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| Anderson, J.L.; Pariela, F. | |
| Strategies to mitigate human-wildlife conflicts Mozambique | |
| 2005 Full Book | |
The people of Mozambique are steadily lifting themselves up from one of the lowest levels of poverty in the world. In 2002, the national per capita income was $210 and more than 70% of the population are rural and rely on subsistence and small-scale agriculture for their livelihood. While the country's wildlife resources have been plundered over the last 30 years, they are still very significant. Wildlife still represents a very valuable opportunity for the country and, properly managed, it can benefit the people that share the same area of land through sustainable utilization and tourism. National Parks and Reserves have been created, yet people continue to live within them (e.g. Banhine, Zinave). There are also significant wildlife populations in some Coutadas and game ranches and in some areas occupied by resident communities. As both the human and wildlife populations increase, and people occupy new land, the level of conflict is also increasing. This unresolved human-wildlife conflict is creating negative attitudes towards both the Government and proposed new wildlife related developments. In view of this, the national Government understands the urgent need to reduce the levels of human-wildlife conflict to ensure that where people do live with wildlife the benefits are greater than the costs. This report is the first step in the Government's actions to understand the problems and then to mitigate them. |
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