The BIOFUND Virtual Library is an online archive of information on Mozambique’s biodiversity, organized along the lines suggested by the Convention on Biodiversity’s Clearing House Mechanism. The Virtual Library will strive to make available all the documents, studies, reports, articles, educational and communications materials, maps and digital files that have been produced, to serve as a repository of our collective institutional memory as a conservation community. The usefulness of the Virtual Library will improve the more we share amongst ourselves. If you have any materials that are not currently part of the Virtual Library, please click on "Add Document" and become a contributor.
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Lista sistemática das Aves do Parque Nacional da Gorongosa
Pinto, A.
1965
N/A
Direcção Provincial dos Serviços de Veterinária
English
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Gorongosa National Park
Lista sistemática das Aves do Parque Nacional da Gorongosa
Faunal remains from Chibuene, an Iron Age coastal trading station in central Mozambique
Badenhorst, S. Et al.
2011
Inhambane
We report on the small faunal assemblage from the Iron Age coastal trading station of Chibuene, situated on the coastal littoral of central Mozambique. The faunal assemblage was excavated in 1995 and contains bones from a variety of animals, including livestock, chickens, wild game animals, as well as aquatic species such as turtles and fish. Fish, turtle and shark remains dominate the assemblage. The fauna from the first and second millennium AD occupations share similarities with other contemporaneous sites to the north on the East African coast, rather than with sites located in South Africa.
English
No Restrictions
General
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Faunal remains from Chibuene, an Iron Age coastal trading station in central Mozambique
How might intensification of farming influence dung beetle diversity (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Maputo Special Reserve (Mozambique)?
Jacobs, C.
2010
Maputo
2007
J Insect Conserv
There are concerns over the increasing encroachment of humans, domestic livestock, and farming onto Maputo Special Reserve because of the potential for habitat modification. Therefore, differences between an undisturbed area of the reserve and a neighbouring farming area are assessed using dung beetle as indicators. In each of the two areas, pig-dung-baited pitfall traps were used to sample dung beetle assemblages in two contrasting habitats, grassland and forest.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Threats to Biodiversity
Maputo Special Reserve
How might intensification of farming influence dung beetle diversity (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Maputo Special Reserve (Mozambique)?
Birds from the Save River Area of Mozambique
Storer, R. & Dalquest, W.
1967
Inhambane; Manica; Sofala
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Birds from the Save River Area of Mozambique
Birds and biogeography of Mount Mecula in Mozambique’s Niassa National Reserve
Spottiswoode, C.; Fishpool, L. & Bayliss, J.
2016
Niassa
OSTRICH
The montane forests of northern Mozambique’s isolated massifs are inhabited by numerous range-restricted and threatened bird species, but until recently were extremely little-known. We report on a first avifaunal survey of the isolated montane habitats of Mt Mecula (1 442 m), Niassa National Reserve, notable as the only currently protected montane area in northern Mozambique. Mount Mecula’s moist forest is small (approximately 136 ha in total) and patchy, and although known botanically to have some montane affinities, was found to support an avifauna more typical of riparian forests of medium to low altitude. The only montane forest species recorded was Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata.
English
No Restrictions
Mountain Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
Niassa National Reserve
Birds and biogeography of Mount Mecula in Mozambique’s Niassa National Reserve
Eggs and nesting of the Mozambique Agama, Agama mossambica Peters, 1854, in Mozambique (Agamidae)
Ineich, I.
2014
Cabo Delgado
Herpetology Notes
During a field trip in the area of Nhica do Rovuma, northern Mozambique (10°45.36’S, 40°13.06’E) on 30 November 2009 (Ineich, 2011), I observed a female Agama mossambica Peters, 1854 laying her eggs at 10:45 am. Herein I describe the nest and indicate egg size and number. The nest was dug by the female in loose and sandy soil at about 5 cm deep only (Figure 1). Rain had just begun very slowly one day before our observation, made nearly at the end of the dry season. Even though it was not heavy rain, the soil was relatively humid that day and the rainy season was about to start soon after.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity; Mountain Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Eggs and nesting of the Mozambique Agama, Agama mossambica Peters, 1854, in Mozambique (Agamidae)
Momordica mossambica sp. nov. (Cucurbitaceae) from miombo woodland in northern Mozambique
Schaefer, H.
