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WWF: Mozambičtí rybáři chrání rybáky černohřbeté a želví hnízda
Under a new partnership between WWF and local communities living in the Primeiras and Segundas Archipelago, fishermen are protecting and patrolling sooty tern (Sterna fuscata) and green turtle (Chelonia mydas) nests on Puga Puga, Mafamede, and Njovo Islands.
Previously, fishermen and locals collected sooty tern eggs, turtles, and turtle eggs for sale in the nearby mainland town of Angoche. The new partnership is a result of negotiations and consultations carried out with a view to establish a protected area in this region, which is rich in biodiversity and fishing resources. Local fishermen committees accepted responsibility to preserve this natural wealth in order to promote a tourism industry, which would provide an alternative economic activity to fishing and agriculture.
The Primeiras and Segundas Archipelago is located in the northern part of Mozambique, running just off the coast from the towns of Angoche in the north to Pebane in the south. They are recognized as important breeding sites for sooty terns and green turtles in Mozambique, as well as hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) and loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta). Puga Puga Isalnd, for example, is currently home to 12,000 adult and juvenile sooty terns.
In addition, the islands are important for the coral reefs around them, forming atolls considered to be amongst the best developed in the region. The coastal region is also rich in mangroves, seagrasses, and endemic species of reptiles and plants. The area is part of the East Africa Marine Ecoregion, one of WWF’s Global 200 ecoregions — a science-based global ranking of the world's most biologically outstanding habitats and the regions on which WWF concentrates its efforts.
Protection of the islands is being undertaken by local fishermen committees through rangers selected by the local community. About 15 rangers take turns to patrol the islands for ten days. The rangers were trained by community rangers from Quirimbas National Park. WWF provided equipment, funding, and training. The project is also supported by Homeland Foundation USA.
Previously, fishermen and locals collected sooty tern eggs, turtles, and turtle eggs for sale in the nearby mainland town of Angoche. The new partnership is a result of negotiations and consultations carried out with a view to establish a protected area in this region, which is rich in biodiversity and fishing resources. Local fishermen committees accepted responsibility to preserve this natural wealth in order to promote a tourism industry, which would provide an alternative economic activity to fishing and agriculture.
The Primeiras and Segundas Archipelago is located in the northern part of Mozambique, running just off the coast from the towns of Angoche in the north to Pebane in the south. They are recognized as important breeding sites for sooty terns and green turtles in Mozambique, as well as hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) and loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta). Puga Puga Isalnd, for example, is currently home to 12,000 adult and juvenile sooty terns.
In addition, the islands are important for the coral reefs around them, forming atolls considered to be amongst the best developed in the region. The coastal region is also rich in mangroves, seagrasses, and endemic species of reptiles and plants. The area is part of the East Africa Marine Ecoregion, one of WWF’s Global 200 ecoregions — a science-based global ranking of the world's most biologically outstanding habitats and the regions on which WWF concentrates its efforts.
Protection of the islands is being undertaken by local fishermen committees through rangers selected by the local community. About 15 rangers take turns to patrol the islands for ten days. The rangers were trained by community rangers from Quirimbas National Park. WWF provided equipment, funding, and training. The project is also supported by Homeland Foundation USA.
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