Sun over the Lake Niassa Reserve (5888437856)

Protected areas in

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

are known as conservation areas, and are currently grouped into national parks, national reserves, forest reserves, wildlife utilisation areas (''coutadas''), community conservation areas, and private game farms (''fazendas de bravio''). There are also a number of areas that have been declared as protected areas under a variety of different legislation, which for reasons of simplicity are here grouped together as "other protected areas." Under the Conservation Law of 2014 (Law 16/2014 of June 20), the protected areas will need to be reclassified into a much more flexible series of new categories which are closer to the international system used by the IUCN. International initiatives such as transfrontier parks are grouped at the end of the page.

National parks

* Banhine National Park, ''Parque Nacional de Banhine'' - Gaza (7,250 km²) *

Bazaruto National Park The Bazaruto Archipelago National Park (BANP) is a protected area in the Inhambane Province of Mozambique on the Bazaruto Archipelago. The park was proclaimed on 25 May 1971. It is off the coast of the Vilanculos and Inhassoro districts, covering ...

, ''Parque Nacional do Arquipelago de Bazaruto'' - Inhambane (1,463 km²) * Chimanimani National Park, ''Parque Nacional de Chimanimani'' - Manica (656 km²) *

Gorongosa National Park Gorongosa National Park is at the southern end of the Great African Rift Valley in the heart of central Mozambique, Southeast Africa. The more than park comprises the valley floor and parts of surrounding plateaus. Rivers originating on nearby ...

, ''Parque Nacional da Gorongosa'' -

Sofala Sofala, at present known as Nova Sofala, used to be the chief seaport of the Mwenemutapa Kingdom, whose capital was at Mount Fura. It is located on the Sofala Bank in Sofala Province of Mozambique. It was founded by Somali merchants. This name w ...

(5,370 km²) *

Limpopo National Park The Limpopo National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional do Limpopo) was born when the status of Coutada 16 Wildlife Utilisation Area in Gaza Province, Mozambique, was changed from a hunting concession to a protected area. It forms part of the Great Limpop ...

, ''Parque Nacional do Limpopo'' - Gaza (11,233 km²) * Magoe National Park, ''Parque Nacional do Magoe'' - Tete (3,558 km²) * Quirimbas National Park, ''Parque Nacional das Quirimbas'' - Cabo Delgado (9,130 km²) *

Zinave National Park The Zinave National Park ( or PNZ) is a protected area in Mabote District of Inhambane Province, Mozambique, created by decree on 26 June 1973. Land The park extends to the south of the Save River in Inhambane Province, covering an area of . I ...

, ''Parque Nacional do Zinave'' - Inhambane (4,000 km²)

National reserves

* Gilé National Reserve, ''Reserva Nacional do Gilé'' - Zambézia (4,436 km²) *

Maputo Special Reserve Maputo Special Reserve (formerly known as Maputo Elephant Reserve) is a nature reserve in Mozambique. The reserve is located on Maputo Bay, approximately 100 kilometers southeast of the city of Maputo, Mozambique. The Reserve is 1,040 km2 (4 ...

, ''Reserva Especial de Maputo'' -

Maputo Maputo (), formerly named Lourenço Marques until 1976, is the capital, and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,0 ...

(1,040 km²) * Marromeu Buffalo Reserve, ''Reserva de Búfalos de Marromeu'' - Sofala (1,500 km²) * Niassa National Reserve, ''Reserva Nacional do Niassa'' - Niassa (42,200 km²) * Pomene National Reserve, ''Reserva National de Pomene'' - Inhambane (50 km²)

Other protected areas

* Lake Niassa Partial Marine Reserve, ''Reserva Marinha Parcial de Lago Niassa'' - Niassa (486 km²) * Malhazine Municipal Park, ''Parque Ecológico de Malhazine'' - Maputo City (5.6 km²) * Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve, ''Reserva Marinha Parcial de Ponta do Ouro'' - Maputo (673 km²) * Primeiras and Segundas Islands Environmental Protected Area, ''Área de Protecção Ambiental do Arquipélago das Ilhas Primeiras e Segundas''- Zambezia, Nampula (10,409 km²) * Sao Sebastiao Total Protection Area, ''Area de Proteccao Total de Sao Sebastiao'' - Inhambane (439 km²)

Community conservation areas

* Chipanje Chetu (6,065 km²) * Mitcheu (113 km²) * Tchuma Tchato (31,838 km²)

Wildlife utilisation areas

* Coutada 4 - Manica (4,300 km²) * Coutada 5 - Sofala (6,868 km²) * Coutada 6 - Sofala (4,563 km²) - extinguished in 2014 * Coutada 7 - Manica (5,408 km²) * Coutada 8 - Sofala (310 km²) - extinguished in 2014; became the Mitcheu Community Conservation Area * Coutada 9 - Manica (4,333 km²) * Coutada 10 - Sofala (2,008 km²) * Coutada 11 - Sofala (1,928 km²) * Coutada 12 - Sofala (2,963 km²) * Coutada 13 - Manica (5,683 km²) * Coutada 14 - Sofala (1,353 km²) * Coutada 15 - Sofala (2,300 km²) * Coutada 16 - now part of the Limpopo National Park * Luabo (558 km²) * Lureco (2,226 km²) * Marupa * Messalo (1,227 km²) * Micaúne (240 km²) * Mulela (964 km²) * Nacúma (2,713 km²) * Nicage (Cabo Delgado) (5,400 km²) * Nipepe (1,382 km²) * Nungo (3,288 km²)

Forest reserves

* Baixo Pinda (196 km²) * Derre (1,700 km²) * Inhamitanga (16 km²) * Licuáti (37 km²) * Maronga (83 km²) * Matibane (512 km²) * Mecuburi (2,300 km²) * Moribane (53 km²) * M'palue (51 km²) * Mucheve (91 km²) * Nhampacue (170 km²) * Ribáuè (52 km²) * Zomba (28 km²)

Private game farms

As of 2014, there were 50 private game farms in Mozambique.

Ramsar sites

* Lake Niassa Ramsar Complex * Marromeu Complex

Transfrontier conservation areas

Chimanimani Transfrontier Conservation Area The Chimanimani Mountains are a mountain range on the border of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The mountains are in the southern portion of the Eastern Highlands, or Manica Highlands, a belt of highlands that extend north and south along the internatio ...

- established in 1999 between the Mozambique and Zimbabwe governments :Extension: 2.056 km² :Composition: Mozambique (Chimanimani National Reserve); Zimbabwe ( Chimanimani National Park) *

Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park is a 35,000 km² peace park that is in the process of being formed. It will link the Limpopo National Park (formerly known as Coutada 16) in Mozambique, Kruger National Park in South Africa, Gonarezhou Natio ...

- established at December 10, 2004 among the Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa governments :Extension: 84.868 km² :Composition: Mozambique (Limpopo, Banhine and Zinave National Parks); Zimbabwe (Gonarezhou, Manjinji Pan Sanctuary, Malipati Safari Area, Sengwe Community Area); South Africa (Kruger National Park, Makulele Region) *

Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area The Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area was born out of the Peace Park Foundation’s vision to establish a network of transfrontier conservation areas in southern Africa. It straddles the border between South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal provin ...

- cross border established in June, 2000 among the Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa governments :Extension: 4.170 km² :Composition: Maputo Elephant Reserve (Mozambique), Tembe Elephant Park (South Africa) and Lubombo Conservancy ( Eswatini)

References

Parks and Reserves
– National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC) {{Africa topic, Protected areas of Nature conservation in Mozambique

Protected areas Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

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