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Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology, 29:1, 14-18
In June, 1950, three weeks were spent on Bazaruto Island situated in the Mozambique Channel at latitude 22' south, and longitude 35° east. As the crow flies, Bazaruto is about 15 miles from Vilanculos on the Portuguese East African coast, and is approximately 30 miles long with a maximum width of 8 miles. icularly attractive to waders. A large tidal rise and fall provides miles of mud flats on which all kinds of waders feed in hundreds. The list submitted is incomplete, as the time spent on the island (22 days) allowed little time for detailed study. The nomenclature follows Roberts (Birds of South Africa, 1946)
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity; Threats to Biodiversity
Bazaruto Archipelago National Park
SOME BIRDS SEEN ON BAZARUTO ISLAND
Rapid Visual Assessment of Fish Communities on Selected Reefs in the Bazaruto Archipelago
Jade Q. Maggs , Camilla Floros , Marcos A.M. Pereira and Michael H. Schleyer
2010
Inhambane
2007
Western Indian Ocean J. Mar. Sci. Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 115 - 134, 2010
Rapid visual censuses were conducted of fish on eight coral reefs in the Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique, in 2007. SCUBA and snorkelling were used for the censuses in depths between 1-20 m, yielding an inventory of 249 fish species belonging to 50 families. This is intended to serve as a baseline for more detailed studies and monitoring programmes in the future. Although fewer species were recorded relative to other studies conducted in the Western Indian Ocean, the trophic structure on Bazaruto’s reefs proved typical for the region, indicating a relative measure of reef health. However, other regional studies were not directly comparable, differing in habitat, duration of sampling effort and methodology. This highlighted the need for a l
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity; Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Bazaruto Archipelago National Park
Rapid Visual Assessment of Fish Communities on Selected Reefs in the Bazaruto Archipelago
First record of the sea slug Stylocheilus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Anaspidea, Aplysiidae) and swarming behavior for Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique with the first record of Pleurobranchus forskalii Rüppel & Leuckart, 1828 (Nudipleura, Pleurobranchidae) for Bazaruto Island (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia)
Adrienne Jochum and Adrien Favre
2017
Inhambane
likely in October 2015
https://doi.org/10.15560/13.5.435
Check List 13 (5): 435–441
Two heterobranch species, Stylocheilus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Anaspidea, Aplysiidae) and leurobranchus forskalii Rüppel & Leuckart, 1828 (Nudipleura, Pleurobranchidae) are reported for the first time for Bazaruto Island, Mozambique. Swarming behavior of Stylocheilus striatus, which was previously described for other localities, was also observed for the first time in the Bazaruto Archipelago. The sea slugs were photographed in situ and identified in sync with their species descriptions, photographic databases and the current literature.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity; Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Bazaruto Archipelago National Park
First record of the sea slug Stylocheilus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Anaspidea, Aplysiidae) and swarming behavior for Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique with the first record of Pleurobranchus forskalii Rüppel & Leuckart, 1828 (Nudipleura, Pleurobranchidae) for Bazaruto Island (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia)
Distribution and abundance of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, off the coast of Mozambique, 2003
KEN FINDLAY, MICHAEL MEŸER, SIMON ELWEN , DEON KOTZE, RYAN JOHNSON, PIETER TRUTER , CELESTINO UAMUSSE, SAMUEL SITOE, CHRIS WILKE, SVEN KERWATH, STEPHEN SWANSON, LINDA STAVEREES AND JAN VAN DER WESTHUIZEN
2011
Inhambane
2003
J. CETACEAN RES. MANAGE. (SPECIAL ISSUE) 3, 163–174, 2011
Humpback whales within the southwestern Indian Ocean undertake annual migrations from summer antarctic/Southern Ocean feeding grounds to winter breeding grounds in the tropical and sub-tropical coastal waters of Mozambique, Madagascar and the central Mozambique Channel Islands. Little is known of the inter-relationship of humpback whales on each of these wintering grounds, or the inter-relationship of these wintering grounds with the summer Antarctic feeding grounds. A line-transect survey of cetacean species was carried out in Mozambique coastal waters between Cabo Inhaca (26°00’S, 33°05’E) and just north of Mozambique Island (14°26’S, 40°53’E) and between the 20 and 200m isobaths, over the period 26 August to 7 September 2003. The...
