Mozambique: MTA awards environmental sustainability initiatives – Photos

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Mozambique: MTA awards environmental sustainability initiatives – Photos

2:59 CAT | 03 Mar 2023

Gorongosa National Park was awarded the Grand Prize for the Environment (pictured) in a ceremony where four more prizes and an honourable mention were awarded: to Madeiras do Lúrio-Memba, Municipal Council of Vila de Mueda, Zambeze Delta Safaris, Caritas Regional de Chokwe ,and environmentalist Carlos Serra, respectively. [All photos: Ministério da Terra e Ambiente]

The Ministry of Land and Environment (MTA) this Thursday distinguished five environmentally sustainable initiatives that have contributed to the promotion of good practices in environment and natural resources management in the country.

Gorongosa National Park won the Grand Prize for the Environment.

In the remaining categories the winners were:

– Madeiras do Lúrio-Memba (Forest Management);

– Municipal Council of Vila de Mueda (Land Management);

– Zambeze Delta Safaris (Wildlife Management);

– Chokwe Regional Caritas (Sanitation and Environment).

The occasion also served to recognize individuals, with an Honourable Mention going to environmentalist Carlos Serra.

Platform for Dialogue on the Environment

The distinction of these initiatives took place within the scope of the launch ceremony of the first edition of the Platform for Dialogue on the Environment, which takes place under the motto ‘Conserving Nature is Guaranteeing the Future’.

The platform is a Mozambican government initiative dedicated to promoting dialogue on relevant issues in the sector.

The Deputy Minister for Land and Environment, Fernando de Sousa, who presided over the opening ceremony, remarked that the distinction of these initiatives was recognition of the role that each played in the sustainable exploitation of natural resources or in the defence of the environment on which humans depend.

Source: Ministério da Terra e Ambiente / Media Release