Maputo Special Reserve, Mozambique
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Location Summary
On December 7, 2021, 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 area, the new Maputo National Park.
The proclamation of the 1,700 square-km park follows two decades of intensive development and restoration activities led by the country’s National Administration for Conservation Areas (ANAC) and Peace Parks Foundation. In 2018, ANAC and Peace Parks entered into a new 15-year partnership agreement with the emphasis on jointly developing the two reserves to achieve self-sustainability through a unified management plan – a mission that was the driving force behind the application for and eventual proclamation of the new national park.
The park falls within the Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany Biodiversity Hotspot, one of 36 hotspots that are regarded as being amongst the most biologically diverse and endangered ecoregions on earth.
An M2 system could help monitor the remote areas of the National Park that can be difficult to access and inform enforcement efforts inside the park.
Learn more here: https://www.peaceparks.org/mozambique-proclaims-maputo-national-park/
Donation Opportunities
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