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity; Gender and Biodiversity; Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Bazaruto Archipelago National Park
Distribution and abundance of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, off the coast of Mozambique, 2003
Illegal Wildlife Trade and Financial Investigations in West Africa
Alexandria Reid and Mark Williams
2021
N/A; Todas as Províncias
RUSI Occasional Paper, April 2021. ISSN 2397-0286 (Online)
IN THE LAST five years, West Africa has emerged as a major source and transit hub in the global illegal wildlife trade (IWT).1 The industrial scale of the multi-tonne, multi-product seizures originating from West Africa clearly demonstrates that profit-driven organised crime groups are running the trade. Yet, while the significance of the region in global IWT flows is increasingly recognised, very little is known about the financial aspects of these criminal operations.
English
Permitted
General
PA Management Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Sustainable Use of Biodiversity; Threats to Biodiversity
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
Illegal Wildlife Trade and Financial Investigations in West Africa
A missing piece of the Papio puzzle: Gorongosa baboon phenostructure and intrageneric relationships
Felipe I. Martinez , Cristian Capelli, Maria J. Ferreira da Silva , Vera Aldeias, Zeresenay Alemseged, William Archer, Marion Bamford, Dora Biro, Rene Bobe, David R. Braun, Jorg M. Habermann, Tina Lüdecke, Hilario Madiquida , Jacinto Mathe, Enquye Negash, Luis M. Paulo , Maria Pinto, Marc Stalmans, Frederico Tat , Susana Carvalho
Most authors recognize six baboon species: hamadryas (Papio hamadryas), Guinea (Papio papio), olive (Papio anubis), yellow (Papio cynocephalus), chacma (Papio ursinus), and Kinda (Papio kindae). However, there is still debate regarding the taxonomic status, phylogenetic relationships, and the amount of gene flow occurring between species. Here, we present ongoing research on baboon morphological diversity in Gorongosa National Park (GNP), located in central Mozambique, south of the Zambezi River, at the southern end of the East African Rift System. The park exhibits outstanding ecological diversity and hosts more than 200 baboon troops. Gorongosa National Park baboons have previously been classified as chacma baboons (P. ursinus). In ...
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity; Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity; Gender and Biodiversity
Gorongosa National Park
A missing piece of the Papio puzzle: Gorongosa baboon phenostructure and intrageneric relationships
An assessment of trade, mortalities and anthropogenic threats facing lions in Tanzania and Mozambique
Mole, K. H., Newton, D. TRAFFIC
2021
Niassa; Sofala
2019
TRAFFIC International, Cambridge, United Kingdom
In recent years, several studies have highlighted concerns about an emerging and increasing trade in African Lion parts and derivatives both domestically within African countries, and internationally to Asian markets. However, the extent and impact of this trade on lion populations in Africa remains undocumented across most of their range. African Lion numbers are in decline primarily due to anthropogenic influences such as retaliatory killing by humans, depletion of their prey-base due to the bushmeat trade, habitat loss and conversion, and poorly regulated trophy hunting. Understanding the additional impact of trade on wild lion populations is critical for current and future conservation of the species. In this study..
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity; Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity; Gender and Biodiversity; Impact Assessment
Gorongosa National Park; Niassa National Reserve; International Protected Areas
An assessment of trade, mortalities and anthropogenic threats facing lions in Tanzania and Mozambique
Evaluating the Effect of Non-Timber Forest Products on Rural Livelihoods in Macula-Marrupa Corridor Niassa Special Reserve, Mozambique: Implication for Income and Food Security
Mario Paulo da Silva Falcao, Lubega Gerald, Ssekaandi Joseph and Natasha Ribeiro
2021
Niassa
2019, 2020
DOI: 10.5829/idosi.aejaes.2021.11.21
American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 21 (1): 11-21, 2021
Contemporarily, there has been a growing interest in the role played by Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) towards improving livelihoods among rural populaces. This has been facilitated by the fact that communities living close to forest solely rely on NTFPs at a great extent for their livelihoods and thus, any effort in conserving such resources as a requirement in understanding how the host communities get to interact with them. The study employed a multistage sampling technique including proportionate and convenience sampling. A sample of 377 households was surveyed using a questionnaire. Key informant interviews with NTFP traders were conducted as well as observation on the commonly used NTFPs. Univariate and linear logistic ...
