Gorongosa News, Updates and Insights
Tina Lüdecke, (Geochemist for the Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa) wins a German Research Foundation grant.
Tina Lüdecke doing field work at Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique Dr Tina Lüdecke is studying how the Gorongosa National Park fauna can help us understand when our human ancestors started to eat meat. For her research into the onset and evolution of meat...
Fire Fighting and Prevention Training
Eighteen employees from the Mapombué campus, in Vila da Gorongosa, were trained in firefighting and prevention by SENSAP (National Public Salvation Services). During the training, the employees had the opportunity to learn and develop knowledge skills that allow them...
Securing families across the Gorongosa landscape.
The Gorongosa Restoration Project is actively developing a diverse and resilient mix of livelihoods’ initiatives and job opportunities for the most vulnerable families living in the Greater Gorongosa Landscape. The Gorongosa Priority Families Initiative addresses...
Preventing Wildlife Crime Through Training
Wildlife Crime Prevention Seminar Participants at Gorongosa National ParkMozambique has seen a process of legal reform of the Penal Code and the Conservation Law. These changes are brought to address a lack of uniformity in the application of the law, and to help...
Creating a framework of sustainable development for Vila da Gorongosa.
Image from left to right: Villagers of Vila da Gorongosa during mapping exercises. A resident of Vila da Gorongosa and the representative of UN-Habitat (Dinis) show the 30-year vision plan for this Model Village. A Sustainable Development Vision for 2030 for the...
The Coffee Project in Gorongosa with socio-economic benefits
The Coffee Project in Gorongosa National Park - is a large-scale Agroforestry initiative with socio-economic and environmental benefits that has been supporting many families living around the Park, providing jobs and creating a shared vision for conservation...
Happy Birthday E.O. Wilson!
On June 10, E.O. Wilson will celebrate his 92nd birthday, and in the spirit of Half-Earth Project the EO Wilson Foundation is inviting everyone to celebrate with him. They are welcoming everyone to honor his impact by making a commemorative “92 for 92” gift and they...
Waterbird colony count!
More than 4,392 nests were counted by Gorongosa scientist Jason Denlinger during our waterfowl colony count in 2021 at Lake Urema. Counted species include Snake Diving, Open Beak Storks, Holy Ibis, African Harvesters, White Herons, Royal Herons, Sea Crows, and Yellow...
Our Gorongosa on PBS
"Our Gorongosa,” the inspirational film by Tangled Bank Studios and Gorongosa Media is debuting on local public television stations across the United States this summer and nationally in the United States on WORLD Channel, produced by GBH in partnership with the WNET...
Menstrual Hygiene Day – Menstruation Without taboos
The Girls Clubs program organized a reflective meeting where 30 girls (12 from Pungue Norte and 18 scholarship recipients) got together in commemoration of "Menstrual Hygiene Day" in Chitengo. This year the celebrations were focused on awareness raising among girls...