Zimbabwe | Responding to backlash, government cancels all coal mining permits in NPs

Zimbabwe has banned mining in its national parks in response to protests after permits to explore for coal in one of the world’s premier elephant reserves were awarded to Chinese companies.

The permits in the Hwange National Park were allegedly awarded without the requisite environmental permissions, according to a court case filed by the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-09/elephants-triumph-over-coal-as-zimbabwe-rescinds-mining-permits