FAO in Mozambique

New project for sustainable forest management in the Province of Zambézia

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02/03/2018

Zambézia province in central Mozambique has the second highest loss in terms of total forest areas, losing 31,000 ha annually, mainly due to shifting agriculture and coal mining. (Data from the National Forest Inventory, 2007).

Due to these factors, environmental degradation is frequent in many areas of Mozambique, removing from local communities the benefits they would derive from legal exploitation of forest resources.

In response to these challenges, FAO recently presented the project "Payment for Environmental Services in Support of Forest Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods" in Zambézia province, with the aim of promoting biodiversity conservation and mitigating climate change in ecosystems of miombo forests by improving the existing revenue channeling mechanism.

The event was attended by the Provincial Director of Land and Environment of Zambézia and other partners of the sector that work in that province.

The project provides direct Global Environmental Benefits to reduce deforestation of the miombo ecosystem and related emissions.
In terms of technical support, the project aims to train technicians from the Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development (MITADER) and NGOs working in the sector, as well as other sectors (agriculture, mining, tourism and fisheries).

Districts with forestry activities will be included in the project: Alto Molocué, Chinde, Gilé, Güruè, Ilé, Lugela, Maganja da Costa, Milanje, Mocuba, Mopeia, Morrumbala, Nhamarroi, Nicoadala and Pebane.