2009
Nampula
Nordic Journal of Botany
Momordica mossambica, a new species of the Cucurbitaceae from miombo woodland in northern Mozambique is described. In spite of being known only from the type collected in 1964, a morphological and molecular survey of all known species of Momordica indicates that M. mossambica is a distinct species. The closest relatives are M. calantha and M. cabrae from Tanzania and central Africa, respectively, from which it is distinguished easily by its 7-lobed, maple-like leaves.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Momordica mossambica sp. nov. (Cucurbitaceae) from miombo woodland in northern Mozambique
New distribution records of herpetofauna in Mozambique south of the Zambezi River, including additional records from Parque Nacional de Banhine
Pietersen, D.
2014
Gaza
Annals of the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History
The herpetofauna of Mozambique remains poorly documented despite several recent surveys. This paper presents additional distribution records for a number of species from Mozambique, based on recent field excursions and older material at the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History. The new records suggest that a number of taxa are more widely distributed in southern Mozambique than is currently known while the additional material suggests that the taxonomy of some species requires further research.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity; Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Banhine National Park
New distribution records of herpetofauna in Mozambique south of the Zambezi River, including additional records from Parque Nacional de Banhine
Household participation in a Payments for Environmental Services programme: the Nhambita Forest Carbon Project (Mozambique)
Hedge, R. Et al.
2013
N/A
Environment and Development Economics journal
Quantitative research on household participation in the Payments for Environmental Services (PES) programme remains scarce. This paper aims to determine the key factors influencing household participation in a PES programme in Mozambique. Questionnaire-based quarterly surveys were conducted with 290 randomly.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures; Community Use of Biodiversity
Gorongosa National Park
Household participation in a Payments for Environmental Services programme: the Nhambita Forest Carbon Project (Mozambique)
New records of Ficus (Moraceae) species emphasize the conservation significance of inselbergs in Mozambique
van Noort, S.; Gardiner, A. & Tolley, K.
2007
Nampula
South African Journal of Botany
Ficus modesta F. White and Ficus cyathistipula cyathistipula Warburg are recorded for the first time from Mozambique. The new records from Mount Namuli in Zambezia Province extend the known distribution of F. modesta 160 km east and that of F. cyathistipula 550 km southeast. Fig species richness for Mozambique is elevated to 35 species, which thus compares favourably with neighbouring countries. A revised checklist is provided for Mozambique and fig species richness of central and southern African countries is compared. The Mount Namuli inselberg is likely to be a biodiversity hotspot and urgently requires biological exploration and conservation
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
New records of Ficus (Moraceae) species emphasize the conservation significance of inselbergs in Mozambique
Community Based Wildlife Management in support of Transfrontier Conservation: the Selous-Niassa and Kawango Upper Zambezi challenges
Baldus, R. & Schuerholz, G.
2007
Niassa
CBNRM Selous- Niassa and KAZA
This paper assesses the Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) approaches of Tanzania and Namibia applied to the proposed Selous-Niassa Wildlife Corridor connecting the largest conservation areas of Mozambique and Tanzania, and the proposed Kavango/Upper Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZATFCA) covering the greater part of the Okavango River Basin. The latter forms part of an extended ecoregion that is linked to the Upper Zambezi River Basin shared by Angola, Namibia and Botswana and watersheds shared with Zambia and Zimbabwe (These five countries are member nations and originators of the proposed KAZATFCA).
English
No Restrictions
General
Peer-reviewed article
Protected Areas; Community Use of Biodiversity
Niassa National Reserve
Community Based Wildlife Management in support of Transfrontier Conservation: the Selous-Niassa and Kawango Upper Zambezi challenges
Categorias de conservação e gestão de áreas protegidas em Moçambique: “Reserva Especial de Maputo, uma categoria complexa e confusa”
Ntela, P.
