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(January 24, 2022) The Mozambican President, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, visited the district of Mecula, on January 21st, as part of his presidential visit to Niassa province. In his passage through Mecula, the President showed that despite the circumstances of attacks in the months of November 2021, the situation is gradually returning to normality, although the Defense and Security Forces are still in place to respond to any threat that may be registered. The mozambican president (on the right) talking with ...

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(December 15, 2021) The Mozambican program of Wildlife Conservation Society was represented at the International Congress for Conservation Biology, which is taking place virtually between 13th and 17th December 2021. This is a global forum for addressing conservation challenges and for presenting new research in conservation science and practice; it is considered the major networking event for anyone interested in conservation.   Hugo Costa, WCS's Marine Program Director in Mozambique, and leade...

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(December 15, 2021) The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) through the COMBO+ Program, in partnership with the Foundation for Biodiversity Conservation (BIOFUND) and the Ministry of Land and Environment (MTA), represented by the National Directorate of Environment (DINAB), and with funding from the French Development Agency (AFD), French Global Environment Facility (FFEM), World Bank/Project MozBio2 and UNDP/BIOSFAC, held on December 6th, in Maputo city, the second module of the intensive training program on the a...

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(December 15, 2021) The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) through the COMBO+ Program, in partnership with the Foundation for Biodiversity Conservation (BIOFUND) and the Ministry of Land and Environment (MTA), represented by the National Directorate of Environment (DINAB), and with funding from the French Development Agency (AFD), French Global Environment Facility (FFEM), World Bank/Project MozBio2 and UNDP/BIOSFAC, held on December 6th, in Maputo city, the second module of the intensive training program on the a...

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(December 15, 2021) The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) through the COMBO+ Program, in partnership with the Foundation for Biodiversity Conservation (BIOFUND) and the Ministry of Land and Environment (MTA), represented by the National Directorate of Environment (DINAB), and with funding from the French Development Agency (AFD), French Global Environment Facility (FFEM), World Bank/Project MozBio2 and UNDP/BIOSFAC, held on December 6th, in Maputo city, the second module of the intensive training program on the a...

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(December 15, 2021) The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) through the COMBO+ Program, in partnership with the Foundation for Biodiversity Conservation (BIOFUND) and the Ministry of Land and Environment (MTA), represented by the National Directorate of Environment (DINAB), and with funding from the French Development Agency (AFD), French Global Environment Facility (FFEM), World Bank/Project MozBio2 and UNDP/BIOSFAC, held on December 6th, in Maputo city, the second module of the intensive training program on the a...

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(December 15, 2021) The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) through the COMBO+ Program, in partnership with the Foundation for Biodiversity Conservation (BIOFUND) and the Ministry of Land and Environment (MTA), represented by the National Directorate of Environment (DINAB), and with funding from the French Development Agency (AFD), French Global Environment Facility (FFEM), World Bank/Project MozBio2 and UNDP/BIOSFAC, held on December 6th, in Maputo city, the second module of the intensive training program on the a...

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(December 15, 2021) The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) through the COMBO+ Program, in partnership with the Foundation for Biodiversity Conservation (BIOFUND) and the Ministry of Land and Environment (MTA), represented by the National Directorate of Environment (DINAB), and with funding from the French Development Agency (AFD), French Global Environment Facility (FFEM), World Bank/Project MozBio2 and UNDP/BIOSFAC, held on December 6th, in Maputo city, the second module of the intensive training program on the a...

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(December 01, 2021) The Government of Mozambique through the Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries (MIMAIP), held on 18th and 19th November, in the city of Vilankulo, Inhambane Province, the 2nd Edition of the Crescendo Azul International Conference under the theme: "Investing in the ocean's health is investing in the future of the planet".  The event had the participation of more than 7382 national and foreign people among which 382 in the presential format, among members of the Governmen...

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(December 01, 2021) The National Institute for Fisheries Research (IIP), with the support of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), held a training session for Mozambican technicians for the identification of sharks and rays, between November 23th and 25th, in Maputo City. The training was attended by 33 participants from the fisheries sector (Zambézia, Nampula, and Maputo), academia, Customs, and civil society. This training was part of the activities agreed upon between WCS and MIMAIP under the Memorandum of...

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