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity; Sustainable Use of Biodiversity; Traditional Knowledge, Innovations and Practices; Community Use of Biodiversity
Niassa National Reserve
Evaluating the Effect of Non-Timber Forest Products on Rural Livelihoods in Macula-Marrupa Corridor Niassa Special Reserve, Mozambique: Implication for Income and Food Security
Áreas-chave para a biodiversidade (KBA) e listas vermelhas de espécies e ecossistemas. Ferramentas indispensáveis para o desenvolvimento nacional sustentável.
USAID, Wildlife Conservation Society - Mozambique
2021
N/A; Todas as Províncias
keybiodiversityareas.org l iucnredlist.org
Wildlife Conservation Society - Mozambique
Traz o papel desempenhado pelas KBAs; Os contributos das KBAs para o ODS; Abordagem do projecto; Resultados alcançados com a implementação do projecto e as KBAs identificadas pelo projecto
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity; Ecosystem Restoration; Gender and Biodiversity
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
Áreas-chave para a biodiversidade (KBA) e listas vermelhas de espécies e ecossistemas. Ferramentas indispensáveis para o desenvolvimento nacional sustentável.
Breve anáise e recomendações Sobre o tipo de gestão e protecção possíveis para as áreas-chave para a biodiversidade (KBAs) identificadas em Moçambique (Vol. III)
Eleutério Duarte, Hugo Costa, Hermenegildo Matimele, Naseeba Sidat
2021
N/A; Todas as Províncias
https://mozambique.wcs.org | www.wcs.org
Wildlife Conservation Society - Mozambique
Este relatório traz a relação existente entre as KBAs e as áreas de conservação, faz uma análise em relação a sobreposição das KBAs identificadas com as Áreas de Conservação e outras áreas classificadas existentes em Moçambique, incluindo o mapa geral das KBAs identificadas através do presente projecto, faz uma breve análise sobre o tipo de gestão e protecção possíveis para cada uma das KBAs identificadas em função
do seu estado actual e grau de ameaças, traz uma breve análise de opções legais para reconhecer as KBAs no quadro legal nacional e traz um quadro resumo com a síntese da informação para cada uma das KBAs identificadas.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Gender and Biodiversity; Traditional Knowledge, Innovations and Practices
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
Breve anáise e recomendações Sobre o tipo de gestão e protecção possíveis para as áreas-chave para a biodiversidade (KBAs) identificadas em Moçambique (Vol. III)
Plano de Maneio Do Parque Ecológico de Malhazine 2020-2030
Administração Nacional das Areas de Conservação
2020
N/A; Maputo
2020-2030
Administração Nacional das Areas de Conservação
O presente plano, traz a Caracterização do ambiente biofísico e socioeconómico, Plano de Zoneamento, Descrição dos Programas de Maneio da Reserva Biológica do PEM para um período de 10 anos e Plano de Acção para 3 anos
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
PA Management Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.)
Malhazine Ecological Park
Plano de Maneio Do Parque Ecológico de Malhazine 2020-2030
KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS (KBAs) IDENTIFIED IN MOZAMBIQUE: Factsheets Vol. II
Eleutério Duarte, Hermenegildo Matimele e Hugo Costa
2021
N/A; Todas as Províncias
2021
mozambique.wcs.org | www.wcs.org
Wildlife Conservation Society - Mozambique
This report presents Key Areas for Biodiversity or simply KBAs (from English Key Biodiversity Areas) are places that contribute significantly to the persistence of biodiversity at the global level, both in terrestrial and freshwater systems, marine and underground.
