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(July 03, 2024) 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), brought to Maputo Professor Martine Maron from the University of Queensland to train 47 technicians from the National Directorate of Environment (DINAB) Biodiversity Offset Assessment and Monitoring Office (RAACB), representatives from the Environmental Impact Assessment Technical Commission (CT...

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(June 26, 2024) As of June 20th 2024, Mozambique has an updated and detailed vegetation map and an assessment of ecosystems' conservation status. The vegetation map was launched by the Minister of Land and Environment, Ivete Maibaze, at the opening of the institution's 5th Coordinating Council, which was held under the slogan "Towards a Sustainable and Integrated Management of the Miombo Forest".  Ivete Maibaze, Minister of Land and Environment, lauching Mozambique’s historic...

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(June 24, 2024) This week, the second annual Mozambique Marine Biodiversity Conference opened its doors in Nacala-Porto. Organized by BIOFUND with the support of WCS Mozambique team, and a long roster of partner organizations and government agencies, the event saw of 500 in-person attendees and expert panellists and 6000 online participants from around the world and across sectors, all convening in recognition of the incredible importance of Mozambique’s marine biodiversity and urging continued ambition t...

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(June 19, 2024) A training course is being held in the city of Beira from 18th to 20th June 2024  for technicians from the Environment Sector, namely the Provincial Environment Service (SPA), the Provincial Directorate for Territorial Development and the Environment (DPDTA) and the Provincial Delegation of the National Environmental Quality Control Agency (DPAQUA) from the central region of Mozambique (Sofala, Manica and Tete) on the importance of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) for land use planning, spatia...

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(June 19, 2024) The Second Edition of the Marine Biodiversity Conference held on June 17 and 18, 2024, in Nacala-Porto was an outstanding success, gathering a total of 510 in-person participants and more than 6000 online participants over the two days of the event. This event, organized by BIOFUND in collaboration with the Ministry of the Sea, Inland Waters, and Fisheries and various national and international partners, highlighted the importance of conserving Mozambique's marine and coastal ecosystems. ...

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(June 07, 2024) The Foundation for the Conservation of Biodiversity (BIOFUND) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS-Moçambique), partners of the COMBO+ Program, embarked on an inspiring  exchange of experiences with Fondo de Inversión Ambiental de El Salvador (FIAES). The visit was essential to understand the ten years of success of this environmental Trust Fund in the mechanism of implementation of biodiversity offsets in El Salvador, Central America. Between May 27 and 31, 2024, six members of th...

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(May 29, 2024) The Niassa Special Reserve (NSR) held between 23 and 24 May, in Maputo, its annual meeting of tourism operators, a meeting that was attended by the Deputy Director General of the National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC), Severino Khoi, and that aimed to discuss the main issues of strategic management of the Mozambican conservation area with larger population of some species, such as the cases of the wild dog (mabeco), the elephant and the lion. Severino Khoi, Deputy Director G...

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(May 28, 2024) On May 16 and 17, in Maputo city, a training course was held with the aim of developing capacities in the application of the regional guideline with best practices for mitigating potential negative impacts in the oil and gas sector, for three sensitive biodiversity features, namely: coral reefs, sea turtles and marine mammals.  The training was hosted by  the National Directorate for the Environment (DINAB) in partnership with the COMBO+ Programme [led by the Wildlife Conservation ]...

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(May 24, 2024) The Ministry of Land and Environment (MTA) and its partners, namely the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and USAID, through the SPEED Program, held a workshop on 21 May to present the results of the activities carried out in Mozambique over the implementation period of the KBAs project, which are places that contribute significantly to the persistence of biodiversity globally.  Hugo Costa, WCS Mozambique Program Marine Manager, explainign the results of the KBA project This was...

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(May 08, 2024) The National Directorate for the Environment (DINAB) and its partners in the COMBO+ Program, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Foundation for the Conservation of Biodiversity (BIOFUND), held the second meeting to establish the Technical-Scientific Unit to Support Biodiversity Offsets on May 2nd, 2024, in Maputo City, attended by 14 participants from 4 different sectors. The newly created Technical-Scientific Support Unit for Biodiversity Offsets is a multisectoral unity fore...

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