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Update
on Marange Article 1 read
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Update
on Marange Article 2 read
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Diamond Bill read
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Survey
results- Impacts of local diamond mining;The tragedy
of Ward 3, 5 and 8 of Chimanimani West District: Part
1 read
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Report
on Penhalonga read
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Environmental
Impact of Gold Mining in Penhalonga -Preliminary findings;Environmental
Impact Overview;Water Resource Degradation;Environmental
Impact at Redwing Mine;Environmental Impact of Small Scale
Gold Panning;Mines and Minerals Act read
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Diamonds, The Kimberly Process and the Loopholes that
Persist;Africa,from precious diamonds to conflict diamonds,the
fifth "C" of diamonds;the Kimberly Process
illicit diamonds on the world markert read
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CRD
Research and Advocacy Programme is premised on the need
to promote management of natural resources that leads
to sustainable socio-economic development. The research
component is intended to establish the natural resource
endowment and to identify best practices in the use
of these resources. The advocacy component is intended
to disseminate the research findings, appraising policy
makers and informing the public about the resource endowment.
The advocacy component is also meant to educate the
public at large on sustainable development concepts
and also advising on best natural resource use and management
practices.read more
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Unique
Features of CRD
Apart
from contributing to the body of knowledge, CRD does action
research which guides policy and interventions that promote
management of natural resources for sustainable development
of comunities in Zimbabwe.Conflicts associated with resource
mismanagement has severed the lives of rural communities
in Zimbabwe. Hundreds of artisanal miners have perished
whilst thousands have suffered severe injuries after being
caught panning for diamonds and gold. The Center mobilizes
communities to collectively engage government and policy
makers on resource management to ensure multiplication
of benefits for the communities whilst at the same time
safeguarding the environment.CRD also work with communities
in formulating peace building strategies or models that
are rooted in local knowledge in order to achieve positive
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Notable
Achievements
CRD was instrumental in bringing human rights abuses
that took place in Chiadzwa diamond fields to the attention
of the national, regional and international community
through the KPCS. This culminated in international outrage,
with several governments and international organizations
calling on the Zimbabwean authorities to refrain from
using violence against artisanal miners and Marange
villagers. In 2009 CRD received the Crisis Coalition
award for Outstanding Work in Promoting Democracy and
Good Governance in Zimbabwe. ...
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Civic
Education to Promote Human Rights.Democracy, and Positive
Peace.
The Centre for Research and Development’s (CRD)
Civic Education Programme (CEP) covers the Province
of Manicaland in Zimbabwe.CRD embarked on this programme
in 2005 and carried out several workshops in the following
districts of Mutasa South, Mutasa Central, Mutare central,
Mutare South and Makoni west. In 2009 CRD expanded this
outreach programme to include Nyanga and Chimanimani
districts.The program mainly targets rural communities
with the objective of helping to reduce political violence
and build sustainable peace in these communities. The
programme’s target groups are Traditional Leadership
Institutions, Community leaders, Church leaders, Councillors,
Political parties, Government representatives, women,
youth and other Non Governmental Organizations or developmental
partners working in these communities.read
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.Promoting
natural resource management through partnerships with
educational institutions
CRD
is engaging academic institutions for partnerships in
research whose outcome is critical in disseminating
information on the impacts of resource exploitation
in the communities. The research findings will also
influence policy to ensure the incorporation of sustainable
development concepts in the curricular at all levels.
This partnership with institutions of higher learning
will ensure quality of research projects and provide
platforms for sustainable development . ..read
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Economic
governance for sustainable management of natural resources
In order to reduce the economic benefits gap between
the rich and poor in natural resource management CRD
is lobbying government to implement sound macro economic
policies that promote the sovereign rights of communities
to resources and also increasing public-private partnerships
in the exploitation of natural resources.CRD is also
advocating for an increased role of civil society to
monitor public policy management in order to monitor
corruption and abuse of power by the authorities...read
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