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Training on Protected Shark & Ray species to Government, Fishers and other stakeholders

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(April 11, 2022) Under the Western Indian Ocean Shark & Ray Program which includes Mozambique, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) supported the National Fisheries Administration (ADNAP) from the Ministry of Sea, Interior Waters and Fisheries (MIMAIP) to hold an awareness and dissemination meeting on the new Maritime Fisheries Regulation (Decree 89/2020, REPMAR) in Maputo City on 8 April 2022. The main objective was to inform attendees on the content of Article 145 on Minimum ...

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Terêncio Tamele, new Warden of the Niassa Special Reserve, is received in Mbatamila

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(February 15, 2022) The Niassa Special Reserve (REN) received today its new Warden, the Chief Superintendent of Police, Terêncio Artur Tamele, in Mbatamila (NSR's headquarters) in the presence of provincial and district authorities, as well as REN staff. Warden Terêncio Tamele (on right position) receiving the ownership documents from the hands of José Sitoe, NSR Law Enforcement Manager Note that Terêncio Artur Tamele was appointed by order of the Minister of Land and Environment of the 28th of Janu...

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WCS Mozambique Country Director received in audience by Niassa Governor

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(February 14, 2022) Afonso Madope, WCS Country Director, was received in audience by the Governor of Niassa, Elina Judite Edite Massengela, in the City of Lichinga, to discuss issues inherent to the Niassa Special Reserve (REN). During this meeting several issues were discussed, with special emphasis on the implementation stage of the REN co-management agreement, the insurgency situation and the resumption of community programs. Afonso Madope highlighted the mobilization of additional resources on the order o...

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Wildlife Conservation Society and Land and Environment Ministry sign memorandum of understanding

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(January 25, 2022)       The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Land and Environment Ministry (MTA) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that establishes mechanisms for collaboration between the two entities regarding planning, implementation of biodiversity activities, projects or programs, including roles, responsibilities, budgets, work plans and project agreements, as applicable. WCS, which has been working in Mozambique since 2012, began its activities provid...

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Mozambican President visits Mecula District, inside the Niassa Special Reserve

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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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WCS Mozambique participates on International Congress for Conservation Biodiversity

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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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Technicians from Land and Environment Ministry trained in the use of tools to identify areas to avoid and to implement biodiversity to offsets as part of the intensive training program on the adequate implementation of the Mitigation Hierarchy in Mozambiq

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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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Technicians from Land and Environment Ministry trained in the use of tools to identify areas to avoid and to implement biodiversity to offsets as part of the intensive training program on the adequate implementation of the Mitigation Hierarchy in Mozambiq

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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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Technicians from Land and Environment Ministry trained in the use of tools to identify areas to avoid and to implement biodiversity to offsets as part of the intensive training program on the adequate implementation of the Mitigation Hierarchy in Mozambiq

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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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Technicians from Land and Environment Ministry trained in the use of tools to identify areas to avoid and to implement biodiversity to offsets as part of the intensive training program on the adequate implementation of the Mitigation Hierarchy in Mozambiq

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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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