English
No Restrictions
General; Forest Biodiversity; Mountain Biodiversity; Other Terrestrial Biodiversity; Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity; Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Environmental Education; Impact Assessment; Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments; Traditional Knowledge, Innovations and Practices
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS (KBAs) IDENTIFIED IN MOZAMBIQUE: Factsheets Vol. II
Lista Vermelha de Espécies Ameaçadas e Ecossistemas, Identificação e Mapeamento de Áreas-Chave para a Biodiversidade (KBAs) em Moçambique
Eleutério Duarte, Hermenegildo Matimele e Hugo Costa
2021
N/A; Todas as Províncias
2021
mozambique.wcs.org | www.wcs.org
Wildlife Conservation Society - Mozambique
Este relatório descreve as actividades, os principais resultados, os desafios, as conclusões, recomendações e próximos passos que resultaram da implementação do projecto “Lista vermelha de espécies ameaçadas, ecossistemas, identificação e mapeamento de Áreas-Chave para a Biodiversidade (KBAs) em Moçambique "
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity; Impact Assessment; Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
Lista Vermelha de Espécies Ameaçadas e Ecossistemas, Identificação e Mapeamento de Áreas-Chave para a Biodiversidade (KBAs) em Moçambique
Áreas-Chave para a Biodiversidade (KBAs) Identificadas em Moçambique: Fichas Tecnicas VOL.II
Eleutério Duarte, Hugo Costa e Hermenegildo Matimele
2021
N/A; Todas as Províncias
2021
mozambique.wcs.org | www.wcs.org
Wildlife Conservation Society - Mozambique
Este relatorio tem por objectivo apresentar As Áreas-Chave para a Biodiversidade ou simplesmente KBAs (do inglês Key Biodiversity Areas) são locais que contribuem significativamente para apersistênciadabiodiversidade a nível global, tanto em sistemas terrestres, como de água doce, marinhos e subterrâneos
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General; Forest Biodiversity; Mountain Biodiversity; Other Terrestrial Biodiversity; Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity; Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments; Traditional Knowledge, Innovations and Practices
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
Áreas-Chave para a Biodiversidade (KBAs) Identificadas em Moçambique: Fichas Tecnicas VOL.II
Breve Análise e Recomendações Sobre o Tipo de Gestão e Proteção Possiveis para as Àreas-Chave para a Biodiversidade (KBAs) Identificadas em Moçambique
Eleutério Duarte, Hugo Costa, Hermenegildo Matimele, Naseeba Sidat
2021
N/A; Todas as Províncias
https://mozambique.wcs.org | www.wcs.org
Wildlife Conservation Society - Mozambique
Este relatório descreve a relação entre as KBAs e as Áreas de Conservação, faz uma análise da cobertura total, em termos de número e área, das KBAs que se encontram protegidas e não protegidas no país, e apresenta potenciais opções para gestão das KBAs de modo a que possam manter e melhorar os valores de biodiversidade que levaram à sua identificação, incluindo a sua eventual designação como área de conservação, de acordo com as categorias determinadas na Lei de Conservação 5/2017 (Lei de Proteção, Conservação e Uso Sustentável da Diversidade Biológica) e seu regulamento (Decreto 89/2017).
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General; Forest Biodiversity; Mountain Biodiversity; Other Terrestrial Biodiversity; Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity; Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Ecosystem Restoration; Impact Assessment; Protected Areas
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
Breve Análise e Recomendações Sobre o Tipo de Gestão e Proteção Possiveis para as Àreas-Chave para a Biodiversidade (KBAs) Identificadas em Moçambique
Enquadramento Legal da Lista Vermelha de Espécies Ameaçadas de Áreas-Chave para a Biodiversidade (KBAs) em Moçambique
Gildo Espada Projecto, Eleutério Duarte, Hugo Costa e Hermenegildo Matimele
2021
N/A; Todas as Províncias
2021
https://mozambique.wcs.org | www.wcs.org
Wildlife Conservation Society - Mozambique
O presente documento faz um enquadramento das iniciativas das Listas Vermelhas e das KBAs com as políticas e quadro legal e nacional, nomeadamente: Política de conservação e estratégia para a sua implementação; Estratégia e Plano de Acção para a conservação da diversidade biológica em Moçambique; Lei de protecção, conservação e uso sustentável da Diversidade Biológica e respectivo regulamento; Politica e estratégia do Mar; a Lei de pescas, Regulamento da Pesca Marítima-REPMAR; O Regulamento que Estabelece o Regime Jurídico a Utilização do Espaço Marítimo Nacional - REJUEM; Política do ambiente e o regulamento sobre o processo de Avaliação do Impacto Ambiental; Politica de Ordenamento Territorial, a Lei do Ordenamento do Território - LOT...