2013
N/A
Revista VITAS
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Peer-reviewed article
Protected Areas; Tourism and Biodiversity
Maputo Special Reserve
Categorias de conservação e gestão de áreas protegidas em Moçambique: “Reserva Especial de Maputo, uma categoria complexa e confusa”
Productivity of Maize-Legume Intercropping under No-till in central Mozambique: Challenges and Opportunities
Rusinamhodzi, L. Et al.
2010
Manica; Sofala
cropping less feasible. Legume intercrops are an alternative and feasible soil surface cover strategy that smallholder farmers can readily utilize. Legume intercrops are important in farming systems because they can ensure food security, increase income, reduce soil erosion, suppress weeds and fix N resulting in increased efficiency of land use through more complete utilization of solar radiation, water and nutrients. This paper seeks to evaluate the productivity of maize-grain legume intercropping as an alternative to sole cropping especially in mixed crop-livestock systems where harvest/cereal crop residues are fed to livestock and thus are not available for mulch.
English
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Health & Biodiversity
None
Productivity of Maize-Legume Intercropping under No-till in central Mozambique: Challenges and Opportunities
A new species of Atheris (Serpentes: Viperidae) from northern Mozambique
Branch, W. & Bayliss, J.
2009
Nampula; Zambézia
ZOOTAXA
A new species of forest viper (Atheris Serpentes: Viperidae) is described from Mount Mabu and Mount Namuli, northern Mozambique. This is the most southerly record of the genus, and the first record from Mozambique. Features of scalation, colour, body form and behaviour distinguish the new species from all other African Atheris, particularly its small size (maximum total length 384mm), retention of juvenile colouration in adults, and relatively low ventral, subcaudal and labial scale counts. It appears to be a dwarf, possibly paedomorphic, species that feeds among leaf litter on small frogs and geckos.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity; Mountain Biodiversity; Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
A new species of Atheris (Serpentes: Viperidae) from northern Mozambique
Niassa African Wild Dog Project Monitoring and Conservation: 2004-2006
Begg, C. & Begg, K.
2007
Niassa
African wild dogs are considered Critically Endangered with only 10 populations of over 100 individuals supported across their range and a total global population estimated at less than 6000 individuals. Niassa National Reserve (NNR) located in northern Mozambique is an immense wilderness area (42 000 km2) that supports significant and increasing populations of wildlife including African wild dogs.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Niassa National Reserve
Niassa African Wild Dog Project Monitoring and Conservation: 2004-2006
Chinese trade and investment in the Mozambican timber industry: A case study from Cabo Delgado Province
Ekman, S-M.; Wenbin, H. & Langa, E.
2013
Cabo Delgado
China’s demand for timber has increased dramatically over the past 20 years, so that today, more than 80% of Mozambican timber exports are destined for China. Demand for forest products presents both opportunities and challenges for Mozambique. As the country’s sixth‑largest export, timber represents one of the most important industries and sources of income. However, the intense search for resources puts pressure on the sustainable management of the forests.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures
None
Chinese trade and investment in the Mozambican timber industry: A case study from Cabo Delgado Province
Carbon Cycling, Fire and Phenology in a Tropical Savanna Woodland in Nhambita, Mozambique
Ryan, C.
2009
Sofala
University of Edinburgh
In the savanna woodlands of Southern Africa, locally know as miombo, carbon cycling is poorly quantified and many of the key processes remain obscure. For example, seasonal constraints on productivity and leaf display are not well understood. Also, fire is known to be a key process, with around 50% of the annual global area burned occurring in Africa, but detailed understanding of its ecological effects is lacking. Land use change and woodland degradation are changing the structure and functioning of these tropical woodlands, which cover 2.7 million km2 of Southern Africa and provide ecosystem services which support the livelihoods of over 100 million people.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Gorongosa National Park
Carbon Cycling, Fire and Phenology in a Tropical Savanna Woodland in Nhambita, Mozambique
Quantification and use of forest biomass residues in Maputo province, Mozambique
Vasco, H. & Costa, M.
