MOZAMBIQUE

BAZARUTO ARCHIPELAGO

The Bazaruto Archipelago National Park (BANP) is threatened by SASOL's proposal for offshore exploration of natural gas (hydrocarbons). Efforts are being made to prevent all hydrocarbon exploration within 50km of the national park.

For more information from Vilankulo tourism operators click here.

For further info from Engineering News about the situation with SASOL's proposal as well as some info about dugongs click here.
 

DUGONG

The dugong is threatened with extinction  in Mozambique and along the East African coast.

To see information from Paul Dutton: Dugong Population trends, Bazaruto Archipelago Districts of Inhassoro & Vilankulo: 1990-2003 click here.

Sightings 1990         Sightings 2003

For info from Engineering News about  SASOL's proposal for offshore exploration in the area of the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park (above section)  as well as some info about dugongs click here.
 

GORONGOSA NATIONAL PARK

With the financial help of the Carr Foundation work is under way to resuscitate Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique and  implement an earlier vision of creating Africa's best ecosystem that will extend from Gorongosa Mountain, currently out of the Park, to the mangrove delta of the Zambezi River.

For info about this project and the Carr foundation see their website  www.carrfoundation.org

To see positive info  and photos from Paul Dutton - a member of the team working on the project  click here.