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(December 04, 2024) The Technical-Scientific Unit (UTC) for Biodiversity Offset Support and the Biodiversity Offset Assessment and Monitoring Office (RAACB) trained in tools and platforms for identifying biodiversity to be avoided and/or targeted by Biodiversity Offsets in Mozambique, in accordance with the Directive on Biodiversity Offsets (Ministerial Diploma No. 55/2022, of 19 May). The event took place on 28 November 2024 in a hybrid format in Maputo, and was attended by 14 people. The training was promoted...

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(December 04, 2024) Around 25 members of the CTA, private sector and government were trained on the implementation of biodiversity offsets in Mozambique (Ministerial Diploma no 55/2022 of 19 May). The event, promoted by the COMBO+ Program, a partnership between the Ministry of Land and Environment (MTA), the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS-Mozambique) and the Foundation for the  Conservation of Biodiversity (BIOFUND), took place on 27th November 2024 in Maputo National Park (PNAM). Training participa...

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(December 04, 2024) The National Coordination Group (NCG) for Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) and Red Lists of species and ecosystems held its second ordinary meeting on November 25, 2024 at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) offices in Maputo City. A total of 30 members took part in the meeting, 11 of whom attended in person and 19 virtually via the Teams platform, including representatives from the government, NGOs, the private sector, academia and independent members. Part of the members of National C...

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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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