Zimbabwe Biodiversity, Climate Change and Resilience
Biodiversity Significance
Protected Area Footprint
Threats to Biodiversity
Resilience
Mainstreaming
Biodiversity significance layers
Key biodiversity areas
Eastern Afromontane hotspots
Ecosystems
Important bird areas
Biodiversity risk areas
Statistics
Total area of key biodiversity significance
31,801 km²
(8.1%)
Number of endangered species
35
Total
Endangered
Mammals
270
9
Breeding Birds
229
14
Reptiles
180
3
Amphibians
31
6
Fish
122
3
Higher Plants
4,440
16
Case analysis
Cave Squeaker
Protected area layers
Protected areas
World heritage sites
Zero extinction areas
Proposed Ramsar sites
Statistics
Total area under legal protection
108,215 km²
(27.7%)
Proportion of key biodiversity areas under legal protection
92.0%
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Threats to biodiversity layers
Human footprint
Population per km² in protected areas
Population per km² in buffer zones
Mineral deposits
Mining operations
Fire locations in 2014
Fires per km² in protected areas 2014
Forest Cover Loss
Statistics
Number of mines operating or planned in protected areas
6
Number of mines operating or planned within 5km buffer zone of protected areas
11
Number of fires within protected areas in 2014
6,178
Total forest cover loss within protected areas 2001-2013
749 km²
Forest cover loss within protected areas per year (km²)
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Case analysis
Land-use change in Driefontein Grassland Important Bird Area
Resilience layers
Forest cover gain in protected areas
Areas in need of protection
Statistics
Key biodiversity significance area in need of legal protection
2,544 km²
Area of forest gain in protected areas 2002-2012
79 km²
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Case analysis
Hwange-Sanyati Biological Corridor
Mainstreaming layers
Mines operating or planned in protected areas
Mines operating or planned in buffer zones
Case analysis
Fires along Rusape-Nyanga road
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Forest cover gain (m²)
1479.45
17757551.80
Mining operations
Bankable
Closed
Conceptual
Construction
Feasibility
Operating
Prefeasibility
Restart
Suspended
Population per km² (buffer zones)
20.16
141.15
Population per km² (prot. areas)
9.75
65.40
Fires per km² (prot. areas)
0.02
0.38
Forest cover loss
Less
More
Mineral deposits
Coalfield
Goldfield
Great Dyke
Biodiversity & Ecosystem Risk Areas
Risk Area Coverage
Biodiversity Risks
A: Fire
B: Poaching
C: Alien Invasive Species
D: Wetland Degradation
Ramsar Sites
Ramsar Site Coverage
Protected Areas
Protected Areas Coverage
Key Bio Diversity Areas
Biodiversity Area Coverage