Table 1 Summary statistics of area damaged, number of reported incidences, tickets issued, dockets opened and fines paid and associated economic damages from veld fires in Zimbabwe for the period 2009 to 2012 (Source: EMA 2011 )
Year | Area burnt (ha) | Number of reported incidence | Number of tickets issued | Number of dockets opened | Fines (US$) | Number of human fatalities | Estimated economic damages ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | >1 000 000 | 1 400 | 345 | 88 | - | 5 | - |
2011 | 714 000 | 6 780 | 240 | 78 | 37 539 | 5 | 227 214 |
2010 | 1 152 413 | 9 361 | 30 | 49 | 8 160 | 25 | 974 376 |
2009 | 950 905 | 7 409 | - | - | 37 539 | 10 | 1 984 560 |