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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Adaptation to Climate Change in Semi-Arid Environments Experience and Lessons from Mozambique
Midgley, S.; Dejene, A. & Mattick, A.
2012
N/A
FAO
Southern Africa and Mozambique are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The region is frequently exposed to droughts, floods, variable rainfall and heat, which are expected to worsen, and sensitivity to such exposure of the natural resource-based livelihood system is very high. The project area is remote and highly underdeveloped and the population is poor, food insecure, and not resilient to the impact of climate shocks. Due to water scarcity, not sufficient for humans and livestock except in a few communities along the Limpopo River, livelihood options are limited.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Climate Change and Biodiversity; Threats to Biodiversity
None
Adaptation to Climate Change in Semi-Arid Environments Experience and Lessons from Mozambique
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Adaptation to climate change impacts on human, animal and plant health
EN
2013
N/A
This document was based on the general framework set out in the White Paper "Adapting to climate change: Towards a European framework for action"2 which proposed to increase the resilience of health and social systems to climate change and underlined the need to ensure adequate surveillance and control of the human, animal and plant health impacts of climate change
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Climate Change and Biodiversity
None
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Adaptation to climate change impacts on human, animal and plant health
Vegetation monitoring: Pipeline servitude rehabilitation between Temane and the border at Ressano Garcia/Komatipoort
Sasol
2016
Gaza; Inhambane; Maputo (cidade); Maputo
This document is the first report of pre-construction flora monitoring program, along the pipeline route in Mozambique, between Temane and the border at Ressano Garcia/Komatipoort. This pipeline has a 525km extension and it’s the Mozambican part of the Mozambique to Secunda pipeline (MSP), which has 865km long. Sasol Pipeline Operation is the supplier of natural gas sourced from the Pande and Temane gas fields in Mozambique via the existing MSP line to Secunda in South Africa.
English
No Restrictions
General
Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Management Plans, Biodiversity Counterbalance Plans, and the like
Impact Assessment; Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Vegetation monitoring: Pipeline servitude rehabilitation between Temane and the border at Ressano Garcia/Komatipoort
Climate Vulnerability Background Review for the Quirimbas National Park, Mozambique
Paula, A. Et al
2015
Cabo Delgado
WWF
This review is included in the WWF CEAGI Climate change adaptation programme and intends to summarize the relevant available information and references to assess climate vulnerability in the QNP. From all the available references for this review, 143 were considered relevant and analysed and relevant stakeholders, including the Provincial Directorates and Delegations were contacted
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Climate Change and Biodiversity; Protected Areas
Quirimbas National Park
Climate Vulnerability Background Review for the Quirimbas National Park, Mozambique
Climate Vulnerability Background Review for The Primeiras and Segundas Environmental Protection Area Mozambique
Paula, A. Et al.
2015
Cabo Delgado; Nampula
WWF
This review is included in the WWF CEAGI Climate change adaptation programme and intends to summarize the relevant available information and references to assess climate vulnerability in the PSEPA. From all the available references for this review, 143 were considered relevant and analysed and relevant stakeholders, including the Provincial Directorates and Delegations were contacted.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Climate Change and Biodiversity; Protected Areas
Quirimbas National Park; Primeiras e Segundas Islands Environmental Protection Area
Climate Vulnerability Background Review for The Primeiras and Segundas Environmental Protection Area Mozambique
Projecto da Central Termoeléctrica de Ciclo Combinado do Búzi Estudo de Pré-Viabilidade Ambiental e Definição de âmbito (EPDA)
Biodinâmica
2016
Sofala
O presente documento corresponde ao Resumo Não Técnico do EPDA do Projecto e destina-se a apresentar, de forma tão clara, simples e concisa quanto possível, os principais aspectos considerados neste Estudo.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Management Plans, Biodiversity Counterbalance Plans, and the like
Impact Assessment
None
Projecto da Central Termoeléctrica de Ciclo Combinado do Búzi Estudo de Pré-Viabilidade Ambiental e Definição de âmbito (EPDA)
Climate Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Priorities for the Quirimbas National Park (QNP)
Costa, H. Et al.
