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May
First Lady Of Zimbabwe Urges Miners To Plant Trees Land degradation, defined as a process in which the value of the biophysical environment is affected by a combination of human-induced processes acting upon the land, is becoming a major concern in Zimbabwe. This promotes erosion, resulting in the loss of life and limb and destroys the natural habitat for humans and animals. One of the major contributors to this is the surge in gold panning activities as people are wantonly cutting down trees and digging pits. So dire is the situation that it prompted the country’s environment patron First Lady…