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Decree No. 100/2021 creating the Maputo National Park and establishing the respective Buffer Zone.

Country/Territory
Mozambique
Document type
Regulation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Boletim da República, I Série, 5th Supplement, No. 253.
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Protected area Protection of habitats Zoning Cultural heritage Ecosystem preservation National parks
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries
Abstract

As it becomes necessary to guarantee the protection, conservation, preservation and integrated management of wild flora and fauna, as well as the protection of sites, landscapes and geological formations of particular scientific and cultural heritage value, this Decree creates the Maputo National Park, according to the attached map and coordinates and establishes the respective Buffer Zone around the same National Park. The following conservation areas are declared extinct and the respective legislation are repealed: a) Maputo Special Reserve, created by Legislative Order No. 1994 of 23 July 1960; b) Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve, created by Decree No. 42/2009 of 21 August. The human, material and financial resources placed in the Maputo Special Reserve and in the Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve are transferred to the Maputo National Park.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Ministerial Order No. 10/2023 approving the Specific Regulation for the Maputo National Park.

Legislation | Mozambique | 2023

Keyword: Enforcement/compliance, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Zoning, Cultural heritage, Ecosystem preservation, National parks

Source: FAO, FAOLEX