2016
Cabo Delgado
The objectives of the QNP climate vulnerability assessment were: (i) to better understand the nature of climate change-related resilience, impacts and vulnerabilities of selected ecosystems, species and livelihood resources within the QNP; (ii) to identify priority areas of environmental and social vulnerability to climate stresses and (iii) to identify priority adaptation options that address critical climate vulnerabilities within the landscape and which are aligned with QNP management approaches.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Climate Change and Biodiversity; Protected Areas
Quirimbas National Park
Climate Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Priorities for the Quirimbas National Park (QNP)
Climate Vulnerability Assessment for the Primeiras and Segundas Environmental Protection Area (PSEPA)
Costa, H. Et al.
2016
Nampula
The objectives of the PSEPA climate vulnerability assessment were: i) to better understand the nature of climate change related resilience, impacts and vulnerabilities of selected ecosystems, species and livelihood resources within the PSEPA; ii) To identify priority areas of environmental and social vulnerability to climate stresses and iii) identify preliminary adaption options that address critical climate vulnerabilities within the target area.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Climate Change and Biodiversity; Protected Areas
Primeiras e Segundas Islands Environmental Protection Area
Climate Vulnerability Assessment for the Primeiras and Segundas Environmental Protection Area (PSEPA)
Preliminary feasibility study to establish a Sustainable Use Conservation Area in the region of Palma and Nangade, Cabo Delgado
Costa, H.; Fernandes, J. & Paula, A.
2016
Cabo Delgado
This document represents the final report of the preliminary feasibility assessment of the process described above. The main objective of this assessment is to conduct a preliminary feasibility study to establish a Sustainable Use Conservation Area in Palma and Nangade districts. The following topics are presented: i) a characterization of Palma and Nangade districts, ii) critical evaluation of an old proposal to create Protected Area in Palma, elaborated by MICOA in 2006; iii) the analysis and integration of the results from the stakeholder consultation undertaken in the two initial field trips and the stakeholders workshop
WWF – MCO
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments; Protected Areas
None
Preliminary feasibility study to establish a Sustainable Use Conservation Area in the region of Palma and Nangade, Cabo Delgado
CENTRO DE SERVIÇOS DE PETRÓLEO E GÁS DE PEMBA: Adenda ao Plano de Gestão Ambiental para a Ensecadeira Proposta
Biodinâmica
2015
Cabo Delgado
A licença ambiental para a Base Logistica foi emitida pelo anterior Ministério para a Coordenação da Acção Ambiental (MICOA) a 12 de Dezembro de 2014, de acordo com a Catgoria A. Enquanto Proponente do Projecto Centro de Serviços de Petróleo e Gás de Pemba (CSPGP), a ENH Integrated Logistics Services S.A (ENHILS) nomeou a WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, Africa em parceria com a Biodinâmica, S.A. (baseda em Pemba), para proceder à supervisão ambiental da Fase 1A da fase de construção do projecto referido.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Management Plans, Biodiversity Counterbalance Plans, and the like
Impact Assessment
None
CENTRO DE SERVIÇOS DE PETRÓLEO E GÁS DE PEMBA: Adenda ao Plano de Gestão Ambiental para a Ensecadeira Proposta
Environmental and Social Management Plan Baixo Limpopo Irrigation and Climate Resilience Project
Ad
2012
Gaza
The purpose of this Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for the Baixo Limpopo Irrigation and Climate Resilience Project (BLICRP) is to provide a summary of environmental considerations that need to be implemented during the design, implementation and operations stages of the project. The ESMP also aims to assure the compliance of the project with the applicable environmental and social legal requirements and procedures of Mozambique (2006 Environmental Act) as well as the African Development Bank’s environmental and social safeguard policies, guidelines and procedures.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Management Plans, Biodiversity Counterbalance Plans, and the like
Impact Assessment
None
Environmental and Social Management Plan Baixo Limpopo Irrigation and Climate Resilience Project
Mozambique has experienced a turbulent history: several centuries of Portuguese administration, a long war of Independence, an abrupt transition to Independence in 1975, a short period of post-Independence stability (1975-1980) followed by a long and bloody armed conflict which finally came to a conclusion in 1992.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity; Ecosystem Restoration
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
Biodiversity and War: A Case Study of Mozambique
Risk assessment of the Transportation of Natural Gas Condensate from Temane Central Processing Facility (CPF) to PETROMOC Tank Farm in Maputo
Burger, L.
