WCS participated on 12th November, in Maputo City, in the workshop of Communication Strategy for Conservation of the Biodiversity in Conservation Areas, which is being led by the Conservation Areas National Administration (ANAC), in partnership with the SPEED + project.
The event was marked by the overall presentation of the strategy, made by the project consultant, which focused on the strategic objectives embodied in it, namely: capitalizing on communication to achieve the results of ANAC's strategic plan, raising public awareness about the value of conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, increase individual and collective effectiveness for biodiversity conservation, improve the enforcement of the Conservation Law by prosecutors, lawyers, judges, bailiffs, legislators, communities, the private sector and civil society organizations, and create a favorable environment for the protection of biodiversity and the application of the Conservation Law and its Regulations.
In his speech, WCS Mozambique Director James Bampton drew attention to the need first to look at biodiversity not only at the conservation area level, and secondly, to have a strategy of communication that shows to the local communities the positive impacts they can make from conserving biodiversity.
WCS will continue to make its contribution in this regard, and a working meeting is scheduled for November between the project consultant and the WCS COMBO Project.