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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Author
Year of Publication
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Nicoadala
Impacto
2012
Zambézia
MICOA
O presente perfil inventaria os componentes e os processos ambientais do Distrito de Nicoadala que são mais relevantes para o ordenamento territorial e planificação do uso sustentável da terra e dos recursos naturais no distrito.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Nicoadala
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Namacurra
Impacto
2012
Zambézia
MICOA
O presente perfil inventaria os componentes e os processos ambientais do Distrito de Namacurra que são mais relevantes para o ordenamento territorial e planificação do uso sustentável da terra e dos recursos naturais no distrito.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Namacurra
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Maganja da Costa
Impacto
2012
Zambézia
MICOA
O presente perfil inventaria os componentes e os processos ambientais do Distrito da Maganja da Costa que são mais relevantes para o ordenamento territorial e planificação do uso sustentável da terra e dos recursos naturais no distrito.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Maganja da Costa
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Inhassunge
Impacto
2012
Zambézia
MICOA
O presente perfil inventaria os componentes e os processos ambientais do Distrito de Inhassunge, que são mais relevantes para o ordenamento territorial e planificação do uso sustentável da terra e dos recursos naturais no distrito.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Inhassunge
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Muanza
Impacto
2012
Sofala
MICOA
O presente perfil inventaria os componentes e os processos ambientais do Distrito de Muanza que são mais relevantes para o ordenamento territorial e planificação do uso sustentável da terra e dos recursos naturais no distrito.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Muanza
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Marromeu
Impacto
2012
Sofala
MICOA
O presente perfil inventaria os componentes e os processos ambientais do Distrito de Marromeu que são mais relevantes para o ordenamento territorial e planificação do uso sustentável da terra e dos recursos naturais no distrito.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Official Government Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.)
None
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Marromeu
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Machanga
Impacto
2012
Sofala
MICOA
O presente perfil inventaria os componentes e os processos ambientais do Distrito de Machanga que são mais relevantes para o ordenamento territorial e planificação do uso sustentável da terra e dos recursos naturais no distrito.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Official Government Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.)
None
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Machanga
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito do Dondo
Impacto
2012
Sofala
MICOA
O presente perfil inventaria os componentes e os processos ambientais do Distrito do Dondo que são mais relevantes para o ordenamento territorial e planificação do uso sustentável da terra e dos recursos naturais no distrito.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Official Government Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.)
None
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito do Dondo
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Mossuril
Impacto
2012
Nampula
MICOA
O presente perfil inventaria os componentes e os processos ambientais do Distrito de Mossuril que são mais relevantes para o ordenamento territorial e planificação do uso sustentável da terra e dos recursos naturais no distrito.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Mossuril
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Moma
Impacto
2012
Nampula
MICOA
O presente perfil inventaria os componentes e os processos ambientais do Distrito de Moma que são mais relevantes para o ordenamento territorial e a planificação do uso sustentável da terra e dos recursos naturais no distrito.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Moma
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Nacala-a-Velha
Impacto
2012
Nampula
MICOA
O presente perfil inventaria os componentes e os processos ambientais do Distrito de Nacalaa- Velha, considerados mais relevantes para o ordenamento territorial e planificação do uso sustentável da terra e dos recursos naturais no distrito.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Nacala-a-Velha
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Chiúre
Impacto
2012
Cabo Delgado
MICOA
O presente perfil inventaria os componentes e os processos ambientais do Distrito de Chiúre que sejam mais relevantes para o ordenamento territorial e planificação do uso sustentável da terra e dos recursos naturais no distrito.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Chiúre
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Mocimboa da Praia
Impacto
2012
Cabo Delgado
MICOA
O presente perfil inventaria os componentes e os processos ambientais do Distrito de Mocímboa da Praia que sejam mais relevantes para o ordenamento territorial e planificação do uso sustentável da terra e dos recursos naturais no distrito.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Mocimboa da Praia
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito do Ibo
Impacto
2012
Cabo Delgado
MICOA
O presente perfil inventaria os componentes e os processos ambientais do Distrito do Ibo considerados mais relevantes para o ordenamento territorial e planificação do uso sustentável da terra e dos recursos naturais no distrito.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito do Ibo
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Mecufi
Impacto
2012
Cabo Delgado
MICOA
O presente perfil inventaria os componentes e os processos ambientais do Distrito de Mecúfi que são mais relevantes para o ordenamento territorial e planificação do uso sustentável da terra e dos recursos naturais no distrito.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Mecufi
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Palma
Impacto
2012
Cabo Delgado
MICOA
O presente perfil inventaria os componentes e os processos ambientais do Distrito de Palma que são mais relevantes para o ordenamento territorial e planificação do uso sustentável da terra e dos recursos naturais no distrito.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Perfil Ambiental e Mapeamento do Uso Actual da Terra nos Distritos da Zona Costeira de Moçambique – Distrito de Palma
Field Identification Guide of the Prebranchial Appendages (Gill Plates) of Mobulid Rays for Law Enforcement and Trade Monitoring Applications
Stevens, G.
