The governments of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Zambia will soon sign an agreement for the conservation of biodiversity as part of the creation of the Tripartite Transfrontier Park, called “ZIMOZA”.
According to a publication by Rádio Moçambique, the document will serve to guarantee the sustainability of natural resources, ensuring their protection and maintenance, generating income and boosting development for local communities.
“Discussions between the three nations began in 1999 in Harare, where the parties sought mechanisms on how to guarantee sustainability and ensure that the area was always protected,” he said.
According to the media organisation, in April this year the town of Songo, in the Cahora Bassa district of Tete province, hosted a tripartite meeting at which the director-general of Zimbabwe’s Parks and Wildlife Management Authority stressed the importance of concluding the agreement on ZIMOZA, which has been pending for some time.
The Tripartite Transfrontier Park linking Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe has diverse natural resources, including grasslands, open and closed forests, Miombo and Mopane woodlands.
In the area you can find the Zambezi, Hunyani, Angwa Rivers and Maonde Rivers. The elephant, buffalo, lion, cudu and hippopotamus are some of the region’s most emblematic species.
