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(July 23, 2024) The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) the Mozambican Oceanographic Institute (InOM), and the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) collaborated to protect shark and ray populations in Zalala Beach. The project titled "Supporting fishing communities to safeguard their livelihoods and conserve shark and ray populations in Zalala Beach, Mozambique," implemented in 2023, involved fishing communities, local government, and academia in designing sustainable fishing practices. W...

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(July 16, 2024) On 11 July  Luthando Dziba, WCS Regional Director for East Africa, Madagascar and the Western Indian Ocean, accompanied by Afonso Madope, WCS Mozambique Country Director, and John Guernier, Niassa Special Reserve Field Operation Manager, met with the Mozambican Government on the implementation of the Niassa Special Reserve Programme (NSR) and with the European Union delegation in Maputo (EEUU). During those meetings, the team discussed the WCS Programme in Mozambique, the US-funded project ...

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(July 11, 2024) WCS conducted training for 25 inspectors from the National Fish Inspection Institute (INIP) and a technician from the Natural History Museum. Participants from Maputo, Gaza, Inhambane, Sofala, Nampula, Zambézia, and Cabo Delgado attended the intensive session in Maputo City on July 8-9, 2024. The training, titled "Identification of Export-Susceptible Species of Sharks and Rays (Including Species Listed in CITES, CMS, IOTC, and Protected at National Level under REPMAR)," was led by reno...

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(July 08, 2024) The Mozambique Oceanographic Institute (InOM), in partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society, the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, and Maputo National Park, has been sampling using baited remote underwater video systems (BRUVs) in Maputo National Park, which is also an Important Shark and Ray Area (ISRA) since 2 July.  BRUV frame being picked up after filming   This sampling is part of an initiative called Global FinPrint, which brings together res...

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(July 03, 2024) The COMBO+ Program, a partnership between the Ministry of Land and Environment (MTA), the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS-Mozambique) and the Foundation for the Conservation of Biodiversity (BIOFUND), brought to Maputo Professor Martine Maron from the University of Queensland to train 47 technicians from the National Directorate of Environment (DINAB) Biodiversity Offset Assessment and Monitoring Office (RAACB), representatives from the Environmental Impact Assessment Technical Commission (CT...

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(June 26, 2024) As of June 20th 2024, Mozambique has an updated and detailed vegetation map and an assessment of ecosystems' conservation status. The vegetation map was launched by the Minister of Land and Environment, Ivete Maibaze, at the opening of the institution's 5th Coordinating Council, which was held under the slogan "Towards a Sustainable and Integrated Management of the Miombo Forest".  Ivete Maibaze, Minister of Land and Environment, lauching Mozambique’s historic...

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(June 24, 2024) This week, the second annual Mozambique Marine Biodiversity Conference opened its doors in Nacala-Porto. Organized by BIOFUND with the support of WCS Mozambique team, and a long roster of partner organizations and government agencies, the event saw of 500 in-person attendees and expert panellists and 6000 online participants from around the world and across sectors, all convening in recognition of the incredible importance of Mozambique’s marine biodiversity and urging continued ambition t...

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(June 19, 2024) A training course is being held in the city of Beira from 18th to 20th June 2024  for technicians from the Environment Sector, namely the Provincial Environment Service (SPA), the Provincial Directorate for Territorial Development and the Environment (DPDTA) and the Provincial Delegation of the National Environmental Quality Control Agency (DPAQUA) from the central region of Mozambique (Sofala, Manica and Tete) on the importance of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) for land use planning, spatia...

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(June 19, 2024) The Second Edition of the Marine Biodiversity Conference held on June 17 and 18, 2024, in Nacala-Porto was an outstanding success, gathering a total of 510 in-person participants and more than 6000 online participants over the two days of the event. This event, organized by BIOFUND in collaboration with the Ministry of the Sea, Inland Waters, and Fisheries and various national and international partners, highlighted the importance of conserving Mozambique's marine and coastal ecosystems. ...

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(June 07, 2024) The Foundation for the Conservation of Biodiversity (BIOFUND) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS-Moçambique), partners of the COMBO+ Program, embarked on an inspiring  exchange of experiences with Fondo de Inversión Ambiental de El Salvador (FIAES). The visit was essential to understand the ten years of success of this environmental Trust Fund in the mechanism of implementation of biodiversity offsets in El Salvador, Central America. Between May 27 and 31, 2024, six members of th...

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