(March 09, 2026) From 23 to 27 February 2026, WCS Mozambique held a training workshop on Human Rights and Safeguards in Conservation at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Maputo, as part of the Futuro Azul project.  The event brought together 28 participants from different organisations, including WCS Mozambique, WCS Global, DAI/COAST, Kampos SA, Blue Forest, and ICEI. The training was facilitated by Heidi Kretser, Director of Rights + Communities and Chair of the Institutional Review Boa...

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(March 09, 2026) De 23 a 27 de Fevereiro de 2026, a WCS Moçambique realizou, no Radisson Blu Hotel, em Maputo, um workshop de capacitação sobre Direitos Humanos e Salvaguardas na Conservação, no âmbito do projecto Futuro Azul.  O evento reuniu 28 participantes de diferentes organizações, incluindo WCS Moçambique, WCS Global, DAI/COAST, Kampos SA, Blue Forest e ICEI. A formação foi facilitada por Heidi Kretser, Directora de Rights&...

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(February 17, 2026) A newly published WCS study - led by WCS scientists in partnership with the government of Mozambique and several national institutions and specialists - assesses the status of Mozambique’s terrestrial ecosystems using the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems framework, finding that  over half of the country’s ecosystems are threatened (53%). Strikingly, there are 7 Critically Endangered ecosystems which are entirely unprotected in the national protected area ...

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(February 06, 2026) Figure 1.  A family of elephants (Loxodonta africana) drinking water. © Erwan Sola  On 29 January 2026, the COMBO+ Programme a partnership between the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), BIOFUND, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries (MAAP), through the National Directorate for Environment and Climate Change (DINAMC) held the first Validation Workshop for the African Elephant Biodiversity Metric in Mozambique. The event marked an important step i...

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(February 06, 2026) Figura 1. Uma família de Elefantes (Loxodonta africana) bebendo água. © Erwan Sola  No dia 29 de Janeiro de 2026, o Programa COMBO+, uma parceria entre a Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), a Fundação para a Conservação da Biodiversidade (BIOFUND) e o Ministério da Agricultura, Ambiente e Pescas (MAAP), através da Direcção Nacional do Ambiente e Mudanças Climáticas (DINAMC), realizou o primeiro Workshop de Validação da Métrica para o Elefante Africano em Moçambique. ...

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(December 19, 2025) Between the 16th and 17th of December 2025, about 60 participants including representatives of the government, coastal communities, academia, civil society organizations, the private sector and international partners gathered in Nampula City, for the III Annual Meeting of the Advisory Committee of the project "Building a Blue Future for Ecosystems and People on the East African Coast – Blue Future",  an initiative that aims to strengthen marine conservation and improve the l...

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(December 19, 2025) Entre os dias 16 e 17 de Dezembro de 2025, cerca de 60 participantes incluindo representantes do governo, comunidades costeiras, academia, organizações da sociedade civil, sector privado e parceiros internacionais reuniram-se na Cidade de Nampula, para a III Reunião Anual do Comité de Aconselhamento do projecto “Construindo um Futuro Azul para Ecossistemas e Pessoas na Costa Oriental Africana – Futuro Azul”, uma iniciativa que v...

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(December 19, 2025) The Oceanographic Institute of Mozambique (InOM), in partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), conducted the third monitoring campaign for sharks and rays using the Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (BRUVS) in the coastal districts of Chidenguele between 1 and 8 December 2025. The third shark and ray monitoring campaign using the Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (BRUVS) in the coastal districts of Chidenguele and Chizavane.  This joint ...

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(December 19, 2025) O Instituto Oceanográfico de Moçambique (InOM), em parceria com a Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Moçambique, realizou entre os dias 1 e 8 de Dezembro de 2025, a terceira campanha de monitoria de tubarões e raias utilizando o sistema de vídeo subaquático remoto com isco (Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems – BRUVS) nos distritos costeiros de Chidenguele e Chizavane.  &n...

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(December 17, 2025) From 1 to 5 December 2025, the national evaluation of the COMBO+ Program took place in Maputo, the exercise brought together representatives from Government, the private sector, civil society organizations, academia, and cooperation partners with the objective of analyzing the main progress achieved, challenges encountered, and lessons learned throughout the Program’s implementation in Mozambique. Figure 1. Visit to the pilot project on biodiversity offsets in Maputo National P...

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