Sd
N/A
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
General Information
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Field Identification Guide of the Prebranchial Appendages (Gill Plates) of Mobulid Rays for Law Enforcement and Trade Monitoring Applications
Biofuel developments in Mozambique. Update and analysis of policy, potential and reality
Schutt, M.; Slingerland, M. & Locke, A.
2010
N/A
English
No Restrictions
General
Peer-reviewed article
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.)
None
Biofuel developments in Mozambique. Update and analysis of policy, potential and reality
Mozambique – Political Dynamics, Regulatory Outlook and Infrastructure Risks
Besseling, R.
2013
N/A
Hugely promising natural gas exploration success rates off Mozambique have generated expectations of escalating investment in the country in the coming years. Robert Besseling examines the most significant political challenges to the development of the natural gas sector in Mozambique. Political in-fighting and distractions are likely to stall the formulation of a legislative framework for the sector, motivate the renegotiation of existing contracts and delay the necessary development of LNG infrastructure. In order to mitigate risks, investing companies will become more dependent on local partnerships with the political elite.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures; Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Mozambique – Political Dynamics, Regulatory Outlook and Infrastructure Risks
Economia Extractiva e Desafios de Industrialização: para além de rendas dos recursos naturais
Castel-Branco, C.
2013
N/A
IESE
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Presentations
Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures
None
Economia Extractiva e Desafios de Industrialização: para além de rendas dos recursos naturais
Handbook for Sandfish farming
ReCoMaP
Sd
N/A
This handbook aims to disseminate the approach employed by project partners, in a ReCoMaP funded project, to develop sea cucumber farming as an alternative livelihood for vezo fishers, a marginalised coastal population, in south-west Madagascar. It is designed to raise awareness, among future stakeholders, of the factors that can affect the viability of the activity.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Handbook for Sandfish farming
Governance in Norwegian Petroleum-Related Assistance
McCourt, E.
2010
N/A
UNIVERSITY OF OSLO
This thesis aims to provide a contribution to the discussion of Norway’s role in petroleum-related assistance to developing countries. The thesis will focus on the aspect of governance in this type of development assistance, based on the premise that the qualified version of governance, namely good governance, is a prerequisite for avoiding the resource curse.
English
No Restrictions
General
Peer-reviewed article
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.)
None
Governance in Norwegian Petroleum-Related Assistance
Gender and Poverty in Mozambique
CMI BRIEF
2010
N/A
Gender equality and women’s empowerment are high on the government and donor agendas in Sub-Saharan Africa, but have largely failed to have an impact. Rather than ‘mainstreaming’ gender, more attention to the variations in the position of women is necessary. In a series of three studies on gender policies and the feminisation of poverty in Mozambique, significant differences were found between the north and the south as well as between rural and urban areas. Such variations are essential to understand in order to design relevant policies and interventions for improving the conditions for women in the country.
English
No Restrictions
General
General Information
Gender and Biodiversity
None
Gender and Poverty in Mozambique
Gas for development or just for money?
Hanlon, J. & Nuvunga, A.
2015
N/A
Centro de Integridade Pública
Mozambique’s gas can be used to promote industrialisation and rural development, but only if key choices are made now. Current priorities are for export based mega-projects promising high revenues, but like past mega-projects doing little to create jobs or reduce poverty. Mega-projects costing tens of billions of dollars are essential, but the Council of Ministers can instruct that negotiations give a higher priority to using the gas to create a domestic industry and jobs, even if it reduces short term income.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Others
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.)
None
Gas for development or just for money?
Few Data But Many Fish: Marine Small-Scale Fisheries Catches for Mozambique and Tanzania
Jacquet, J. Et al.
2008
N/A
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) fi sheries landings data, which are fed by national statistics, have served as the primary tool for many global and regional fi sheries studies, and are used to determine fi sh consumption, the value of fi sheries to national economies, and the amount of surplus fi sheries production.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Few Data But Many Fish: Marine Small-Scale Fisheries Catches for Mozambique and Tanzania
Estratégia Ambiental para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável
MICOA
2007
N/A
MICOA
Moçambique aspira um desenvolvimento sócio-económico que lhe permita ter uma população saudável, capacitada e activa, financeiramente estável e com uma atitude positiva para com ela própria, com o seu país e com a humanidade. Para que Moçambique alcance estes objectivos, deverá compatibilizar o processo de planificação do seu desenvolvimento sócio-económico, com uma Estratégia Ambiental Nacional, baseada no conceito de Desenvolvimento Sustentável.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.)
