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Building Futures: Maputo National Park’s Strategy to Improve Human-Wildlife Co-existence

After a civil war that devastated Mozambique’s wildlife and landscapes over 16 years, Maputo National Park is once again teeming with life. Situated in one of the world’s most biologically rich eco-regions, the park has become a symbol of hope and renewal – but not without challenges. As conservation efforts successfully restored the ecosystem, the […]

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CEO Blog, Lubombo TFCA, Maputo National Park, Mozambique, Partnerships

Maputo National Park – a lost paradise reborn

Blog by Werner Myburgh, Peace Parks Foundation CEO about the ongoing journey of Maputo National Park – Now a World Heritage Site The story of Maputo National Park, now recognised as a World...

Biodiversity, Maputo National Park

Maputo National Park joins the world stage as Mozambique’s first natural World Heritage Site

UNESCO has officially inscribed Maputo National Park as a World Heritage Site, marking a significant achievement for Mozambique and a major step forward for biodiversity protection on the African continent. “This is a...

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

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...

Maputo National Park

Public notice: Stakeholder consultation for the extension of iSimangaliso Wetland Park World Heritage Site

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

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

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...

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