2005
Gaza; Inhambane; Maputo (cidade); Maputo
In terms of agreements between Sasol Petroleum Temane Limitada, Sasol Oil (Pty) Ltd and Petromoc, safety, health and environmental compliance obligations are imposed on the transportation contract. The obligations entail, amongst others, that the transporter of the condensate, must conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) in accordance with the provisions of the Mozambican Regulations for the Procedure for Environmental Impact Assessment contained in Decree 76/98 of 29 December 1998.
English
No Restrictions
General
Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Management Plans, Biodiversity Counterbalance Plans, and the like
Impact Assessment
None
Risk assessment of the Transportation of Natural Gas Condensate from Temane Central Processing Facility (CPF) to PETROMOC Tank Farm in Maputo
Projecto Florestal da Zambézia: Relatório do Estudo de Impacto Ambiental
Impact Lda.
2014
Zambézia
O objecto do presente estudo de Avaliação de Impacto Ambiental (AIA) compreende uma plantação florestal na Zambézia, a ser realizada numa área de 120 000 ha a partir de cerca de dois terços de uma área total de 174.000 ha com espécies do género Eucalyptus. De um modo geral, a implantação de projectos florestais é tida como um contributo de grande importância para a recuperação e aproveitamento de vastas áreas do meio rural contribuindo assim para o desenvolvimento económico local e nacional, propiciando ainda o estabelecimento de uma nova indústria no país, a da produção de pasta e papel.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Management Plans, Biodiversity Counterbalance Plans, and the like
Impact Assessment
None
Projecto Florestal da Zambézia: Relatório do Estudo de Impacto Ambiental
Case study of Bicycle Project in Chockwe, Mozambique
Overton, K. & Zambeze, A.
Sd
Gaza
The projecto Bicicletas (Bicycle Project) was conceived in 1992 by two non-governamental organizations based in Mozambique: the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy and the National Mozambican association for development of Rural Women.
English
No Restrictions
General
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Gender and Biodiversity; Community Use of Biodiversity
None
Case study of Bicycle Project in Chockwe, Mozambique
A Risky Climate for Southern African Hydro: Assessing Hydrological Risks and Consequences for Zambezi River Basin Dams
Beifuss, R.
2012
Tete
Africa is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Numerous climate change models predict that the continent’s weather patterns will become more variable, and extreme weather events are expected to be more frequent and severe, with increasing risk to health and life. Within the next 50 years, an estimated 60 to 120 million people in Southern Africa will face water stress.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Threats to Biodiversity
None
A Risky Climate for Southern African Hydro: Assessing Hydrological Risks and Consequences for Zambezi River Basin Dams
The value of freshwater wetlands in the Zambezi basin
Seyam, I. Et al.
2001
Tete; Zambézia
The aim of this paper is to apply a simple approach for valuing wetlands at a river basin scale. The approach used takes into account the common problem of limited data availability and allows a rapid assessment of wetland values. For each wetland an inventory of production and information functions is made. The wetland value derived from each function is estimated based on market prices. The approach has been applied to the wetlands of the Zambezi basin in Southern Africa, a typical example of a situation with limited availability of data. The results show that flood recession agriculture is the main contributor to the total economic value of wetlands in the Zambezi basin.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
The value of freshwater wetlands in the Zambezi basin
The Economic Value of the Zambezi Delta
Guveya, E. & Sukume, C.
