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Environmental Strategy for the Sustainable Development of Mozambique.

Country/Territory
Mozambique
Document type
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Forestry, Mineral resources, Sea, Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Policy/planning Family farming Agricultural development Public participation Sustainable development Sustainable use Gender Coastal zone management Land-use planning Marine pollution Ecosystem preservation Protected area Wetlands Aquaculture Mariculture Fish products Fishery management and conservation Fishing area Poverty Food security Agro-forestry Research Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Animal production Minerals Mining Exploration Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Freshwater resources management Pollution control Biodiversity Tourism
Geographical area
Africa, AFRICA FAO, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries
Abstract

This Environmental Strategy for the Sustainable Development of Mozambique aims to create a common vision for a wise environmental management, leading to sustainable development to contribute to the eradication of poverty afflicting the Mozambican society. These are the main objetives of the Strategy: ensuring food security, sustainable economic prosperity and well-being of the population; promoting conservation and management actions of oceans and seas at all levels, taking into account the relevant international conventions.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.micoa.gov.mz