Our Team
Oversight Committee / Park Warden
COVID-19 Notice
We have decided to close down tourism in Gorongosa National Park until further notice. We want to play our part in reducing movement and transmission of this disease that has the potential to profoundly affect the communities surrounding the Park.
Angelo Levi
Advisor
Katia Tourais Jussub
Gorongosa Project Attorney
Scientific Services
Marc Stalmans
Director of Scientific Services
piotr naskrecki
Associate Director, E.O. Wilson Lab
Susana Carvalho, PhD.
Associate Director of Paleontology and Primatology
René Bobe, PhD.
Research Associate – Institute of Cognitive & Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Oxford
Jason Denlinger
Lab Manager
Dominique Gonçalves
Manager of the Elephant Ecology Project
External Science Researchers
Kaitlyn Gaynor, PhD
Postdoctoral researcher – NCEAS
Crimildo Teles Cassamo
PhD candidate
Shane Campbell-Staton, Ph.D
Assistant Professor, UCLA
Meredith Palmer, PhD.
NSF Post-Doctoral Fellow, Princeton University
Hallie Walker
PhD candidate, Idaho University
Josh Daskin. PhD.
Fish and Wildlife Biologist, USFWS
Arjun B. Potter
PhD candidate, Princeton
Ryan Long, PhD.
Assistant Professor of Wildlife Sciences, Idaho University
Dept.of Conservation
Rui Branco
Director of Conservation
Tsuere Castro Buramo
Head of Law Enforcement
Alfredo Matavele
Deputy Head of Law Enforcement & Pilot, Chitengo Sector Manager
Santinho Fureque
Bunga Sector Manager
Nelito
Chiwawa Sector Manager
António Amade Saira
Jangada Sector Manager
Mponda Dinta
Zambezi Sector Manager
Jorge Nginga
Lion Sector Manager
Moisês João Tchapo
Pangolin Sector Manager
Francisco Albino
Pangolin Sector Manager
Denja
Human-Wildlife Coexistence
Nelson Roberto Nhamais
Gates
Faustino Ventura
Command Room
Albano Vasco Chonze
Science, Tourism and Operations Rangers
Nhanombe
Transport
Elton Chuva
Training
Zembe Braundê
Sanctuary & Roads
Piano Jantar
Manager of Human-Wildlife Coexistence & Ecosystem Integrity
Manuença Zeca Maibeque
Human-Wildlife Coexistence Field Officer
Elias Mubobo
Human-Wildlife Coexistence Field Assistant
Paola Bouley
Associate Director of Conservation
Paulo “Tonecas” Antonio
Wildlife Management, Protected Species & Carnivore Recovery
Mercia Angela
Wildlife Veterinarian & Conservation Data Specialist
Operations team
Mike Marchington
Director of Operations
Werner de Jager
Associate Director of Finance and Administration
Linete Bene
Human Resources Manager
Olivia Felicio Pereira
Program Manager
Lionel Martins
Infrastructure Manager / Infrastructure Development and Maintenance
Levi Camoes
Accounts Payable Administrator
Benedito Bene
Treasurer
Waldick Loureiro
Project Accountant
Adriano Pange
For Profit Accountant
Gizel Goncalves Marmeleiro
Buyer – Procurement, Logistics & Warehousing sector
Anne Marchington
Apolinario Langa
Database administrator – Finance and Administration Sector
Bento Boene
Buyer – Procurement, Logistics & Warehousing sector)
Felistas Msaya
Administration Manager – Finance and Administration Sector
Obidience Timburwa
Mechanical Services Manager / Workshop
Pradeep Mohan
Information Technology Manager
Tourism
Human Development
Elisa Langa
Department Head
Branquinho Manhonha
M&E
Vilma Nhambi
Manager North – Girls Clubs
Fatima Charle
Technician – Girls Clubs
Antonio Golonga
Technician – Girls Clubs
Mofati Taibo
Technician – Girls Clubs
Allex Meque
Teacher’s Clubs Manager
Alfredo Jochoma
Youth Clubs Manager
Changamire Barreto
Girls Club Technician
Hercilia Chipanga
Manager – Community Relations
Chico Fagema
District Supervisor – Community Relations
Hélder Fernando
District Supervisor – Community Relations
Dáglassa Vicente Muassinar
District Supervisor – Community Relations
Izequiel Bonda
District Supervisor – Community Relations
Richard Vidamão
District Supervisor – Community Relations
Samuel Figueiras
Eco Club technician – Community Relations
João Zembe
Eco Club Technician – Community Relations
Goncalves Marringuire
Eco Club technician – Community Relations
Lucas Samudine
Eco Club technician
Rui Mutombo
Eco Club Technician – Community Relations
Cremildo de Jesus Carmona
Supervisor – WASH
Caetano Jange
Supervisor – WASH
Francisco João Bene
Supervisor – WASH
Nildo Sulemane
Nurse – Health
Armindo Taúla
Nurse – Health
António Zindoro
Nurse – Health
Judite P. Dança
Supervisor – Health
Carlos Godinho
Supervisor – Health
Castigo Bangene
Supervisor – Health
Artur Camisola
Supervisor – Health
Carlos Godinho
Supervisor – Health
sustainable Development
Collin Waddell
Agronomy Manager
Sional Moiane
Coffee Sector Leader
Daniel Magombe
Emerging Farmers
Orlando Pinto
Maria Rodrigues
Honey Manager
Nelson Armando
Cashew Manager
Janelice Bacilio
Processing and Production
Adilson Manguese
Livelihoods
Marcos Chova
Stiven Jofrese
Administration
Communications and Media
Vasco Galante
Director of Communications
James Byrne
Media Director
Patricia Guerra
Gorongosa Business Club
Larissa Sousa
Augusto Bila
Janado Nazare Cher
Gráinne Keegan
Our Mission
Our Mission
Advance an integrated multi-partner approach to conservation and to people-centred development. The Gorongosa Project protects the Park’s biodiversity and ecosystem services and unlocks its economic potential for the community inhabitants of the Gorongosa Buffer Zone, Sofala Province, Mozambique and further afield.
Our Vision
A thriving, biodiversity-rich, Greater Gorongosa conservation landscape, which supports Sofala Province as an engine for resilient and sustainable development enabling nature experiences and wellbeing for its people, enriching all of Mozambique and the world.
A Park for Peace
On 1 August, 2019 a historic ceremony was held in Gorongosa to celebrate the Cessation of Hostilities Accord between the leaders of the Government of Mozambique and the opposition Renamo Party. The accord established Gorongosa National Park (GNP) as a ‘Park for Peace’, delivering human development to the communities that share the greater landscape.