Conservation Areas for Biodiversity and Development

The development objective of the Second Phase of the Conservation Areas (CA) for Biodiversity and Development Project for Mozambique is to improve management of target conservation area landscapes and enhance the living conditions of communities in and around these conservation areas. The project comprises of three components. The first component, strengthening capacity and financial sustainability of national conservation institutions will improve the capacity of the three main national conservation institutions (National Administration of Protected Areas (ANAC), Foundation for the Conservation of Biodiversity (BIOFUND), and Foundation for the Conservation of Biodiversity (FNDS)); create a cohort of conservation professionals; increase financial sustainability of the CA system, and foster nature-based tourism (NBT) at the national level. The second component, improving CA management in target landscapes will improve biodiversity conservation management of target CAs, particularly the governance of CAs (including its relationship with surrounding stakeholders), human resources management, infrastructure establishment and maintenance, human-wildlife coexistence, research, resources control and patrolling, and promoting of environmental awareness and strengthening of community-based organizations (CBOs) among local communities. The third component, promoting conservation-compatible rural development and integrated landscape management (ILM) in target landscapes will promote conservation-compatible rural development in target landscapes through support to sustainable value chains and promote ILM, by financing land use planning, establishment of landscape management units (LMUs), and capacity strengthening of targeted districts to reduce pressure on CAs. The project will finance short-term eco-jobs that aim to protect and improve natural resources and the environment, including mangrove restoration and protection, reforestation, etc. It will also address landscape degregradation by promoting agroforestry and landcape restoration.