Forest 27 will be repossessed from politically-exposed people – Nzovu

GREEN Economy and Environment Minister Collins Nzovu says government will recommend for the re-gazetting of forests which were degazetted and shared among politically exposed persons in previous regimes without due consideration of environmental sustainability. And Nzovu says government will extend the ban on mukula harvest and continue the ongoing audit of all timber permits. Giving a ministerial statement in Parliament, Thursday, Nzovu said Forest 27 and other forests degazetted illegally would be repossessed. “The tale of illegalities in the forest sector will take us 365 degrees to elaborate and understand. Indeed the illegalities were entrenched and we need to work together that these illegalities are stopped completely. The degazettion of forests went too far and Forest 27 like many other...