Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

A couple tents and two people amidst a forest of tall trees. — Mabu Forest Camp.

© Julian Bayliss

Mount Mabu Conservation Project

Grantee Name: Fauna & Flora International

Hotspot: Eastern Afromontane
Location: Mozambique
Amount: $79,552
Dates: Jun 2013 – Mar 2016
Keywords: Buffer zones, Community-based conservation, Habitat conservation and management

Guided by a community-based conservation management plan, Fauna and Flora International and the Mozambican organization Justica Ambiental! will work to register Mt. Mabu, one of the last Afromontane remnant forests, as land for conservation use and nature-based tourism only. Work will entail strengthening of a community-based organization and collaboration with a tea estate that is being rehabilitated and brought back online by Mozambique Holdings.

Strategic Direction : 2 Improve the protection and management of the KBA network throughout the hotspot.