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Establishing the Lake Niassa Reserve in Mozambique: Boat on Lake Niassa
The creation of the Lake Niassa Reserve is just the first step in the process of fostering opportunity through conservation. A variety of both land- and lake-based activities are included in the management plan, including continued efforts to strengthen
Establishing the Lake Niassa Reserve in Mozambique: Attracting Private Investment
Attracting private investment into the tourism sector is central to ensuring that the Reserve realizes its potential to create economic opportunity. The end goal is to ensure financial sustainability of the reserve through targeted growth in the tourism
Establishing the Lake Niassa Reserve in Mozambique: Tourism
Tourism is already contributing to community development within the Lake Niassa Reserve by providing high-paying, local jobs. At the M'buna Bay Lodge, located in the community of Nkholongue, employees gain valuable skills in resort management, cooking an
Establishing the Lake Niassa Reserve in Mozambique: WWF Staff
WWF staff spent many days partnering with the twenty communities within the boundaries of the Lake Niassa Reserve to raise awareness and build management capacity, in collaboration with the Mozambican government and USAID.
Establishing the Lake Niassa Reserve in Mozambique: Fishermen of Lake Niassa
António João Cecílio Mtambo, a fisherman from Chuanga community, said “Some good experiences in life come with time. Before I used to struggle to provide for my family… now it's like magic, we catch fish for ourselves, to sell and buy new nets
Establishing the Lake Niassa Reserve in Mozambique: Fisheries Management Strategies
The new fisheries management strategies developed through the establishment of the Lake Niassa Reserve, including community-designed policies to protect species during their spawning periods and ensure the use of appropriate nets that capture only mature
Establishing the Lake Niassa Reserve in Mozambique: Lake Niassa Family
The Reserve is forty kilometers longer than originally planned, due to requests from communities to the south of the initial boundary line. Above, a family living on Lake Niassa takes in the shade under nets used for drying fish.
Establishing the Lake Niassa Reserve in Mozambique: Lake Niassa Community
The process of creating the Reserve was community-driven and implemented in close collaboration with the provincial government. USAID played a catalyzing role by collaborating closely with the Mozambican government, providing long-term support for WWF's
Establishing the Lake Niassa Reserve in Mozambique: Fish of Lake Niassa
With more than 1,000 species of fish, Lake Niassa is the richest body of freshwater on the planet. The crystal blue waters of the lake and the diversity of life that they contain are a local, national, regional and global treasure.
Establishing the Lake Niassa Reserve in Mozambique: Hoye, Lago Niassa
The common refrain quickly became a celebratory call and response: Hoye, Lago Niassa. Hoye, turismo sustentavel, cried out one speaker after another with visible pride and enthusiasm. Let's hear it for Lake Niassa. Let's hear it for sustainable tourism;
Establishing the Lake Niassa Reserve in Mozambique: Mozambican Environment Minister remarks
Following a vibrant cultural display of song and dance, the Mozambican Environment Minister, Dr. Alcinda de Abreu, and other dignitaries delivered remarks on the importance of the Reserve for the region and the country.
Establishing the Lake Niassa Reserve in Mozambique: Lake Niassa Opening Ceremony
The establishment of the Lake Niassa Reserve results from five years of community-based collaboration among the Mozambican government, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), USAID and the Coca-Cola Corporation. The opening ceremony was attended by a large crowd r
Establishing the Lake Niassa Reserve in Mozambique: Lake Niassa
The Lake Niassa Reserve was officially opened on June 11, 2011. The Reserve protects the species and natural habitats of the most biodiverse freshwater lake on earth while supporting fishermen's livelihoods and laying a path for broad-based growth in sust
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