From 20 to 24 May 2024, 24 members of the local community and 4 technicians from Chimanimani National Park (PNC) received training in ecological restoration within the park.

This theoretical and practical training stems from the agreement signed between the Foundation for the Conservation of Biodiversity (BIOFUND) and the National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC) in November 2023, aimed at boosting ecological restoration in Chimanimani National Park. The initiative is part of the Biodiversity Conservation and Community Development Project (CBDC), implemented in the Chimanimani landscape with financial support from the French Development Agency (AFD) and the French Global Environment Facility (FFEM), which seeks to restore degraded areas and improve biodiversity in the PNC and its buffer zone.

With this training, facilitated by a specialist from the Eden Reforestation Association, field implementation of restoration activities begins under the pilot biodiversity offset project, led by PNC. The project aims to strengthen the park’s capacity to contribute to the effective implementation of the Mitigation Hierarchy and Biodiversity Offsets in Mozambique, in accordance with the Biodiversity Offset Directive (Ministerial Diploma No. 55/2022 of 19 May).