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Biological and Cultural Diversity; Climate Change and Biodiversity; Communication and Public Awareness; Environmental Education; Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures; Ecosystem Restoration; Gender and Biodiversity; Impact Assessment; Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments; Protected Areas; Sustainable Use of Biodiversity; Tourism and Biodiversity; Traditional Knowledge, Innovations and Practices; Community Use of Biodiversity; Threats to Biodiversity; Health & Biodiversity
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
Enquadramento Legal da Lista Vermelha de Espécies Ameaçadas de Áreas-Chave para a Biodiversidade (KBAs) em Moçambique
MozBio1 Completion Report
MozBio1 Completion Report
A contribution to the knowledge of the prominent moths (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Notodontidae) of the Maputo Special Reserve with descriptions of four new species
GYULA M. LÁSZLÓ, ALEXANDER SCHINTLMEISTER, ALVARO A. VETINA
2021
Maputo
2
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4965.2.1
ZOOTAXA
This paper provides the first comprehensive summary of the Notodontidae fauna of the Maputo Special Reserve in southern Mozambique listing 51 species. Four species are described as new to science (Thacona smithi László & Schintlmeister sp.n., Arciera meridiana László & Schintlmeister sp. n., Leptolepida krugeri László & Schintlmeister sp. n., Thaumetopoea latinivea László & Schintlmeister sp. n.) and 23 species are recorded as new country records. Several taxonomic changes are made: the genus Arciera Kiriakoff, 1962 is reinstated and a lectotype is designated for Turnaca grisea Holland, 1893; Thacona pinheyi is transferred to the genus Subscrancia Gaede, 1928 (Subscrancia pinheyi (Kiriakoff, 1965) comb. nov.); and Hoplitis gigas Distant...
English
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Protected Areas
Maputo Special Reserve
A contribution to the knowledge of the prominent moths (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Notodontidae) of the Maputo Special Reserve with descriptions of four new species
Butterflies of COUTADA 11, ZAMBEZE DELTA, Sofala, Mozambique
Alan Gardiner
2018
Sofala
English
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Official Hunting Areas (Coutadas)
Butterflies of COUTADA 11, ZAMBEZE DELTA, Sofala, Mozambique
Key Lion-Prey Research
Bryon Du Preez
2017
Sofala
English
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Mágoè National Park; Gorongosa National Park; Banhine National Park; Zinave National Park; Limpopo National Park; Maputo Special Reserve; Marromeu Special Reserve; Niassa National Reserve; Gilé National Reserve; Chimanimani National Reserve; Pomene National Reserve; Tchuma Tchato Community Reserve; Chipanje Chetu Community Reserve; Official Hunting Areas (Coutadas); Game Farms (Fazendas de Bravio)
Key Lion-Prey Research
Climate change, disease range shifts, and the future of the Africa lion
Neil H. Carter, Paola Bouley, Sean Moore, Michael Poulos, Jérémy Bouyer, and Stuart Pimm
2018
N/A
doi: 10.1111/cobi.13102.
Conservation Biology
English
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Climate Change and Biodiversity
Gorongosa National Park; International Protected Areas
Climate change, disease range shifts, and the future of the Africa lion
Quick Guide to Lions of Niassa Reserve
Niassa Lion Project
Sd
N/A
English
Special Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
General Information
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
Niassa National Reserve
Quick Guide to Lions of Niassa Reserve
Evaluating the spatial intensity and demographic impacts of wire-snare bush-meat poaching on large carnivores
A.J. Loveridgea,⁎ , L.L. Sousaa , J. Seymour-Smitha , J. Hunta , P. Coalsa , H. O'Donnella , P.A. Lindseyb , R. Mandisodza-Chikeremac , D.W. Macdonald
2020
N/A
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108504
Biological Conservation
The bush-meat poaching crisis is a significant threat to biodiversity in tropical forest and savannah biomes, however its impacts on wild animal populations are often difficult to quantify across large spatial scales. Using data from 17 camera trap survey sites in southern Africa, within the Kavango-Zambezi (KAZA) Transfrontier Conservation Area, we show it is possible to assess the demographic impact of wire-snare bush-meat poaching on large carnivore populations, distribution of snaring hotspots and drivers of bush-meat poaching prevalence across this landscape. Results suggest that mortalities in snares may have significant demographic effects on lions (Panthera leo) and spotted hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta) with evidence for population...
English
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Threats to Biodiversity
Transfrontier Conservation Areas
Evaluating the spatial intensity and demographic impacts of wire-snare bush-meat poaching on large carnivores
Distribution and Abundance of Lions in Northwest Tete Province, Mozambique
Andrew P. Jacobson, Megan E. Cattau, Jason S. Riggio, Lisanne S. Petracca, and Derek A. Fedak
2013
Tete
DOI:10.1177/194008291300600110
Tropical Conservation Science
The continued existence of large carnivores such as the lion (Panthera leo Linnaeus, 1758) outside of protected areas is uncertain. Such populations are the least studied and the most rapidly declining. Mozambique contains roughly 8% of Africa’s lions, nearly half of which persist outside of protected areas. We estimated the distribution and abundance of lions in an unprotected section of northwest Tete Province and identified potential threats to the local persistence of lion populations. Structured interviews of local people indicated lion presence and human-lion conflict. We used interview results and anthropogenic land uses defined via Google Earth to delineate lion range digitally. We estimated population size using two methods ...
