'Land as sacrificial lamb': a critical reflection on the effects of colonial and post-independent land management policies in Zimbabwe.

摘要: In general, discourses on the sustainable land management policies are current in developing world. Zimbabwe, particular, those continue to gather momentum, especially wake of contentious reform, codenamed, Third Chimurenga. The study examines effects colonial and post-independent Zimbabwe. paper argues that state deliberately undertook some legislative measures concerning disadvantaged Africans, terms quantity quality allocated indigenes. a way, this is how ‘sponsored poverty’ emerged under rule. With independence 1980, new independent government broad based programs re-dressing historical imbalances allocation. Whilst reform attempts, done stages from 1980 2010, brought long awaited landless peasants, they heavily flawed. further claims African peasants were sacrificed altar various policies, both Accordingly, as part recommendations, Zimbabwean should adopt Legislative measures, matter urgency, intended avert general degradation, deforestation, wildlife depletion. long-term sustainability land, an ecological asset, will depend sound be taken protect it national heritage for all Zimbabweans.