International NGOs launch conservation project

Maputo, 7 Mar (AIM) – The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in partnership with the international NGO CARE Mozambique, launched on Wednesday, in Maputo, a project budgeted at 6.7 million Euros (7.2 million dollars, at the current exchange rate) aimed at promoting sustainable livelihoods and preserving ecosystems.

The project, named CBA SCALET+, is funded by the German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection.

The project is expected to benefit around 140,000 citizens in the southern province of Inhambane. It includes training communities in sustainable agriculture technologies and growing crops that are resilient to climate change.

According to the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Land and Environment, Emília Fumo, who took part in the event, the community-based climate adaptation and resilience project will cover the districts of Mabote, Govuro, Inhambane and Vilanculos.

“It will benefit 139,900 citizens. 14,900 will benefit directly and 125,000 indirectly. This project joins other achievements that the Ministry of Land and Environment has been making with the government of Inhambane province and the local adaptation plans”, Fumo said.

The representative of the IUCN, Maurício Xerinda, explained that the project will be implemented in three African countries: Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

“The project also aims to work with communities, collecting experiences to see what knowledge exists in order to share with other communities”, he said.

(AIM)

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