2009
Maputo
biomass and bio energy
This article describes a study on the quantification and use of forest biomass residues in Maputo province, in Mozambique. The study was performed based on information from the thematic cartography of soils of Maputo province, provided by the National Direction of Forest and Land of Mozambique, and data for the forest growth rates available in the literature. It was estimated that the total production of forest biomass residues in Maputo province is 1,233,412 ton/year, with a corresponding energy potential of 17,267,771 GJ/year.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
Quantification and use of forest biomass residues in Maputo province, Mozambique
Contribution of miombo woodlands to household economy and socio-economic determinants of woodland use: The case of Mozambique
Hegde, R.
2007
Sofala
Centre for International Forestry Research
The study was undertaken in Chicale Regulado2, located in the buffer zone of the Gorongosa National Park (GNP) in the Sofala Province, Mozambique (Fig. 1). The choice of this area was guided by several factors including CIFOR’s past research and continued research interests in the region, and an ongoing community level agro-forestry based carbon project that provides incentives3 to smallholders to conserve miombo woodlands.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Community Use of Biodiversity
Gorongosa National Park
Contribution of miombo woodlands to household economy and socio-economic determinants of woodland use: The case of Mozambique
Vegetation Survey and Management Recommendation for Mount Gorongosa
Muller, T. Et al.
S/D
Sofala
Gorongosa National Park, like all formally protected conservation areas in Mozambique, was strongly compromised during the independence war and the subsequent period of civil war. The Carr Foundation is assisting the Mozambique Department of National Parks (DNFFB) in restoring the Park, so that it again becomes an important tourist attraction and vital conservation area.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity; Mountain Biodiversity; Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity
Gorongosa National Park
Vegetation Survey and Management Recommendation for Mount Gorongosa
Inventário de Terra Disponível para Investimento Agrário no País
MASA
2007
Todas as Províncias
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Presentations
Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures; Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Inventário de Terra Disponível para Investimento Agrário no País
Effects of habitat fragmentation on bird communities of sand forests in southern Mozambique
Wilson, J.; van Aarde, R. & van Rensburg, B.
2009
Maputo
OSTRICH
We investigated the influence of forest fragment size and isolation on the bird assemblages in the species- and endemic-rich sand forests of the Maputaland Centre of Endemism, southern Mozambique. Point-centre surveys were conducted across 12 sand forest patches that varied in size and isolation. Patch size and isolation had little influence on bird species richness, but the number of individuals decreased significantly with increasing isolation. Furthermore, bird abundances were correlated to a combination of the size and isolation of patches. Many forest specialists, in particular large-bodied frugivores, were highly sensitive to reduced patch size and increased distances between patches.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity; Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Threats to Biodiversity
Maputo Special Reserve
Effects of habitat fragmentation on bird communities of sand forests in southern Mozambique
Illegal Hunting and the Bushmeat Trade in Central Mozambique. A Case-study from Coutada 9, Manica Province
Lindsey, P. & Bento, C.
2012
Manica
TRAFFIC East/Southern Africa
The illegal trade in bushmeat represents a severe conservation threat in several African countries. Using the Coutada 9 safari hunting area as a case-study, this report attempts to assess the drivers, scale and impacts of the bushmeat trade in Central Mozambique and to determine the extent to which illegal hunting is limiting the development of sustainable wildlife-based tourism. Structured questionnaire surveys were designed for stakeholders involved in anti-poaching, illegal hunting and the sale of bushmeat, and illegal hunting statistics were collected from game scout report forms.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Threats to Biodiversity
Official Hunting Areas (Coutadas)
Illegal Hunting and the Bushmeat Trade in Central Mozambique. A Case-study from Coutada 9, Manica Province
Responding to climate change in Mozambique: Theme 4B: Building resilience with the private sector
Little, A.
