Wildlife Conservation and the Law under the Impact of Climate Change in Zimbabwe

Abstract

The inarticulate major premise of the article is to examine the role of wildlife conservation in mitigating the impact of climate change. This article is premised on the foundation that wildlife plays a pivotal role in mitigating climate change. Since the beginning of time, humans have regarded wildlife as a means to an end. However, in the fight against climate change, there is need for a significant shift of the human mindset as wildlife is important in fighting climate change. This article discusses the effects of climate change, especially on wildlife and also how wildlife can contribute to mitigating climate change in Zimbabwe. It seeks to show how the law can be used as an instrument to protect wildlife threatened by the impact of climate change. The article focuses on wildlife conservation and the law under the impact of climate change in Zimbabwe. The study will show the current legal regime relating to wildlife conservation and determine whether the prevailing laws are sufficient to deal with wildlife conservation, especially under the impact of climate change.