2008
Sofala; Tete; Zambézia
The study estimates that the annual total value of the Zambezi Delta ranges between US$0.93 billion and US$ 1.6 billion. An analysis by type of value shows that in a normal year of this total economic value (TEV) about 65.67% is direct use value, 32.3% is the option value and the non‐use value only about 1.9%. An analysis by source of value shows that of the total economic value about 57.3% derives from the water, about 26.1% derives from the standing stocks of timber, and about 6.1% of the annual value derives from the stock of wildlife.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures
None
The Economic Value of the Zambezi Delta
Assessing Environmental Flow Requirements for the Marromeu Complex of the Zambezi Delta: Application of the Drift Model (Downstream Response to Imposed Flow Transformations)
Beilfuss, R. & Brown, C.
2006
Sofala; Tete; Zambézia
Museum of Natural History - University of Eduardo Mondlane
The Zambezi Delta is a broad, flat alluvial plain along the coast of central Mozambique. The delta is triangular in shape, covering an area of approximately 1.2 million hectares that stretches 120 km from its inland apex (near the confluence of the Zambezi and Shire Rivers) to the main Zambezi River mouth and 200 km along the Indian Ocean coastline from the Cuacua River outlet near Quelimane south to the Zuni River outlet. The large port city of Beira is located about 200 km to the south. The Delta is bordered to the north by the Morrumbala escarpment that serves as a divide between the Zambezi and Shire River catchments, and to the west by the Cheringoma escarpment that separates the Zambezi and Pungue River catchments.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures; Impact Assessment
Marromeu Special Reserve
Assessing Environmental Flow Requirements for the Marromeu Complex of the Zambezi Delta: Application of the Drift Model (Downstream Response to Imposed Flow Transformations)
Indicators of Hydrological Change in the Lower Zambezi River
Beilfuss, R.
Sd
Sofala; Tete; Zambézia
Hydrology is the most important determinant of wetland functions and values worldwide (e.g., Finlayson and Moser 1991, National Research Council 1995, Mitsch and Gosselink 1993). In large floodplains such as the Zambezi Delta, the composition, structure, and function of the system—from the basic biological processes of primary production, decomposition, and consumption to the complex reproductive adaptations of plants and animals—depend on the hydrological connection between river and floodplain (e.g., Welcomme 1979, Poff and Ward 1990, Sparks 1992, Bayley 1995, Heiler et al. 1995).
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Threats to Biodiversity
Marromeu Special Reserve
Indicators of Hydrological Change in the Lower Zambezi River
Settlement patterns in relation to flow changes
Bento, C.
Sd
Sofala
Museu da Historia Natural
Changes in settlement patterns (in adaptation to loss of regular annual floods) result in higher social and economic costs during very large (uncontrollable) floods
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Presentations
Threats to Biodiversity
Marromeu Special Reserve
Settlement patterns in relation to flow changes
The effects of hydrological Changes on the Zambezi Delta
Timberlake, J.
Sd
Sofala; Tete; Zambézia
Biodiversity Foundation for Africa
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Presentations
Threats to Biodiversity
Marromeu Special Reserve
The effects of hydrological Changes on the Zambezi Delta
Fauna Bravia do Delta do Rio Zambeze
Funston, P.
Sd
Sofala; Tete; Zambézia
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity; Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Presentations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Marromeu Special Reserve
Fauna Bravia do Delta do Rio Zambeze
Zambezi Delta Drift Application Effects of Timed Water Releases on Fish And Fisheries
Rweddle, D.
Sd
Sofala; Tete; Zambézia
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Presentations
Threats to Biodiversity
Marromeu Special Reserve
Zambezi Delta Drift Application Effects of Timed Water Releases on Fish And Fisheries
Working Papers of the Program for the Sustainable Management of Cahora Bassa Dam and the Lower Zambezi Valley
Beilfuss, R. Et al.
