Francis Nhema is a Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...

an politician, currently serving as Minister of the Environment; previously he was Minister of the Environment and Tourism. He is MP

Member of Parliament

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 of the Shurugwi

Shurugwi

Shurugwi, formerly Selukwe, a town and administrative centre in Midlands Province, southern Zimbabwe, located about 350 km south of Harare; population 16,138...

 District.

He was educated at Strathclyde University in Scotland

Scotland

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He benefited from the seizure of land from white farmers, taking over a 10 km² farm, Nyamanda, in the Karoi

Karoi

Karoi is both a town and a district in Mashonaland West province, Zimbabwe. Karoi town is located approximately 200 km North West of Harare along the main road from Harare to Kariba and Chirundu. Karoi town is situated in a farming area. The population of Karoi town in the 1992 census was 14,763...

 district about 200 km north of Harare

Harare

Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...

, from farmer Chris Shepherd.

During his tenure as Minister for the Environment, national parks have suffered greatly from poaching.

He was elected on 11 May 2007 to head the United Nations

United Nations

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 Commission on Sustainable Development

Commission on Sustainable Development

The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development was established in December 1992 by General Assembly Resolution as a functional commission of the UN Economic and Social Council, implementing a recommendation in of Agenda 21, the landmark global agreement reached at the June 1992 United...

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When the ZANU-PF–Movement for Democratic Change

Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai

The Movement for Democratic Change Zimbabwe is a political party and the largest party in the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe. It is the main formation formed from the split of the original Movement for Democratic Change in 2005.-Foundation:...

 national unity government

Zimbabwe Government of National Unity of 2009

The Government of National Unity refers to Zimbabwe's coalition government that was formed on 13 February 2009 following the inaugurations of Morgan Tsvangirai as Prime Minister and Thokozani Khuphe and Arthur Mutambara as Deputy Prime Ministers...

was sworn in on February 13, 2009, Nhema was included in the Cabinet as Minister of the Environment.