2012
Todas as Províncias
INGC
The focus of this document is to show the most relevant methodological steps undertaken - In the first phase we identified High Climate Change Risk / High Climate Change Impact areas and private investment opportunities for adaptation and mitigation measures. - In the second phase we performed feasibility and cost-benefit analysis on the long list of adaptation measures, studied the main barriers to investment and contacted several financing entities - In the third phase we analyzed options for investment Programs and detailed the most promising ones and laid out recommendations for implementation
English
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Climate Change and Biodiversity
None
Responding to climate change in Mozambique: Theme 4B: Building resilience with the private sector
Responding to climate change in Mozambique: Theme 4A: Building resilience with the private sector
Cammaer, R.; Branks, M. & Vaz, K.
2012
Todas as Províncias
INGC
INGC started in October 2009 phase II of this project ‘Responding to Climate Change in Mozambique’2, focusing on the identification and implementation of adaptation measures and on the strengthening of national capacity to deal with climate change. One of the objectives is to ensure the start of implementation of adaptation and resilience building (with emphasis on disaster risk reduction), by engaging the private sector in a structured and effective manner.
English
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Climate Change and Biodiversity
None
Responding to climate change in Mozambique: Theme 4A: Building resilience with the private sector
Dung survey bias and elephant population estimates in southern Mozambique
Olivier, P.; Ferreira, S. & van Aarde, R.
2009
Maputo
African Journal of Ecology
We used dung surveys to estimate population size and extracted an age structure from boli diameters for the elephants living in the Maputo Elephant Reserve. Our estimate was based on published defecation rates, dung decay rates, distance-sampling techniques and 1,672 dung piles encountered on 204 line-transects. The reserve had at least 311 (95% CI: 198–490) elephants at a density of 0.60 (95% CI: 0.38–0.94) per km2. However, observer bias reduced effective strip widths and inflated estimates and their confidence limits. The age structure extrapolated from dung measurements indicated few newborn calves compared with other populations.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Maputo Special Reserve
Dung survey bias and elephant population estimates in southern Mozambique
An interesting achatinid (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Achatinidae) and other land snails from Benguera Island off central Mozambique
Van Bruggen, A.
2007
Inhambane; Sofala
BASTERIA
A medium-sized achatinid from Benguer[u]a Is. in the post-Pleistocene Bazaruto Archipelago off central Mozambique is identified as Cochlitoma churchilliana (M. & P., 1895) sensu lato, thereby considerably extending the range of this species (complex?) northward. Variation in apex, size, shape and colour of the shell of this complex is discussed in detail. Also included are first records for this island of various small species of land snails from leaf litter. Of these four, i.e. Nesopupa farquhari Pilsbry, 1917 (Vertiginidae), Trachycystis rivularis (Krauss, 1848) (Charopidae), Cecilioides pergracilis Connolly, 1939 (Ferussaciidae), and Curvella amicitiae Van Bruggen, 1968 (Subulinidae), are new records for the Mozambique list.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
Bazaruto Archipelago National Park
An interesting achatinid (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Achatinidae) and other land snails from Benguera Island off central Mozambique
Mineral Resources Potential in Mozambique
Lehto, T. & Gonçalves, R.
2002
N/A
Geological Survey of Finland
The metallic mineral, industrial mineral and construction material resources in Mozambique have been mapped as part of the Mineral Resources Management Capacity Building Project, financed by a grant provided by the Nordic Development Fund. A database covering the location and characteristics of more than 600 mineral indications, showings and deposits within the geographical contract area assigned to the GTK Consortium was created. A total of 140 mineral occurrences were selected for field surveys and assessments that were mainly carried out during May-November 2003, 2004 and 2005.
English
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Mineral Resources Potential in Mozambique
Programa de Gestão Integrado de Paisagem da Zambézia
Bastique, T.
S/D
Zambézia
Direcção Provincial de Terra, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Rural da Zambézia
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Presentations
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.)