2001
Sofala; Tete; Zambézia
Water resources development projects have substantially altered the hydrological regime of the Zambezi Delta. Prior to the construction of Kariba Dam on the middle Zambezi River, peak floods spread over a mosaic of vegetation communities in the 12,000 km2 Zambezi Delta – one of the largest wetland systems in southern Africa. Floodplain grasslands were inundated with floodwaters for up to nine months of the year, and many areas were saturated throughout the dry season. With the closing of Kariba Dam in 1959 and Cahora Bassa Dam in 1974, nearly 90% of the Zambezi catchment has become regulated and the natural flood cycles of the lower Zambezi River are now aphenomenon of the past.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Threats to Biodiversity
Marromeu Special Reserve
Working Papers of the Program for the Sustainable Management of Cahora Bassa Dam and the Lower Zambezi Valley
Zambezi River Basin Initiative
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
2009
Sofala; Tete; Zambézia
An increase in the frequency, complexity and magnitude of natural disasters and epidemics in southern Africa, combined with socio-economic shocks, have conspired to exacerbate the vulnerability of communities across the region. Extreme weather conditions, influenced in part by climate change, are also undermining already low-levels of agricultural production.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity; Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Marromeu Special Reserve
Zambezi River Basin Initiative
Prescribed Flooding and Restoration Potential in the Zambezi Delta, Mozambique
Beilfuss, R.
2001
Sofala; Tete; Zambézia
International Crane Foundation
The past century of water resource development on the Zambezi River has resulted in significant adverse changes in the hydrological regime of the Zambezi Delta. The socio-economic and ecological consequences of these changes have been widespread and severe. The productivity of flood recession agriculture, fisheries, and grazing lands has declined. Widespread invasion of woody species into the delta grasslands, retrogression of coastal mangroves, displacement of wetland vegetation by less palatable upland bunchgrass species, and terrestrialization of abandoned waterways are evident. The process and patterns of change suggest that conditions will continue to deteriorate unless key indicators of hydrological change can be improved. Efforts
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Ecosystem Restoration
None
Prescribed Flooding and Restoration Potential in the Zambezi Delta, Mozambique
Patterns of Hydrological Change in the Zambezi Delta, Mozambique
Beilfuss, R.
2001
Sofala; Tete; Zambézia
WORKING PAPER #2 PROGRAM FOR THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF CAHORA BASSA DAM AND THE LOWER ZAMBEZI VALLEY
Hydrology is the most important determinant of wetland functions and values worldwide (e.g., Finlayson and Moser 1991, National Research Council 1995, Mitsch and Gosselink 1993). In large floodplains such as the Zambezi Delta, the composition, structure, and function of the system—from the basic biological processes of primary production, decomposition, and consumption to the complex reproductive adaptations of plants and animals—depend on the hydrological connection between river and floodplain (e.g., Welcomme 1979, Poff and Ward 1990, Sparks 1992, Bayley 1995, Heiler et al. 1995).
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments; Threats to Biodiversity
None
Patterns of Hydrological Change in the Zambezi Delta, Mozambique
Zambezi Basin Wetlands Volume I: Main Report
Timberlake, J
1998
Sofala; Tete; Zambézia
Zambezi Society
The biodiversity studies detailed in this report represent one component of the Zambezi Basin Wetlands Conservation and Resource Utilisation Project (ZBWCRUP), funded by CIDA and implemented by IUCN ROSA from 1996 to 2000. The ZBWCRUP project goal is "to conserve the wetland ecosystems of the Zambezi River Basin while facilitating their sustainable use". The major project objective to which these biodiversity studies relate is "to articulate the true value and importance of the functions, products and attributes of wetland ecosystems at local, national and regional levels".
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Zambezi Basin Wetlands Volume I: Main Report
Zambezi Basin Wetlands Volume III: Chapter 1 – Land use changes on the Barotse Floodplains
Timberlake, J.
