Mozambique News » Niassa News Mozambique » Niassa » History: Mozambique’s Lake Niassa declared reserve and Ramsar site
Lake Niassa has been officially declared a reserve by the Government of Mozambique today, protecting the species and natural habitats of one of the largest and the most bio-diverse, freshwater lakes ...
News Mozambique » Niassa » History: Niassa was a conservation paradise. Then ISIS attacked.
Niassa was established as a hunting reserve in 1954 when Mozambique was still under Portuguese colonial control. It was transformed into a protected area in 1999, after years of civil war. More remote ...
News Mozambique » Niassa » History: Mozambique Protects Lake Niassa’s Wealth of Species
GLAND, Switzerland, June 12, 2011 (ENS) – The Mozambique government Friday declared Lake Niassa to be a reserve, safeguarding the species and natural habitats of one of the world’s largest and the ...
News Mozambique » Niassa » History: Mozambique: EU reaches agreement with WCS to stop threats to wildlife in the Niassa Reserve
EU support will make it possible to reduce community-based threats to wildlife and other natural resources, support the community’s livelihood and reinforce its involvement in the management and ...
News Mozambique » Niassa » History: Honey hunters in Mozambique use honeyguide birds to locate 75% of their harvest, study finds
A team of ornithologists from the University of Cape Town, in South Africa, and wildlife managers with the Niassa Carnivore Project, in Mozambique, has found that honey hunters in northern parts of ...
News Mozambique » Niassa » History: No elephants have been hunted in this African wildlife preserve in more than a year, officials say
One of Africa’s largest wildlife preserves says it’s been a year since it found an elephant that was killed by poachers. The last time an elephant in the Niassa Reserve was recorded killed by a ...
News Mozambique » Niassa » History: Mozambique: Military Personnel Encouraged to Take Action Following Terrorist Attack in Niassa Reserve
Maputo — The Secretary of State for the northern province of Niassa, Silva Livone, has encouraged the Mozambican Defense and Security Forces (FDS) to step up their operations in order to ensure the ...