None
Programa de Gestão Integrado de Paisagem da Zambézia
Florestas e Fauna Bravia na Segurança Alimentar, Nutrição e Alívio à Pobreza
FAO - Policy Briefing
2007
N/A; Todas as Províncias
O sector de Florestas e Fauna Bravia estabeleceu uma política de desenvolvimento que tem objectivos ecológicos, económicos e sociais. Estes objectivos estão em linha com os objectivos do PARPA II e com os Objectivos de Desenvolvimento do Milénio. Para além da contribuição do sector de florestas e fauna bravia na economia nacional, o sector contribui de uma maneira significativa no emprego, tanto na indústria como no autoemprego. Satisfaz mais de 80% das necessidades de energia doméstica e proporciona diversos alimentos de origem animal e vegetal, produtos medicinais, materiais de construção para as casas, celeiros e currais, utensílios domésticos, forragem, entre outros.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
General Information
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity; Health & Biodiversity
None
Florestas e Fauna Bravia na Segurança Alimentar, Nutrição e Alívio à Pobreza
Terrestrial Vegetation Assessment of the Quirimbas National Park – Final Report
Bandeira, S. Et al.
2007
Cabo Delgado
This is one of the first accounts on vegetation of Quirimbas National Park (QNP) and the main goal of this one-year study was to describe the plant structure parameters, identify the different plant species and communities, conduct mapping of the plant communities, describe main categories of plant utilization and conduct a preliminary analysis of abiotic factors influencing vegetation assemblages. Field expedition covered up to 50 days and the following districts visited: Ancuabe, Macomia, Meluco, Quissanga and Ibo.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity; Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity; Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Quirimbas National Park
Terrestrial Vegetation Assessment of the Quirimbas National Park – Final Report
African swine fever in Mozambique: Review, risk factors and considerations for control
Penrith, M-L.
2007
Todas as Províncias
African swine fever (ASF) is the most important disease that constrains pig production in Mozambique. Until 1994 it was apparently restricted to the central and northern provinces, but since 1994 outbreaks have been experienced throughout the country. ASF causes severe economic losses both in the small commercial sector and among the large numbers of small-scale producers in the family sector in rural and peri-urban areas. The history of ASF in Mozambique since its first confirmation in 1960 is briefly reviewed, recent outbreaks are reported, and the available information on the virus genotypes that have been responsible for some of the outbreaks is presented.
English
No Restrictions
General
Peer-reviewed article
Threats to Biodiversity; Health & Biodiversity
None
African swine fever in Mozambique: Review, risk factors and considerations for control
Annotated checklist of the birds of Banhine National Park, Southern Mozambique
Pietersen, D. & Pietersen, E.
2010
Gaza
Ornithological Observations
covers an area of 700 000 ha of near-pristine landscapes. Within the park borders, 11 plant communities have been identified, which can be broadly grouped into five major landscape types, viz. wetland, grassland, Mopane, sandveld and Androstachys landscapes. These landscapes support a wealth of bird species, with 318 species being confirmed in the park to date and many additional species believed to still occur in the park. Of the species recorded to date, 76 are significant range expansions for southern Mozambique, six species were previously subject to confirmation from southern Mozambique, two species have not previously been recorded from southern Mozambique and nine species are considered to be regionally or globally threatened.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
Banhine National Park
Annotated checklist of the birds of Banhine National Park, Southern Mozambique
On the status of Fulvous Duck and Slaty Egret in Mozambique
Parker, V.
2010
Todas as Províncias
Ornithological Observations
The Mozambique bird atlas survey reported a marked decline in the population of Fulvous Duck Dendrocygna bicolor in southern Mozambique for the period 1996-2003 (Parker 1999) compared to the results of a waterfowl survey of 1971 (Milstein 1984).
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
On the status of Fulvous Duck and Slaty Egret in Mozambique
Human-Elephant Conflict and Community Development in Niassa Province, Mozambique
Parker, G. & Anstey, S.
