BIOFUND donates US$2.5 million to Mozambican conservation areas

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BIOFUND donates US$2.5 million to Mozambican conservation areas

3:30 CAT | 13 Jun 2016

A Bola (File photo)

The Foundation for the Conservation of Biodiversity (BIOFUND) has provided US$2.5 million in funding for flora and fauna preservation programs in Mozambican conservation areas.

The figure was released last week at the organization’s general assembly, which also approved a resolution encouraging the Mozambican government to continue with its offensive against illegal practices involving forestry and wildlife resources.

In its sights are practices that frustrate the efforts of state officials responsible for managing and preserving Mozambique’s natural heritage.

“Given the involvement of international organized crime syndicates, BIOFUND recommends closer cooperation with specialized organizations that have been tackling these issues, in order to end the criminal trafficking in elephants tusks and rhino horns,” a BOFUND statement reads.

Mozambique was represented at the event by the Minister of Land, Environment and Rural Development, Celso Correia, who detailed some of his ministry’s recent successes, especially in combating the devastation of forests. He congratulated BIOFUND on the successes it had achieved since its foundation, which showed its value as a tool in the implementation of conservation policies.

Despite these achievements, however, the government and BIOFUND unanimously agreed there are still grounds for concern regarding the persistence of illegal forestry activity and criminal ivory and horn trafficking.

Source: A Bola