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Tinder-dry Zimbabwe seeks jail terms for arsonists
2016-06-06 11:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Faced with severe drought and tinder-dry forests and fields, Zimbabwe is seeking jail terms to deter the setting of fires that last year scorched over a million hectares of land and property. Until now, those convicted of setting fires often to clear land, burn waste, construct fire breaks or force out animals to poach generally have faced fines or suspended sentences, authorities said. But after 16 people died in 2,464 grass fires in Zimbabwe last year, and as the country faces continuing...
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