2002
Niassa
Field Training in Community-Based Crop Protection MZEP Report to WWF SARPO
A strategy for reducing elephant-human conflict was implemented at Matchedje village, previously identified as a site of high conflict. We introduced a range of robust, low cost methods to be used by farmers to protect their crops from elephants and other wild animals. The methods included basic fencing and alarm systems, chilli-based deterrents and noisemakers.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Communication and Public Awareness; Community Use of Biodiversity; Threats to Biodiversity
Niassa National Reserve
Human-Elephant Conflict and Community Development in Niassa Province, Mozambique
A new species of rupicolous Cordylus Laurenti 1768 (Sauria: Cordylidae) from Northern Mozambique
Branch, W.; Rodel, M. & Marais, J.
2005
Niassa
African Journal of Herpetology
A new rupicolous girdled lizard, Cordylus meculae Branch, Rödel & Marais, is described from Serra Mecula in the Niassa Game Reserve, northern Mozambique. Morphologically it is closest to C. rhodesianus - which is restricted to the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe (850 km south) - but has more rugose head shields, a wider rostral and grey colouration. Although geographically closer to C. nyikae (found 450 km to the west, across the Rift Valley region and Lake Malawi) it differs in numerous features, including details of scalation and nostril position.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity; Mountain Biodiversity; Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Niassa National Reserve
A new species of rupicolous Cordylus Laurenti 1768 (Sauria: Cordylidae) from Northern Mozambique
Carbon stocks for six different land use classes in Niassa province, Mozambique
Pienimäki, A.
2014
Niassa
Department of Forest Sciences Faculty for Agriculture and Forestry
The purpose of this study was to quantify carbon stocks on locally relevant land use classes in Niassa province, northern Mozambique, and evaluate the change of carbon stocks caused by forest plantations. Six major land use classes were identified: dense miombo, open miombo, other woody vegetation, fallow land, eucalypt plantations and pine plantations. A sample plot grid was laid on chosen areas representing each of the classes. Vegetation aboveground carbon stocks (trees, shrubs and herbaceous vegetation) were recorded in the inventory and topsoil (30 cm) was sampled for soil organic carbon content, to be determined in laboratory.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Niassa National Reserve
Carbon stocks for six different land use classes in Niassa province, Mozambique
Country Profile: Republic of Mozambique – Giraffe Conservation Status Report
GIRAFFE
S/D
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Giraffe in the Republic of Mozambique (referred to as Mozambique in this report) are protected under the Forestry and Wildlife Law (Law No. 10/99) and Regulations of the Forestry and Wildlife Law (Decree No. 12/2002). Giraffe are listed in Annexure 2 of the Regulations as a protected species that may not be hunted. They are listed as one of the eight mammals on Mozambique’s National Red List that are either extinct or in danger of extinction (MICOA 2009).
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
Country Profile: Republic of Mozambique – Giraffe Conservation Status Report
Important Bird Areas in Africa and associated islands – Mozambique
Parker, V.
S/D
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The Republic of Mozambique is a country on the east coast of Africa, with a land area of 799,380 km² and a coastline of c.2,500 km². It is divided into 10 provinces, and shares borders with South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania. The population was estimated at 15,656,000 in 1990, with a natural increase of 2.7% per annum. The population growth is compounded by the return of refugees from neighbouring states since the end of the civil war in 1992.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
General Information
Biological and Cultural Diversity; Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
Important Bird Areas in Africa and associated islands – Mozambique
Diretrizes do Inventário Florestal Nacional de Moçambique 2016. v 3.0
MITADER
2016
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O objetivo geral é estabelecer um sistema de monitoramento florestal para o país para apoiar a tomada de decisões sobre o manejo florestal sustentável com evidências científicas, e o desenvolvimento duma política florestal sustentável a nível nacional. O IFN periodicamente deve recolher informações completas, precisas e atualizadas sobre o estado das florestas. Os objetivos do inventário florestal não são somente averiguar o volume dos recursos florestais que são necessários para a formulação do plano florestal sustentável em Moçambique, mas também calcular os fatores de emissão que são necessários para a estimativa das emissões de carbono e redução dos estoques de carbono nas atividades da REDD +.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Official Government Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.)
None
Diretrizes do Inventário Florestal Nacional de Moçambique 2016. v 3.0