English
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Mágoè National Park; Tchuma Tchato Community Reserve
Distribution and Abundance of Lions in Northwest Tete Province, Mozambique
Plano Financeiro para o Sistema de Áreas de Conservação em Moçambique
Verde Azul Consultorias -Sean Nazerali, Kemal Vaz, Peter Bechtel, João Távora e Ruben Flores
2015
Todas as Províncias
2015-2024
ANAC
O Planeamento Financeiro pretende indicar as
necessidades financeiras do Sistema das Áreas de
Conservação de Moçambique para os próximos 10
anos. Ao mesmo tempo, oferece uma análise da
situação financeira actual, das fontes e dos gastos
reais, e identifica estratégias para melhorar a situação actual.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations; General Information
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
Plano Financeiro para o Sistema de Áreas de Conservação em Moçambique
Revisão e Actualização do Plano de Negócio do Sistema de AC em Moçambique 2015-2024
Tomás Selemane
2016
Todas as Províncias
2015-24
ANAC
Objectivos do Plano de Negócio
Preparar um novo Plano de Negócios que corresponda as aspirações do sector no que se refere à
sustentabilidade financeira das AC a longo prazo;
Identificar mecanismos e potenciais fontes de financiamento e captação de receitas para aumento
da renda das AC;
Identificar principais bens e serviços provenientes dos ecossistemas das AC para estabelecimento
de uma plataforma padrão de produtos turisticos para as AC;
Propor novas fontes, formas e mecanismos de financiamento das AC para melhoramento da
estrutura de captação e utilização de receitas.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations; General Information
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
Revisão e Actualização do Plano de Negócio do Sistema de AC em Moçambique 2015-2024
O MONTE NAMULI
Nitidae, Legado, Lupa
2021
N/A; Nampula; Zambézia
PREPARADO PELO CONSÓRCIO LEGADO: NAMULI
Pelo seu património histórico, cultural e natural, recursos hídricos, e potencial turístico, o Monte Namuli tem uma importância significativa para a República de Moçambique. Situado na província da Zambézia, distrito de Gurué, é a segundamontanha mais alta de Moçambique com 2419 metros de altitude. Habitat de espécies raras e endémicas, o Monte Namuli é designado como área de biodiversidade chave de prioridade Nível 1 pelo Fundo de Parceria de Ecossistemas Críticos (CEPF), como uma Área Importante para a Conservação de Aves (IBA) e como uma Área Importante para aConservação de Plantas pela World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
Portuguese
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Mountain Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Biological and Cultural Diversity; Sustainable Use of Biodiversity; Community Use of Biodiversity
Others National Conservation Areas
O MONTE NAMULI
Communities, conservation and livelihoods
Charles, Anthony
2021
N/A
Community Conservation Research Network (CCRN) ; IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
In most places around the world, people are an integral, sometimes dominant, part of the environment. This has two implications. First, a key requirement for sustainability success lies in finding ways to meet the dual goals of conserving nature and providing for the well-being and quality of life of people. Second, while conservation and stewardship certainly require considering the problems created by human impacts, they can also draw on the considerable potential of humans to solve a range of environmental challenges. Global sustainability requires corresponding responses at a global level.
