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Maputo National Park, Maputo Special Reserve, Mozambique, Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve
Fisheries for the future
21 November 2024
Maputo National Park was proclaimed in 2021 after the merging of Maputo Special Reserve and Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve. One of Earth’s most biologically rich and endangered ecoregions, it is a jewel in the crown of Mozambique’s National Administration for Conservation Areas and Peace Parks Foundation who signed a 15-year agreement in 2018 […]
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Farmer Field Schools Grow Productive, Peaceful Livelihoods
08 Nov 2023
The communities of the Maputo Environmental Protection Area in southern Mozambique are benefiting from a new focus on sustainable livelihoods and marine protection, thanks to the recently rolled-out Blue Action Fund Kuvikela programme....
Lubombo TFCA, Maputo National Park, Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve
Prestigious award recognizes excellence in the management of Maputo National Park
03 Nov 2022
The Park Warden of Mozambique’s Maputo National Park, Miguel Goncalves, has been announced as a recipient of the prestigious Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa.
Community Development, Lubombo TFCA, Maputo National Park, Mozambique Community Development, Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve, TFCAs, Tourism
Mozambique proclaims Maputo National Park
20 Dec 2021
On 7 December, Mozambique’s Council for Ministers issued a decree to formally merge the spectacular terrestrial and marine ecosystems of Maputo Special Reserve and Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve into one conservation...
iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Lubombo TFCA, Maputo Special Reserve, Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve, TFCAs
New boat supports enhanced marine protection
14 Sep 2021
The anti-poaching team in Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve (PPMR) recently launched a new twin-engined boat, provided by The World Bank funded MozBio programme, which will further enhance law enforcement activities in...
Lubombo TFCA, Maputo Special Reserve, Mozambique Community Development, Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve, SA College for Tourism, TFCAs, Uncategorised
From unemployed to successful seamstress
09 Aug 2021
In recognition of Women’s Day, Peace Parks Foundation celebrates the achievements of a young, talented seamstress in a community adjacent to the Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve in Mozambique, who has taken...
Community Development, Lubombo TFCA, Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve
Protecting marine biodiversity and aquatic food resources
21 Jul 2021
Communities residing along Maputo Bay, in the Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve (PPMR) in Mozambique, have taken a decisive step towards protecting crucial marine life and aquatic food resources, with the recent...
