Draft Environmental Profile of Zimbabwe

摘要

Zimbabwe faces an array of environmental problems in both rural and urban areas, many of which were exacerbated by the years of civil war and international economic sanctions. This report highlights these problems while assessing the country's geography, climate, demography, economy, geology and mineral resources, water resources, soils and agricultural resources, vegetation, and fauna. Soil erosion is heavy on 12% of commercial farm land and irreversible on about half of marginal lands. Deforestation is serious in most areas, having been brought about by the annual clearing of 70,000 ha for agricultural use and 75-100,000 ha for fuelwood.