Zim loses 36% of land to degradation annually

AN estimated 36% of land area is lost annually in Zimbabwe due to degradation as a result of anthropogenic and natural causes.

This was disclosed by Environment and Tourism secretary Raphael Faranisi in an address to guests at the Drylands Sustainable Landscapes-Impact Programme (DSL-IP) Southern Africa regional workshop in Harare which started on May 22 and ends today.

Faranisi said degraded areas in the country were characterised by sheet, rill and gully erosion, low land cover and biodiversity, and clusters of invasive alien species to mention a few.

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