Eliza Fraser-Mackenzie Eliza Fraser-Mackenzie

SOME OBSERVATIONS ON ZAMBEZI RIVER RAINFALL NEAR MANA POOLS

February 2023: We take a look at current and historical Zambezi River rainfall trends in the vicinity of Mana Pools, speculating about rain-shadow effects, extended drought periods, potential impacts on the Park, and whether the climate is changing in this area. We’d like to hear your views.

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Eliza Fraser-Mackenzie Eliza Fraser-Mackenzie

ZAMBIA’S KANGALUWI MINE GOES AHEAD IN THE FACE OF OPPOSITION

January 2023: Recent reports and images indicate that the controversial Kangaluwi open-cast copper mine in Zambia’s Lower Zambezi National Park, opposite Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools/Sapi/Chewore World Heritage Site, has begun development, with potentially damaging downstream impacts on biodiversity, conservation and the fishing and tourism industries of Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

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Eliza Fraser-Mackenzie Eliza Fraser-Mackenzie

SOME REFLECTIONS ON THE MATUSADONA SHORELINE

July 2021: Co-founder, and former Director of the Zambezi Society, Dick Pitman, reflects on the “man-made” ecosystem of the Lake Kariba shoreline in the Matusadona National Park, and on its potential effects on wildlife populations in the Park.

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