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Entries for May 2023

Different government sectors and partners meet for sharing and socializing the new Global Biodiversity Framework

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(May 25, 2023) The National Directorate of Environment (DINAB) in partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) under the SBAPP project, held on 18 and 19 May 2023 in Maputo province, a seminar to share and internalize the decisions of the 15th Conference of the Parties (CoP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), held in December 2022 in Montreal, Canada. Mozambique was represented at COP 15 by a multi-sectorial delegation consisting of Government Institutions, Civil Society and NGOs...

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COMBO+ Program promotes an exchange of experiences on best practices in implementing the Mitigation Hierarchy for Impacts on Biodiversity

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(May 15, 2023) The partners of the COMBO+ program, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), the Foundation for Biodiversity Conservation (BIOFUND) and the National Directorate of Environment (DINAB), in partnership with the company Portucel Mozambique, promoted an exchange of experiences visit involving government entities, academia, research entities and civil society, with the main objective of showcasing the implementation of best practices for the application of the Mitigation Hierarchy, following the proc...

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New WCS Regional Director visits Mozambique

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(May 12, 2023) WCS’s new Regional Director for East Africa, Madagascar and the Western Indian Ocean, Luthando Dziba, recently visited Mozambique to learn about conservation activities being implemented across the country and meet key stakeholders in WCS’s work. During his stay in Maputo, Luthando Dziba had audiences with the Minister of Land and Environment, Ivete Maibaze and Director General of the National Administration for Conservation Areas (ANAC), Celmira da Silva. During these meetings, ...

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Blue Action Fund and KfW visit WCS-led Blue Future project area

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(May 04, 2023) Between 22 and 27 April 2023 Blue Action Fund and KfW visited Blue Future project area, in Nampula Province, Mozambique, to learn on how the project is being implemented and see the first results on the ground. The visit started with a kick-off meeting at ADPP (Ajuda de Desenvolvimento de Povo para Povo) offices in Mossuril, which was attended by all partners of the consortium (ProAzul, BioFund and UEM), some of which remotely from Maputo. Starting from the Mozambican Island, passing thro...

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