agrarian reform, such as rehabilitation and development of irrigation schemes. Additional emphasis is
placed on institutional strengthening of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for provision of land and agricultural support
services to farmers.
The GEF-funded National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan process identified areas the require attention to adequately promote
biodiversity and sustainable use in Zimbabwe. A follow-up project is working to create incentives for local communities and individuals
to undertake conservation, while ensuring access to genetic resources and benefit sharing. GEF is also funding a Traditional Medicine
Project promotes the conservation, sustainable use and cultivation of endangered medicinal plants in Zimbabwe by developing a legal
framework for their use, and equitable sharing from their benefits. The project is implemented in the districts of Matobo, Bulilima,
Mangwe, Chipinge and Chimanimani.
With the support funding from the Multilateral Fund of the Montreal Protocol, UNDP has managed initiatives under the Montreal
Protocol compliance regime for the past seven years in Zimbabwe. Currently, the Government of Zimbabwe and UNDP are developing
a project for the reformulation of the solvent sector technical assistance, as well as a methyl bromide (Me. Br.) phase-out project in the
post-harvest sector that once approved, will be implemented in tandem with a UNIDO-managed Me. Br. Project in the soil sector.
CONTACTS
Mr. Mfaro Moyo – mfaro.moyo@undp.org
Ms. Daisy Mukarak ate – daisy.mukarakate@undp.org
Tel.: 263-4-792681
Fax: 263-4-728695
http://www.undp.org.zw/elsu
PARTNERS
Some of our Partners working with
UNDP and the Government in
Zimbabwe
SIDA
Government of The Netherlands
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Ebrahimian, E and Gitonga,‘Community Action to Address Climate Change’, GEF Small Grants Programme, UNDP: New York, 2004: http://sgp.undp.org/download/SGPCaseStudiesBook.complete.pdf;
SGP Online database: http://sgp.undp.org/index.cfmModule=Projects&Page=ShowProject&ProjectID=4403; *Frameworks and Strategies for Sustainable Development
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