English
Permitted
General
Others
Community Use of Biodiversity
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
Communities, conservation and livelihoods
Sexual and seasonal variation in the diet and foraging behaviour of a sexually dimorphic carnivore, the honey badger (Mellivora capensis)
C. M. Begg1,2∗, K. S. Begg2, J. T. Du Toit1 and M. G. L. Mills
2002
N/A
The honey badger, or ratel, Mellivora capensis has not been well studied despite its extensive distribution. As part of the first detailed study, visual observations of nine habituated free-living individuals (five females, four males) were used to investigate seasonal, annual and sexual differences in diet and foraging behaviour. Theory predicts that generalist predators ‘switch’ between alternative prey species depending on which prey species are currently most abundant, and diet breadth expands in response to decreased availability of preferred food types. There were significant seasonal differences in the consumption of eight prey categories related to changes in prey availability but no seasonal differences in food intake per kg of bod
English
Permitted
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Threats to Biodiversity
None
Sexual and seasonal variation in the diet and foraging behaviour of a sexually dimorphic carnivore, the honey badger (Mellivora capensis)
Refuges and risks: Evaluating the benefits of an expanded MPA network for mobile apex predators
Ryan Daly Malcolm J. Smale Sarika Singh Darrell Anders Mahmood Shivji Clare A. K. Daly James S. E. Lea Lara L. Sousa Bradley M. Wetherbee Richard Fitzpatrick Christopher R. Clarke Marcus Sheaves Adam Barnett
2018
N/A; Maputo
2017-2018
DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12758
Diversity and Distribuitions
Aim: Concurrently, assessing the effectiveness of marine protected areas and evaluating the degree of risk from humans to key species provide valuable information that can be integrated into conservation management planning. Tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) are a wide-ranging ecologically important species subject to various threats. The aim of this study was to identify “hotspots” of tiger shark habitat use in relation to protected areas and potential risks from fishing. Location: Southwest Indian Ocean, east coast of South Africa and Mozambique. Methods: Satellite tags were fitted to 26 tiger sharks. A subset of 19 sharks with an average period at liberty of 197 (SD = 110) days were analysed using hotspot analysis to identify areas of ...
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Protected Areas
Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve
Refuges and risks: Evaluating the benefits of an expanded MPA network for mobile apex predators
Multi species shark habitat use and migration patterns in the Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve
Ryan Daly
2018
Maputo
2018
We fitted 67 sharks with acoustic tags in the PPMR to investigate their habitat use, site fidelity and migration patterns. Tagged shark species included bull sharks (n = 34), tiger sharks (n = 18), grey reef sharks (n = 8), blacktip sharks (n = 6) and scalloped hammerhead sharks (n = 3). In addition, we deployed satellite tags on tiger sharks (n = 18) and bull sharks (n = 25) to investigate their habitat use outside of the acoustic receiver array. Many of these sharks showed high fidelity seasonal habitat use in the PPMR with the majority of sharks present in the PPMR during the summer months. Between periods of residency in the PPMR tagged sharks undertook largescale migrations as far as Madagascar, northern Mozambique and the western ...
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Protected Areas
Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve
Multi species shark habitat use and migration patterns in the Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve
Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobilis) aggregation dynamics in the Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve: Implications for management
Dr. Ryan Daly, Clare Keating Daly, Dr. Rhett Bennett, Dr. Paul Cowley and Marcos Pereira
2015
Maputo
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Protected Areas
Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve
Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobilis) aggregation dynamics in the Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve: Implications for management
RESULTS OF A BENTHIC SURVEY OF BAIXO SÃO JOÃO, PONTA DO OURO PARTIAL MARINE RESERVE, SOUTHERN MOZAMBIQUE
M.H. Schleyer
2015
Maputo
Baixo São João is a rocky massif in the northern section of the Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve, southern Mozambique. A benthic survey was conducted on the reef in July 2015 to investigate the merits of protecting it within a sanctuary. This involved point intercept analysis of photo-quadrat transects recorded in the northern, central and southern parts of the reef on the reef top and its inshore and offshore slopes. The coral community on the reef proved to be relatively rich and uniform within all reef zones, but with no unique or over-vulnerable species. Hard corals were predominant with a mean cover of 32.3%; the mean cover of soft corals was 12.8%. Little coral damage was evident and, despite not having any special attributes ...
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Protected Areas
Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve
RESULTS OF A BENTHIC SURVEY OF BAIXO SÃO JOÃO, PONTA DO OURO PARTIAL MARINE RESERVE, SOUTHERN MOZAMBIQUE
A SUMMARY OF WCS KNOWLEDGE ON THE STATE OF CORAL REEFS IN MOZAMBIQUE
Birrell, C. L., Sola, E., Bennett, R. H., van Beuningen, D., Costa, H. M., Sitoe, J. J., Sidat, N., Fernando, S., Darling, E. S., Muthiga, N. A. and McClanahan T. R.
Este relatório tem como objectivo resumir os dados de monitoria de recifes de coral colectados pela Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) e que estão disponíveis na plataforma de dados Mermaid e em publicações efectuadas por cientistas da WCS relativas a recifes de coral em Moçambique, de modo a contribuir para o desenvolvimento de uma Estratégia Nacional e Plano de Acção para os Recifes de Corais (ENPA-RC).
