Participatory natural resources management plan of canhane community, Massingir district, southern Mozambique
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We conducted a participatory mapping of natural resources
and woody biomass estimation in Canhane Community,
Massingir District in Mozambique. The aim of this study was
to identify problems and opportunities for natural resources
management, to quantify the biomass of mopane woodlands
and recommend the best management practices. The resultant
map provided a better organization of community’s main
activities. Biomass of Colophospermum mopane was
significantly higher (p<0.01) in open woodlands than in dense
forests, suggesting the latter were in a transition state. We
recommend strong private-community-NGO partnership to
implement the proposed plan and measures of woodland
rehabilitation and conservation.
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