None
Estratégia Ambiental para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável
Exposing the Hydra: The growing role of Vietnamese syndicates in ivory trafficking
Environmental Investigation Agency
Sd
N/A
Despite being the focus of numerous investigations and exposés regarding the country’s role in the international illegal wildlife trade, Vietnam continues to be a primary hub for ivory trafficking.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity; Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Threats to Biodiversity
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
Exposing the Hydra: The growing role of Vietnamese syndicates in ivory trafficking
An Economic Analysis of Natural Resources Sustainability in Mozambique Fisheries
Mozambican fisheries are characterized by vast varieties of environmental conditions, catch technologies, ownerships and market structures. Fisheries take place in freshwater lakes, dams and rivers, brackish water, mangrove forests and other coastal areas, or in open ocean waters on the continental shelf and pelagically. The diversity of habitats include coral reefs and rocky bottom in the narrow shelf zones, the soft bottom of the Sofala Bank and the deeper areas on the continental slope.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures
None
An Economic Analysis of Natural Resources Sustainability in Mozambique Fisheries
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity; Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Presentations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Quirimbas National Park; Bazaruto Archipelago National Park; Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve; Cabo de São Sebastião Total Protection Zone; Inhaca Biological Reserve; Tchuma Tchato Community Reserve
Realizações do Sector das Pescas 2005 / 2013
Environmental impact assessment for shallow Water seismic survey & exploration drilling in Rovuma area 1 – Volume 3 Specialist Studies
JASCO Research Ltd.
2008
Cabo Delgado
Anadarko Moçambique Área 1, Lda, along with partner Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos, EP, has proposed to undertake shallow water seismic surveys in Rovuma Offshore Area 1, offshore of theMozambique coast. This block is located approximately 100 km north of Pemba and extends to the national border with Tanzania. The survey would take place during the second and third quarters of 2009.For the survey under consideration in this report, the project area is bounded to the west by the shoreline and to the east by a line joining the most easterly points of the 200 m depth contour.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Impact Assessment
None
Environmental impact assessment for shallow Water seismic survey & exploration drilling in Rovuma area 1 – Volume 3 Specialist Studies
Environmental impact assessment for shallow Water seismic survey & exploration drilling in Rovuma area 1 – Volume 2 – Part B Environmental Management Plan (EMP)
IMPACTO
2008
Cabo Delgado
The present Environmental Management Plan (EMP) contains directives for implementing the mitigation measures associated with the environmental impacts resulting from the seismic surveys and exploration drilling of wells in shallow waters - less than 50m for seismic and less than 200m in depth for drilling to be undertaken by Anadarko Moçambique Área 1, Lda (AMA1) in Rovuma Offshore Area 1.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Management Plans, Biodiversity Counterbalance Plans, and the like
Impact Assessment
None
Environmental impact assessment for shallow Water seismic survey & exploration drilling in Rovuma area 1 – Volume 2 – Part B Environmental Management Plan (EMP)
Strategy and Action Plan for the Conservation of Biological Diversity in Mozambique 2003 – 2010
Liphola, A.
2008
N/A
MICOA
This presentation aims to share some basic and
relevant information on NBSAP focusing on what has
been done and what is being done in Mozambique
pertaining to NBSAP, and underlying the major
challenges as well as to stress significant gains on this
important area of national development.
English
No Restrictions
General
Presentations
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.)
