{"id":3493,"date":"2020-02-07T02:16:44","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T02:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.casethemes.net\/consultio-corporate3\/?page_id=3493"},"modified":"2025-05-23T06:32:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T06:32:11","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mecw.gov.zw\/?page_id=3493","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3493\" class=\"elementor elementor-3493\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t        <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64fd72b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ct-header-fixed-none ct-row-max-none\" data-id=\"64fd72b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-305603d7\" data-id=\"305603d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n        <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                    \n        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb1563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_heading\" data-id=\"2eb1563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ct_heading-2eb1563\" class=\"ct-heading h-align- sub-style1 ct-heading-left item-st-default\">\r\n\t<div class=\"ct-item--inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"ct-inline-css\"  data-css=\"\r\n            \">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n            \t\t<div class=\"item--sub-title style1 show-line\">\r\n                                                Mandate                                                            <\/div>\r\n    \t        <h3 class=\"item--title st-default case-animate-time\" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\r\n                        <span class=\"sp-main\">\r\n                \r\n                The Ministry\r\n                \r\n                            <\/span>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-888233b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"888233b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Responsible for safeguarding biodiversity, managing climate resilience, enforcing environmental policies, promoting eco-tourism, and ensuring sustainable natural resource use, all in alignment with <strong>Vision 2030<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The ministry also manages key agencies such as the <strong>Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority<\/strong>, the <strong>Environmental Management Agency<\/strong>, and the <strong>Forestry Commission.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deaff79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_tabs\" data-id=\"deaff79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"ct-tabs ct-tabs--layout2 type-vertical2 style1\">\n                <div class=\"ct-tabs-title\">\n                                            <span class=\"ct-tab-title active\" data-target=\"#ct_tabs-deaff79-91aeee6\">\n                                                                                    Our Vision        \n                        <\/span>\n                                            <span class=\"ct-tab-title \" data-target=\"#ct_tabs-deaff79-8303bab\">\n                                                                                    Our Mission        \n                        <\/span>\n                                            <span class=\"ct-tab-title \" data-target=\"#ct_tabs-deaff79-bdab1d1\">\n                                                                                    Our Values        \n                        <\/span>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"ct-tabs-content\">\n                                            <div class=\"ct-tab-content \" id=\"ct_tabs-deaff79-91aeee6\" style=\"display:block;\"><div class=\"tab-sub\">Our Vision is to attain a clean and healthy environment with well managed natural resources for sustainable socio-economic development.<\/div><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"ct-tab-content \" id=\"ct_tabs-deaff79-8303bab\"><div class=\"tab-sub\">Our Mission is to promote Best Practices in Environment and Natural Resources Management.<\/div><\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"ct-tab-content \" id=\"ct_tabs-deaff79-bdab1d1\"><ul><li class=\"tab-sub\">Professionalism,<\/li><li class=\"tab-sub\">Teamwork,<\/li><li class=\"tab-sub\">Accountability,<\/li><li class=\"tab-sub\">Transparency, and<\/li><li class=\"tab-sub\">Integrity<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da93fe line-sub-preset2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_heading\" data-id=\"9da93fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ct_heading-9da93fe\" class=\"ct-heading h-align- sub-style1 ct-heading-left item-st-default\">\r\n\t<div class=\"ct-item--inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"ct-inline-css\"  data-css=\"\r\n            \">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n            \t\t<div class=\"item--sub-title style1 show-line\">\r\n                                                                                                               <\/div>\r\n    \t        <h3 class=\"item--title st-default wow wow bounce\" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\r\n                        <span class=\"sp-main\">\r\n                \r\n                Overall Functions\r\n                \r\n                            <\/span>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-398fa9be wow fadeInUp elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"398fa9be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Plan, formulate review and co-ordinate policy in support of sustainable development<\/li><li>Develop action plans for the implementation of the National Environmental Policy and Strategies;<\/li><li>Promote conservation and sustainable use of natural resources through coordination with other Government Ministries, non-state actors and communities;<\/li><li>Coordinate the domestication and implementation of Bilateral and Multi-Lateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs);<\/li><li>Provide policy guidance to, and monitor implementation of programmes by Ministry\u2019s Parastatals.<\/li><li>Integrate socio\u2011economic valuation of environmental costs and benefits in development and decision making;<\/li><li>Conduct environment and natural resources research and analysis in support of sustainable development;<\/li><li>Promote education, training and awareness on environment and natural resources conservation;<\/li><li>Co-ordinate the review of environmental and natural resources legislation;<\/li><li>Coordinate trans-boundary management of environment and natural resources e.g. TFCAs;<\/li><li>Develop processes and procedures for conducting environment and natural resources assessments and review for development proposals;<\/li><li>Define the institutional and administrative arrangements for coordinating environmental assessments;<\/li><li>Coordinate the production of the State of the Environment Report;<\/li><li>Provide environment and natural resources information and ensure stakeholder participation in environmental programmes.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f3a28d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78f3a28d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mecw.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/about-gap.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1896\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mecw.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/about-gap.png 350w, https:\/\/www.mecw.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/about-gap-300x1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mecw.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/about-gap-150x1.png 150w, https:\/\/www.mecw.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/about-gap-250x1.