(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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(December 17, 2025) Entre os dias 1 e 5 de Dezembro de 2025, teve lugar em Maputo a avaliação nacional do Programa COMBO+, um exercício que reuniu representantes do Governo, sector privado, organizações da sociedade civil, academia e parceiros de cooperação, com o objectivo de analisar os principais progressos, desafios e lições aprendidas no contexto da sua implementação em Moçambique. Figura 1. Visita ao projecto de piloto de contrabalanços de biodiversidade no Parque Nacional de Maputo (© BIOFUND) ...

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(December 16, 2025) Between 16 and 26 November 2025, the District of Mecula, in the Niassa Special Reserve (NSR), held the District Recreational Football Championship for Biodiversity Conservation, funded by the European Union, an initiative that brought together sport, social inclusion and environmental education. In a strategic partnership with the NSR, through WCS and partners, the District Government brought together 18 teams (12 men's and 6 women's) that had qualified in t...

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