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(November 26, 2024) On November 20, 2024, the COMBO+ Program—a collaborative initiative between the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Foundation for the Conservation of Biodiversity (BIOFUND), and the Ministry of Land and Environment (represented by the National Directorate of Environment (DINAB))— hosted a virtual workshop to develop ecological metrics for seagrass ecosystems in Mozambique. As these ecosystems are increasingly threatened by rapid industrial growth, assessing and monitoring them is e...

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(November 06, 2024) The 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Diversity (CBD) - known as CoP 16 - was held in Cali, Colombia, from October 21 to November 1. It brought together around 15,000 representatives from almost 200 countries to discuss global targets for biodiversity conservation by 2030. At the event, the Mozambican government was awarded third place in the CDB Clearing House Mechanism Awards. Mozambique was the only country from the Southern African region winning the award...

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(October 29, 2024) The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) participated in the 7th International Marine Conservation Congress held between 13 and 18 October in Cape Town, South Africa – its first time in Africa. This event joined 800 delegates from 72 countries who gave over 600 presentations. The team at WCS was truly diverse. There were thirteen participants (nine males and four females) from across the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region, representing Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, and Madagascar, and coll...

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(October 22, 2024) The President of Mozambique, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, on October 17, 2024 baptized a leopard in the Niassa Special Reserve (NSR) with the name of "Dr. Legacy", during the celebrations of the 70 years of the Niassa Special Reserve, the oldest conservation area in Mozambique. The historic milestone celebration for Niassa Special Reserve was attended by Her Excellency, the Minister of Land and Environment, Ivete Joaquim Maibaze, Her Excellency, the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Eldevina M...

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(October 10, 2024) The coastline of Mozambique contains some of the most biodiverse marine ecosystems in the world, Mangroves, Seagrasses and Coral Reefs, that harbor diverse species and support the livelihoods of millions of people who increasingly need protection and sustainable management in response to the impacts of human activity and climate change. The Associação de Ajuda de Desenvolvimento de Povo para Povo (ADPP) is implementing a program to restore Mangrove ecosystems within the scope of the Blue Futu...

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(October 07, 2024) On September 12 this year, the Technical-Scientific Unit to Support Biodiversity Offsets, a body established by the Environmental Impact Assessment Authority and made up of representatives from government institutions, private sector, academia and civil society organizations, met for another ordinary session in Maputo to analyze and discuss the first Biodiversity Offsets Management Plan (BOMP) to be implemented in Mozambique. Participants on the biodiversity offsets management plan meetin...

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(October 03, 2024) Locations in Northern Mozambique around the Quirimbas Islands and Nampula Province were identified as top biodiversity hotspots for the country, thanks to favorable coastal currents and conditions in these areas. See the full article here

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(October 02, 2024) The Great Southern Hemisphere Bioblitz, an international initiative that brings together biologists, conservationists, university students and the general public to record observations of organisms on the iNaturalist platform, promoting greater knowledge of biodiversity in the southern hemisphere, took place between 20 and 23 September 2024. In Mozambique, the Bioblitz was organized by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) as part of the project ‘Building Biodiversity Knowledge for...

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(October 02, 2024) The Niassa Special Reserve has implemented a vulture monitoring system through fitting vultures with monitoring collars. Through this work, the team aims at reducing poaching by poisoning, as the vultures quickly get to the carcasses. As a result of a partnership between WCS and Endangered Wildlife Trust, monitoring collars are being fitted to vultures in the Niassa Special Reserve. The vulture capture team is made up of biologists and researchers from the Wildlife Alliance, ecological monito...

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(October 02, 2024) WCS delivered a presentation on September 20, 2024, in Maputo City, at a hybrid learning event promoted by USAID through the SPEED+ (Supporting The Policy Enabling Environment for Development) and RCC (Resilient Coastal Communities) programs under the theme “Payment for ecosystem services (PES): an untapped potential in Mozambique?” involving more than 40 participants from various stakeholders.   Eleutério Duarte, WCS Mozambique Project Assistant, during his speach  a...

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