Jacob Mafume Proposes Wetland Levy to Fund Ecosystem Preservation - Gambakwe Media

Jacob Mafume Proposes Wetland Levy to Fund Ecosystem Preservation - Gambakwe Media

Harare Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume has suggested establishing a dedicated wetland levy that could generate over US$227,000 each month to help protect the city’s rapidly disappearing ecosystems.This proposal addresses increasing concerns over wetland destruction in Harare, where illegal developments, weak enforcement, and politically connected land invasions have accelerated environmental degradation and threatened water security.During a techn…

Conservation Commission Pans Wetlands Incursion in Proposed Project at Atkins Corner - Amherst Indy

Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Conservation Commission, May 14, 2025 This meeting was held over Zoom and was recorded. PresentMichelle Labbe (Chair), Jason Dorney, Andrey Guidera, Alex Hoar, Rachel Loeffler, and Bruce Stedman Staff: Erin Jacque (Wetlands Administrator) The Conservation Commission took a dim view of the variances to the Wetlands Bylaw requested