| abstract: | BIOFUND Mozambique is an independent environmental Foundation which aims to support the conservation of aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity and the sustainable use of natural resources, including the consolidation of the national system of conservation areas.
The present project is a plan to capitalize the BIOFUND so as to be able to provide 30% of the operating costs of the Protected Area network in Mozambique. The project sets out the ambitious ten-year fundraising target of 100 million USD. |
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| objectives: | BIOFUND Mozambique aims to support the conservation of aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity and the sustainable use of natural resources, including the consolidation of the national system of conservation areas. |
| area impacted: | As a national Protected Area financing mechanism, the BIOFUND covers the entire existing PA network. The current formal protected area (PA) estate includes: i) six National Parks, of which two are marine/coastal protected areas (MPAs) ii) Seven national reserves iii)one Marine biological reserve, one partial marine reserve and thirteen forest reserves and, iv) two Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) areas in the Tete (Tchuma Tchato) and Niassa (Chipange Chetu) provinces.
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| link: | www.cbd.int/lifeweb/project.shtml?did=6319 |
| funding needed: | $93,980,000 USD€76 406 504 EUR |
Secured
funding from: | Global Environmental Facility
France €4 000 000 EUR
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