Gorongosa News, Updates and Insights
Empowering youth through environmental stewardship and sports.
Text - Janado Nazare Cher; Photos - Samo Jossefa Samo Supporting personal growth, community engagement, environmental stewardship and empowering youth are essential for fostering leaders equipped to address Mozambique's challenges of tomorrow. Representatives of CIS...
Guardians of Nature: Gorongosa Rangers complete advanced training in biodiversity and human rights.
Text and photos by Janado Nazare Cher and Larissa Sousa A group of 50 Gorongosa Rangers recently received advanced training in biodiversity conservation, monitoring techniques used to protect wildlife, and making sure the human rights of all involved are...
Local communities launch campaign to save Mount Gorongosa.
Gorongosa Mountain Restoration and Preservation Campaign focuses on education, reforestation and sustainable agriculture. Raising awareness among local communities and other stakeholders about the need and importance of reducing deforestation, restoring forests by...
Dutch funding drives positive change in communities near Gorongosa Park.
Top photo - Dutch officials René van Hell (center) and Elsbeth Akkerman (righ), tour local agricultural projects. Strengthening the lives of 45,000 Mozambicans through investments in food security, child nutrition, water and sanitation, and empowering girls and young...
Gorongosa scientist receives 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship
Photo - Pringle Lab at Princeton Robert M. Pringle, director of the Pringle Lab at Princeton in Gorongosa National Park has received 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship in biology. Guggenheim Fellowships average between $40,000 - $55,000 and are intended for mid-career...
Resilience project teaches Valentina Uarracula how to build her own house.
Hello, I'm Valentina Uarracula. I'm a Technician and Community Mobilizer in the Sustainable Development Zone of Gorongosa National Park. Today I'm going to do something different by telling my own story. I was hired to monitor the construction of schools made from...
Gorongosa Oversight Committee creates Independent Board of Directors.
Aurora Malene elected President of the Gorongosa Restoration Project. Wednesday, March 13th, 2024 – The Gorongosa Restoration Project (“GRP”) is a public-private partnership between the Government of Mozambique and the US non-profit Carr Foundation, led by an...
Third cohort of twelve Mozambican students graduate with their Master’s in Conservation Biology in Gorongosa National Park.
Twelve young Mozambicans completed the two-year Master’s in Conservation Biology Program in Gorongosa National Park, which is the world’s only Master’s program run completely in a national park. This third cohort of Master’s students graduated on Friday the 23rd of...
Wild Harmony: Carnivores co-existing in Gorongosa Park.
African serval photo - ©Miguel Lajas Gorongosa National Park hosts a wide variety of small or medium-size carnivores – the large-spotted genet, African civet, serval, honey badger and several species of mongoose, including the marsh mongoose – also known as...
Beneath the Canopy: the secret life of springtails in Gorongosa Park.
The role of tree canopies in protecting soil functionality and diversity is essential for ecosystems threatened by longer lasting periods of drought, which are predicted to increase in the southern afro-tropical region. Gorongosa National Park’s amazing tree canopy is...