1998
Sofala; Tete; Zambézia
Zambezi Society
Before considering the land use changes which have occurred in the Upper Zambezi wetlands during this century, we should look back further in time to consider the prehistory of human settlement on the plains. Although a series of Stone-Age settlements are known from the Victoria Falls (Clark 1970), none has yet been discovered in Western Province. The almost complete absence of surface rocks and the generally acid environment of the wetlands has resulted in a dearth of evidence of early human habitation.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Zambezi Basin Wetlands Volume III: Chapter 1 – Land use changes on the Barotse Floodplains
Biodiversity of the Zambezi Basin Wetlands: Review And Preliminary Assessment Of Available Information
Timberlake, J.
1998
Sofala; Tete; Zambézia
IUCN ROSA
The Regional Office for Southern Africa of IUCN (IUCN-ROSA), in conjunction with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), initiated the Zambezi Basin Wetlands Conservation and Resource Utilisation Project (ZBWCRUP) in 1996. This project is aimed at ensuring wise use of natural resources of the wetlands of the Zambezi Basin, focussing in particular on four project sites (the Barotse floodplains in western Zambia, the floodplains and swamps of the Chobe/Caprivi region of Namibia and Botswana, the wetlands of the Lower Shire in southern Malawi and Mozambique, and the Zambezi Delta in Mozambique).
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Biodiversity of the Zambezi Basin Wetlands: Review And Preliminary Assessment Of Available Information
Wattled Crane and Wetland Surveys in the Great Zambezi Delta, Mozambique
Beilfuss, R & Allan, D.
Sd
Sofala; Tete; Zambézia
The Wattled Crane (Bugeranus ciirtinculatus) .is a globally endangered resident of sub-saharan Africa. The large size and unique gray and white plumage ofthe Wattled Crane make it a conspicuous- member of the wetland communities upon which it depends,and a valuable focal point for wetland conservation initiatives.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity; Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Wattled Crane and Wetland Surveys in the Great Zambezi Delta, Mozambique
Gear selectivity for three by-catch species in the shallow-water shrimp trawl fishery at the Sofala Bank, Mozambique
Pinto, M.
Sd
Sofala
Institute for Fisheries Research
The reduction of shrimp by-catch when fishing with shrimp trawlers can constitute a strategy to minimise discards. A research cruise was conducted in February 1995 in shallow waters off Sofala Bank, Mozambique to investigate the sorting (selection) efficiency of cod-ends (55mm and 60mm meshes) compared to the top-grid (14mm space bar) systems using covered cod-end method. The selectivity parameters were obtained for Otolithes ruber, Johnius dussumieri and Thryssa vitrirostris through the maximum likelihood estimate (MLE) method, using logit function and pooled samples through the variance component model (VCM) . The top-grid was mounted at a theoretical angle of 33°, one metre aft of the retriever strap, in a downward direction.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Gear selectivity for three by-catch species in the shallow-water shrimp trawl fishery at the Sofala Bank, Mozambique
Shark fishing in Mozambique: A preliminary assessment of artisanal fisheries
Pierce, S. Et al
2008
Gaza; Inhambane; Maputo (cidade); Maputo
Eyes on the Horizon
The ~ 85 km length of coastline between Morrumbene and Pomene appears to have the most concentrated artisanal shark fisheries in southern Mozambique (Inhambane to Maputo provinces), though the entire area from the Bazaruto Archipelago south to around Zavora is subject to relatively high fishing pressure. Bottom-set longlines may be the most commonly used gear. A range of elasmobranch species are taken within these fisheries. Carcharhinid sharks and Rhynchobatus guitarfish seem to be a major target.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Bazaruto Archipelago National Park; Pomene National Reserve; Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve; Cabo de São Sebastião Total Protection Zone; Inhaca Biological Reserve
Shark fishing in Mozambique: A preliminary assessment of artisanal fisheries
A Nova Katembe
Ad
Sd
Maputo
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
General Information
Biological and Cultural Diversity
Maputo Special Reserve
A Nova Katembe
Fisheries in a Context of Economic Changes in Mozambique
Tenreiro, J.
