The Bobole Botanical Reserve (RBB) was set up on February 1945, specifically to protect Raphia australis, a near-endemic species in Mozambique, and its natural ecosystem. It is located in Marracuene district, in Maputo province. The project with support of the Bio card, implemented by the Mozambican Agricultural Research Institute through the Forest Research Center in partnership with KOSMOZ and the National Research Fund (FNI), began in August 2020 and is scheduled to end in July 2023. Its goal is to conserve and repopulate the area with Raphia australis in association with other local, native species and food crops based on adopting integrated agro-forestry systems and income generating alternatives.