Strategies for sustainable rural development in Mozambique: a case study of the Chimani Transfrontier Conservation Area Project
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2008-04-14T10:47:39Z
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Lopes, Paulo Jose
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This study examines the process and implementation of a conservation project in
Chimanimani locality, a remote rural area located in Sussundenga district in the central
province of Manica. The Chimanimani Transfrontier Conservation Area Project, as the
Project became known, was one of the conservation area projects established in three
provinces of Mozambique (Maputo, Gaza and Manica1) in the years following the civil
conflict. In essence the Chimanimani Project was framed to enhance environmental
sustainability of the targeted areas and contribute to poverty reduction through sustainable
use of local natural resources. Accordingly, it was seen as a way of improving the overall
quality of life of the targeted communities. The study analyses the Project efforts of utilizing
the synergies between conservation and community development in rural areas where
income-earning opportunities are limited. The research has focused on two of the five
Chimanimani communities (Nhaedzi and Moribane) and brings to the fore evidences of the
factors that have affected either positively or negatively the success of the Project.
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community, community participation, community based natural resources management, sustainable development, sustainable livelihoods