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bb8bef0\" data-id=\"1bb8bef0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n        <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                    \n        <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46da153 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46da153\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b78d0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_heading\" data-id=\"4b78d0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ct_heading-4b78d0b\" class=\"ct-heading h-align- sub-style1 ct-heading-left item-st-default\">\r\n\t<div class=\"ct-item--inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"ct-inline-css\"  data-css=\"\r\n            \">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n                <h3 class=\"item--title st-default case-animate-time\" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\r\n                        <span class=\"sp-main\">\r\n                \r\n                ENVIRONMENT SECTION\r\n                \r\n                            <\/span>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bc9057 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9bc9057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mecw.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/zimenv.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5382\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mecw.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/zimenv.png 560w, https:\/\/www.mecw.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/zimenv-300x247.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The section deals with various complex policy issues relating to the implementation of Environmental policies and acts such as EMA Act, Environment Policies and Strategies, etc. Its activities involve but are not limited to the following;<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-386255c elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_text_editor\" data-id=\"386255c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ct_text_editor-386255c\" class=\"ct-text-editor \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\t<div class=\"ct-item--inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ct-inline-css\"  data-css=\"\n\t        \t\t\t\">\n\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"ct-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t<ul><li>Coordination of waste management, pollution and sanitation policy related issues.<\/li><li>Environmental Impact assessments (EIAs) and the various challenges involved with its implementation.<\/li><li>Coordination of Multilateral Environmental Agreements pertaining to pollution, hazardous substances, wetlands environmental assessments etc.<\/li><li>wetlands and land use planning.<\/li><li>Various projects that are being implemented by the Ministry around brown issues such Ozone depleting substances management, Organic pollutants management.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3f112b elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_heading\" data-id=\"d3f112b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ct_heading-d3f112b\" class=\"ct-heading h-align- sub-style1 ct-heading-left item-st-default\">\r\n\t<div class=\"ct-item--inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"ct-inline-css\"  data-css=\"\r\n            \">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n                <h3 class=\"item--title st-default case-animate-time\" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\r\n                        <span class=\"sp-main\">\r\n                \r\n                NATURAL RESOURCES SECTION\r\n                \r\n                            <\/span>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72570e1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"72570e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mecw.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5058\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mecw.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mecw.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mecw.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mecw.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mecw.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The section deals with varied issues surrounding wildlife management and forestry generally referred to as natural resources management. The following are some major issues the section deals with;<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c395cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c395cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Coordination of policies, laws and activities relating to the protection of wildlife and forestry<\/li><li>CAMPFIRE issues and community based natural resources management<\/li><li>The creation of various Trans-Frontier conservation areas (TFCAs). Zimbabwe is a member of at least five of those regional groupings<\/li><li>Multilateral Environmental Agreements pertaining to wildlife and forestry such as CITES<\/li><li>Resource mobilisation for natural resources management<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n                <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c752131 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ct-header-fixed-none ct-row-max-none\" data-id=\"c752131\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b425f4f\" data-id=\"b425f4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n        <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n                    \n                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce65c69 col-offset-right\" data-id=\"ce65c69\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n        <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n                    \n        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7af3a6b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7af3a6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95f59e2 color-gradient-from elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_text_editor\" data-id=\"95f59e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ct_text_editor-95f59e2\" class=\"ct-text-editor \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\t<div class=\"ct-item--inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ct-inline-css\"  data-css=\"\n\t        \t\t\t\">\n\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"ct-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t<p>Do you want to know more about Our Ministry?<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9211325 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_heading\" data-id=\"9211325\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ct_heading-9211325\" class=\"ct-heading h-align- sub-style1 ct-heading-left item-st-default\">\r\n\t<div class=\"ct-item--inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"ct-inline-css\"  data-css=\"\r\n            \">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n                <h3 class=\"item--title st-default case-animate-time\" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\r\n                        <span class=\"sp-main\">\r\n                \r\n                DO Come-in \/<br \/>\nContact US!\r\n                \r\n                            <\/span>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58fe444 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_text_editor\" data-id=\"58fe444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ct_text_editor-58fe444\" class=\"ct-text-editor \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\t<div class=\"ct-item--inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ct-inline-css\"  data-css=\"\n\t        \t\t\t\">\n\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"ct-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\tIn order to acquire our services please kindly send us your inquiry of interest. 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