None
Strategy and Action Plan for the Conservation of Biological Diversity in Mozambique 2003 – 2010
Coastal Aquaculture Surveying Quirimbas National Park
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Pesqueira
2003
Cabo Delgado
MINISTÉRIO DAS PESCAS
This initial study covered the coast of Ibo Island and the west coast of Matemo Island north of Ibo. The surveying on bivalve distribution with particular interest on oysters was extended to the northwest coast of Quilaluia Island and the canals within the Quirimbas Islands.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Official Government Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Quirimbas National Park
Coastal Aquaculture Surveying Quirimbas National Park
Terceiro Relatório Nacional da Convenção sobre Diversidade Biológica
MICOA
2006
N/A
MICOA
O Terceiro Relatório Nacional da Convenção sobre Diversidade Biológica foi elaborado pela Unidade de Biodiversidade sob coordenação do MICOA com activa participação de intervenientes dos sectores público e privado bem como das organizações não-governamentais, e pretende apresentar os resultados reais resultantes da adopção de políticas, estratégias e planos relacionados com a implementação nacional da Convenção sobre Diversidade Biológica no período 2002-2005.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Biological and Cultural Diversity
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
Terceiro Relatório Nacional da Convenção sobre Diversidade Biológica
Fifth National Report on the Implementation of Convention on Biological Diversity in MOZAMBIQUE
MICOA
2014
N/A
Ministry for the Coordination of Environmental Affairs
Adopted in May 1992 by 156 countries, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) aims to promote the conservation of biological diversity; sustainable use of its components and equitable sharing in the use of genetic resources. Mozambique ratified the CBD in August 1994, through Resolution 2/94 of 24 August. Under Article 6 of the CBD, Parties are encouraged to develop a National Strategy and Action Plan for the Conservation of Biodiversity (NBSAP), a document that works as the global and national framework for implementing the Convention's objectives, the promotion of conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
English
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.)
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
Fifth National Report on the Implementation of Convention on Biological Diversity in MOZAMBIQUE
Shallow Water Farming of Marine Organisms, in Particular Bivalves, in Quirimbas National Park, Mozambique
Jensen, K.
2006
N/A
A LITERATURE STUDY PREPARED FOR WWF DENMARK
Shellfish collected from local intertidal and shallow subtidal areas in the coastal zone form an important dietary component in many developing countries, especially in the tropics. Increased population pressure, whether from increased birth rates or migration, usually leads to increased pressure on such open access resources. This report summarizes some of the available literature, especially from eastern Africa and from other developing countries in the tropics.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity; Community Use of Biodiversity
Quirimbas National Park
Shallow Water Farming of Marine Organisms, in Particular Bivalves, in Quirimbas National Park, Mozambique
Biofuels, land access and rural livelihoods in Mozambique
Nhantumbo, I. & Salomão, A.
2010
Cabo Delgado; Gaza; Manica; Sofala
This report documents how the spread of biofuels is affecting land access for poorer groups in Mozambique, and what actions are being taken, successfully and unsuccessfully, to secure land access for poorer groups. To the extent possible given the recent nature of the biofuels boom in Mozambique, the report also assesses the early impacts of a few biofuels projects. The report is based on a review of existing documentation, on multi-stakeholder interviews and on case studies of three biofuels projects. The aim is to feed into debates on biofuels both nationally and internationally.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments; Threats to Biodiversity
None
Biofuels, land access and rural livelihoods in Mozambique
Size and structure of a photographically identified population of manta rays Manta alfredi in southern Mozambique
Marshall, A.; Dudgeon, C. & Bennett, M.
2011
Gaza; Inhambane; Maputo (cidade); Maputo
Mar Biol
The size and structure of a photographically identified population of reef manta ray, Manta alfredi, were examined at aggregation sites over a four-year period in southern Mozambique. The use and standardisation of photo-ID techniques was examined as a minimally-intrusive means to study this species. Using these techniques, we report on the size, structure and seasonality of this population of M. alfredi. In total, 449 individuals were identified during this time period, 40.5% of which were re-sighted on at least one occasion. The longest period between re-sighting events was 1,252 days.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
Bazaruto Archipelago National Park; Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve; Cabo de São Sebastião Total Protection Zone; Inhaca Biological Reserve
Size and structure of a photographically identified population of manta rays Manta alfredi in southern Mozambique
Aerial CensusSurvey of Marine Mammalsand Sea Turtleswithin the Rovuma Concession Block and Parque Nacional Quirimbas, Mozambique
CSA International, Inc.
2007
Cabo Delgado
This report provides a description of field survey methods and a presentation of the results, including a chronology of events. Distributions and densities of marine mammals and turtles sighted during the survey also are presented and discussed.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Quirimbas National Park
Aerial CensusSurvey of Marine Mammalsand Sea Turtleswithin the Rovuma Concession Block and Parque Nacional Quirimbas, Mozambique
Report on Fish Monitoring in Quirimbas National Park September 2004 to September 2005: Evaluation of fish Population within Matemo, Quilalea and Ibo Sanctuaries
Costa, A.
2006
Cabo Delgado
WWF
This work presents the results of the first survey of the fish population inside sanctuaries and adjacent fished area after closure, aiming to provide a baseline in the future. This study was carried out as part of the strategies to recover the declining fish stock population in Quirimbas National Park.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Quirimbas National Park
Report on Fish Monitoring in Quirimbas National Park September 2004 to September 2005: Evaluation of fish Population within Matemo, Quilalea and Ibo Sanctuaries