Portuguese
Permitted
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
A SUMMARY OF WCS KNOWLEDGE ON THE STATE OF CORAL REEFS IN MOZAMBIQUE
Miombo Woodland Mushrooms of Commercial Food Value: A Survey of Central Districts of Zimbabwe
Alec Mlambo & Mcebisi Maphosa
2017
N/A
DOI:10.12691/jfs-5-2-5
Journal of Food Security
Wild Miombo woodlands mushrooms are a largely ignored nutrition-boosting food and source of income among rural communities of Southern Africa. A survey was conducted in the Gweru, Kwekwe, Shurugwi and Mvuma districts of Zimbabwe to establish the importance of this natural resource in household poverty reduction.Gathered quantities and sales realized were recorded through structured personal interviews targeting two thirds of gatherers with equal numbers of male and female respondents and one key informant in each site. Results showed that of 14 gathered mushroom species (orders Cantharellales, Amanitales and Termitomycetes) across all sites, five species were of varying commercial value. Amanita loosii was the most traded and the only on...
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
Miombo Woodland Mushrooms of Commercial Food Value: A Survey of Central Districts of Zimbabwe
The beehive fence project: progress report
Mbumba Marufo
2014
Niassa
2013-2014
Niassa Carnivore Project Community Manage
English
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
Niassa National Reserve
The beehive fence project: progress report
The potential of wild edible mushrooms in the miombo woodlands of the Selous-Niassa wildlife Corridor for the livehood improvement of the local community
Urs Bloesch & Frank Mbago
2008
Niassa
English
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
Niassa National Reserve
The potential of wild edible mushrooms in the miombo woodlands of the Selous-Niassa wildlife Corridor for the livehood improvement of the local community
Wild edible mushroom value chain for improved livelihoods in Southern Highlands of Tanzania
Baraka Luca Chelela, Musa Chacha and Athanasia Matemu
2014
N/A
American Journal of Research Communication
A survey was conducted to assess mycological knowledge and socio-economic benefits along the wild edible mushrooms value chain among Benna and Hehe ethnic groups in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. The mushroom hunters, collectors, processors and retailers from the local communities in Njombe and Iringa regions were interviewed. The information on indigenous mycological knowledge, collecting and retailing of wild edible mushrooms in Benna and Hehe communities were gathered. The wild edible mushrooms were collected in the Miombo woodland surrounding six villages during rainy season in January 2014. From the survey, mushroom collection and selling was gender oriented dominated by women at 70% and 93.5% respectively. Moreover, it was fou...
English
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
Wild edible mushroom value chain for improved livelihoods in Southern Highlands of Tanzania
How effective are the protected areas of East Africa?
Jason Riggio, Andrew P. Jacobson, Robert J. Hijmans, Tim Caro
2019
N/A
doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00573
Global Ecology and Conservation
Protected areas are the cornerstone of in situ conservation and their effective management is critical for maintaining biodiversity in the long term. In East Africa (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) there are 1,776 protected areas (including 186 “strict” protected areas with IUCN management categories I through IV) covering more than 27% of its terrestrial area. Here we document the extent to which East African protected areas encompass ecoregions and endemic terrestrial vertebrate taxa, and using new land conversion data derived from medium to high spatial resolution satellite images, we assess how they have been encroached upon by agriculture and other land use. We find that East African protected areas cover 86% of...
English
No Restrictions
General
Peer-reviewed article
Protected Areas
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
How effective are the protected areas of East Africa?
Fencing Africa’s protected areas: Costs, benefits, and management issues
Adam Pekor, Jennifer R.B. Miller, Michael V. Flyman, Samuel Kasik, M. Kristina Kesch, Susan M. Miller, Kenneth Uiseb, Vincent van der Mervej, Peter A. Lindsey
2019
N/A
doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.10.030
Biological Conservation
The fencing of protected areas (PAs) is highly controversial, and much remains unknown about the associated financial, ecological, and social impacts. We surveyed experts on 63 fenced and 121 unfenced PAs across 23 African countries to assess the advantages and drawbacks of fencing. Where fences exist, they are largely supported and widely viewed as effective at demarcating PA boundaries and mitigating human-wildlife conflicts. However, most fences were insufficiently funded, which limited their ability to contain conflict-prone species like elephants and lions. Fences were also frequently vandalised and caused numerous conflicts with local communities. We documented for the first time the distribution of and support for fencing in PAs...
English
No Restrictions
General
Peer-reviewed article
Protected Areas
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
Fencing Africa’s protected areas: Costs, benefits, and management issues