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Banhine National Park, Community Development, Conservation, Limpopo National Park, Maputo National Park, Mozambique, Zinave National Park
Transformative impact on Mozambique’s protected areas in 2024
25 June 2025
Maputo, Mozambique – In southern Africa, where Mozambique’s wild landscapes connect with those of its neighbours, regional peace is fostered, communities benefit, and extraordinary natural spaces are protected. With a quarter of the country under conservation protection, the Government of Mozambique is working with dedicated partners to enhance the immense value of its natural heritage. As […]
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Public notice: Stakeholder consultation for the extension of iSimangaliso Wetland Park World Heritage Site
17 Jun 2025
Background The Government of Mozambique is currently embarking on a process of inscribing its Maputo National Park as a Transboundary World Heritage Site through the extension of the existing iSimangaliso Wetland Park World...
Community Development, Lubombo TFCA, Maputo National Park, Mozambique, Mozambique Community Development
New horizons for the people of the land
20 Feb 2025
Maputo National Park implements a remarkably successful community development programme in the Matutuíne district just south of the timeless city that is Maputo in Mozambique, southern Africa. Here, in a large cross-border protected...
Maputo National Park, Maputo Special Reserve, Mozambique, Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve
Fisheries for the future
21 Nov 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...
iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Lubombo TFCA, Maputo National Park, TFCAs, Tourism
Whale season in Maputo National Park
15 Oct 2024
The humpback whale’s scientific name Megaptera novaeangliae, carries a sense of magic. The two words “Mega,” meaning giant, and “Ptera,” meaning wing in ancient Greek, perfectly describe these colossal, winged beings that soar...
Banhine National Park, Biodiversity, Community Development, Conservation, Conservation Agriculture, Great Limpopo TFCA, Limpopo National Park, Lubombo TFCA, Maputo National Park, Zinave National Park
In Mozambique, partnerships make magical places
20 Sep 2024
The Government of Mozambique understands the value that its wild spaces hold. This government has placed a quarter of the entire country under formal protection, making it one of the most conservation-oriented nations...
Biodiversity, Community, Community Development, Conservation, General, Lubombo TFCA, Maputo National Park, Mozambique, Mozambique Community Development, Partnerships, Rewilding, Tourism
Government of Mozambique and Peace Parks Celebrate Inauguration of Award-Winning Membene Lodge in Maputo National Park
15 Feb 2024
The Government of Mozambique and Peace Parks celebrates the official inauguration of Membene Lodge, Maputo National Park’s latest, award-winning, tourism asset.
