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Seminar on conservation areas in the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries

Maputo, 3 and 4 November 2008

The Minister of Tourism of Mozambique (MITUR) has chaired a seminar on conservation areas in the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPSP) in Maputo on 3rd and 4th November 2008.

Policy makers, conservation areas managers, conservation specialists, academics, donors and non-governmental organizations were invited to participate.

This two-day seminar allowed to those different actors from CPSP countries to debate on their experiences regarding conservation of the biodiversity, protected areas management, or human-animal conflicts. More precisely, issues such as protected area’s contributions to development, management models of protected areas and legal issues have been discussed.

Bruno Leclerc, Director of French Agency for Development (AFD) in Mozambique, contributed to the debates by presenting AFD strategy regarding conservation areas development and management. That strategy has been presented following its three main axes: articulation between global, national and local levels, participative management of natural resources, financial and operational innovations. The participants have shown great interest in the economic justifications that motivate AFD intervention in the biodiversity sector, and in the details given on AFD interventions in Mozambique.

* Upload the powerpoint presentation on AFD's strategy in conservation areas (in portuguese only)

** Upload the presentation of AFD's strategy in the conservation sector, based on AFD's activities in Mozambique (in portuguese only)