The Conservation Conversation (TCC)

Every industry, from mining to agriculture to manufacturing, depends on water, yet, many of the same industries pollute, over-abstract, or degrade the very water systems they rely on. This is not just an environmental issue, it is an economic one. Join host Rumbidzai Takawira as she speaks to Professor Mark Nyandoro , Senior Lecturer in Economic History at the University of Zimbabwe, specialising...

Today on The Conservation Conversation (Tuesday 17 February 2026), we dive into the history and foundations of Zimbabwe’s water story in Episode 01 of the Zimbabwe Water Dialogue Series. Before we talk about shortages, pollution, or the future, we must understand where it all began. How was Zimbabwe’s water system designed? What did we inherit at independence? Was Zimbabwe ever truly water-scarce,...

This week on The Conservation Conversation We officially launch The Zimbabwe Water Dialogue , in partnership with the University of Zimbabwe. Rumbidzai Takawira sets the scene for a national conversation on water, why this dialogue matters, what it hopes to achieve, and how water touches every part of Zimbabwe’s future, from communities and industry to policy and climate resilience. 🎙️ Featuring P...

In this episode of The Conservation Conversation, (9 December 2025) Rumbidzai Takawira sits down with Professor Patience Gandiwa, Director of International Conservation Affairs at ZimParks, Chairperson of the African Group of Negotiators on Wildlife and Vice-Chair of CITES CoP20, for an unfiltered breakdown of everything that went down in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. From stockpile wars to Africa’s hist...

This week (Tuesday 02 December 2025) On The Conservation Conversation , we take you inside CITES CoP20 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for an unfiltered look at one of the most dramatic weeks in global wildlife governance. From elephants to eels, sharks to hyenas, ivory debates to taxonomy battles, Africa’s voice is being tested on the world stage. And we’re bringing you the leaders at the heart of it....

Coming to you from the 20th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, (.CITES CoP20) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, we pull back the curtain on one of the most powerful, and most misunderstood, global environmental conventions: CITES, the body that decides the wildlife trade rules for the entire planet. In this kickoff episode from...

From protest chants to high-stakes negotiations, this episode takes you inside Week One of COP30 and a peak into Week Two, where finance fights, adaptation politics, and climate justice demands collided. We unpack what La been happening in Belém, why $1.3 trillion is the number echoing across the Amazon, and how Zimbabwe is participating in this global green revolution. With expert insights, on-th...

As COP30 unfolded in Belém, we focused on one theme which is standing out, food systems. Agriculture and food production are responsible for nearly one-third of global emissions, yet for millions in Africa and across the Global South, they’re also a matter of livelihoods, nutrition, and identity. In this episode, I speak with Oliver Camp, Environment and Food Systems Advocacy Advisor - GLOBAL ALLI...

We’re diving into Lake Chivero’s fight for survival, the pollution, the people, and the powerful movement to revive one of Harare’s most vital lakes. Join us as we speak with Gary Stafford - DIRECTOR OF KUIMBA SHIRI, VICE CHAIRMAN OF LAKE USERS ASSOCIATION & LAKE CHIVERO REVIVAL CAMPAIGN CO-FOUNDER and Jean Bertrand Mhandu - AFRICAN YOUTH INITIATIVE ON CLIMATE CHANGE (AYICC) NATIONAL COORDINAT...

What do avocados, macadamia nuts, conservation farming, and solar energy have in common? They are all part of a powerful transformation happening right now in rural Zimbabwe. We take you behind the scenes at CICADA, one of the Zimbabwean companies that has accessed financing under the @euzimbabwe European Union's Global Gateway initiative, through the European Investment Bank. Over the past three...

This July, the global conservation community gathers at one of the most iconic natural wonders on Earth, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, for the 15th Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP15). We kick off our special countdown to Ramsar COP15 with Mr. Phanuel Kudakwashe Mangisi from the Environmental Management Agency who is also the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands...

From sustainability to carbon credits, Human Wildlife Conflict to deforestation, we talk it all...Let’s shape the future, one conversation at a time.