Mozambique: ANAC recruiting 351 new rangers for eight national parks

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Mozambique: ANAC recruiting 351 new rangers for eight national parks

12:47 CAT | 03 Oct 2025

FILE - For illustration purposes only. [File photo: Lusa]

The National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC) will hire 351 rangers for eight parks and protected reserves in Mozambique, including 77 for Maputo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

According to a notice from ANAC, applications will be accepted for 15 days for the recruitment process, which includes 102 positions for Limpopo National Park, six for the Niassa Special Reserve, 53 for Mágoè National Park, 20 for Zinave National Park, and 19 for Bazaruto National Park.

The recruitment process also includes five ranger positions for Chimanimani National Park and nine for Banhine National Park, according to the same notice.

UNESCO inscribed Maputo National Park—which will be reinforced with 20 rangers and 57 inspectors in this recruitment—on the World Heritage list on 13 July.

The inscription was adopted during the organisation’s 47th session, held in Paris, with UNESCO highlighting that the park “includes terrestrial, coastal, and marine ecosystems and is home to nearly 5,000 species.”

The park complements the conservation values of iSimangaliso, a neighbouring park in South Africa that already holds the same classification, “enhancing biodiversity protection throughout the ecosystem of the Maputo region,” the organisation added.

UNESCO also indicated that Maputo National Park features “diverse habitats, including lakes, lagoons, mangroves and coral reefs”, as well as long beaches, dunes, marshes, extensive wetlands and grasslands, providing habitat for a range of marine species from southern Africa. Its long-standing conservation efforts are also noteworthy.

Official data from the Mozambican government in 2023 indicated that approximately 70 forest and wildlife rangers have died since 2020 while on duty in protected areas in Mozambique, primarily due to attacks by animals and poachers, out of a total workforce of around 1,000 professionals, compared to a recognised need of 2,500.

Mozambique has 14 important ecological regions, some of which are considered of global importance.

Mozambique’s National Network of Conservation Areas (ANAC) encompasses approximately 26% of Mozambican territory and includes 19 national parks and reserves, 20 official game reserves, and a variety of other conservation area categories, which are monitored by these rangers.

Source: Lusa