2010
N/A
A C P F i s h e r i e s
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Presentations
Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures
None
Fisheries in a Context of Economic Changes in Mozambique
Sustainable Financing of Protected Area System in Mozambique
The national system of protected areas of Mozabique covers a total area of some 13941800 ha, of wich 360900 ha are marine and 13580900 ha terrestrial. Currently the funding baselines for protected areas and the capacities to administer and improve protected area revenue streams, are well below the levels required to ensure that protected areas systems properly serves its function as an important tool to protect biodiversity.
English
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures; Protected Areas
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
Sustainable Financing of Protected Area System in Mozambique
Desenvolvimento da Estratégia Conjunta para a Gestão Integrada dos Recursos Hídricos da Bacia Hidrográfica do Pungoé: Anexo X Estudo Sectorial: Fauna, Áreas de Conservação e Turismo
SWECO INTERNATIONAL AB Et al.
2004
Sofala
Governo da República de Moçambique Governo da República do Zimbabwe Agência Sueca para o Desenvolvimento Internacional (ASDI)
O Desenvolvimento da Estratégia Conjunta para a Gestão Integrada dos Recursos Hídricos (GIRH) da Bacia do Rio Pungoé, mais conhecido por Projecto Pungoé, é um esforço de cooperação entre os Governos de Mocambique e Zimbabwe para criar um quadro de gestão equilibrada e sustentável e de desenvolvimento e conservação dos recursos hídricos na bacia do rio Pungoé, com o objectivo de aumentar os benefícios sociais e económicos para as populações que vivem ao longo da bacia. Um dos elementos chave para o desenvolvimento desta estratégia pelo Projecto está associado à capacitação institucional para a sua implementação e actualização, que permita facilitar uma efectiva gestão participativa envolvendo tanto as autoridades como os stakeholders.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Official Government Document
Biological and Cultural Diversity; Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures
None
Desenvolvimento da Estratégia Conjunta para a Gestão Integrada dos Recursos Hídricos da Bacia Hidrográfica do Pungoé: Anexo X Estudo Sectorial: Fauna, Áreas de Conservação e Turismo
Comunidades dehonianas no Norte e Centro de Moçambique. Possibilidades turísticas
Os dehonianos (nome porque são conhecidos os sacerdotes da Congregação do Coração de Jesus) instalaram-se no século passado entre os povos do norte e centro de Moçambique e ainda hoje subsistem, em missões abertas ao mundo, junto da população que guiam espiritualmente e ajudam comunitariamente. Mas os novos tempos trouxeram dificuldades financeiras, e os seus membros têm de encontrar formas de sustentar as suas atividades. O turismo pode ser a solução para as comunidades de Nampula, Alto-Molocué, Quelimane, Milevane e Gurué, nas províncias de Nampula e Zambézia. O objetivo geral é concluir se existem possibilidades turísticas nas comunidades dehonianas presentes no centro e norte de Moçambique, através de uma análise SWOT.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity; Traditional Knowledge, Innovations and Practices; Community Use of Biodiversity
None
Comunidades dehonianas no Norte e Centro de Moçambique. Possibilidades turísticas
Coastal climate change mitigation and adaptation through REDD+ carbon programs in mangroves in Mozambique: Pilot in the Zambezi Delta. Determination of carbon stocks through localized allometric equations component
Bosire, J; Bandeira, S. & Rafael, J.
2012
Sofala; Tete; Zambézia
1990-2002
WWF
Resilient aquatic ecosystems not only play a crucial role in binding carbon, they are also important to economic development, food security, social wellbeing and provide important buffers against pollution, and extreme weather events. While mangroves support livelihoods of millions of people in the tropics, these blue carbon sinks also sequester about five times more carbon than any forest ecosystem. These ecosystems, however, are being degraded and disappear at rates 5–10 times faster than rainforests. The Zambezi mangroves have reduced in cover by 50% between 1972 and 2002, which is significant considering that the Delta has about 50% of the total mangrove cover in Mozambique.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Coastal climate change mitigation and adaptation through REDD+ carbon programs in mangroves in Mozambique: Pilot in the Zambezi Delta. Determination of carbon stocks through localized allometric equations component