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Malamba Coastal Collaborative

Malamba Coastal Collaborative (MCC) is a partnership with and between indigenous communities and stakeholders dependent on the ecological integrity of marine and coastal habitats in Inhambane, Mozambique.

Our community field station is now an emerging hub for environmental protection & education, and sustainable forest- and ocean-based livelihoods centered on a remote, and critical coastal corridor that links Bazaruto National Park to the north and Pomene National Reserve to the south.

MCC is based full-time in this sector of the Seascape. Our field station is based on a 100ha coastal Miombo forest sanctuary alongside communities in the core of the Inhambane Center of Endemism, and a designated Potential Key Biodiversity Area and a "Mission Blue Hope Spot." The world-renowned Baixo Zambia-Afrika reef-systems lies just offshore.

We know that communities here are by far the keystone to effective and sustainable conservation, and already the champions of this ecosystem for many generations. And as we strive together for innovative and scaleable solutions that shift the boundaries on how conservation is practiced in Mozambique, we strongly believe that the key to effective, long-term environmental protection is growing community power and strengthening local governance.

Alongside a coalition of partners we are pioneering community-led coastal conservation through collaborative and synergistic programming, including:

Core objectives

Restoration and protection of coastal Miombo forests and near-shore marine habitats in direct partnership with indigenous communities, including visioning, planning and implementation.
Community-led restoration & protection of the baixo zambia and baixo Africa reef ecosystems.
Community based restoration and protection of the rare, coastal Miombo rorest. One of only two such forests remaining in Mozambique.
Strengthening local governance and ensuring community leadership stands at the forefront of all conservation programming.
Forge partnerships with national and international organizations that share the community's values and vision for a socially just and protected Seascape.

Our approach is strongly aligned with local, national and international goals, including:

  • Mozambique Priority 1: Development of Human Capital and Social Justice; Expanded and improved access to health services; Promoting civi participation by youth through sociocultural, economic and sports activities; Promoting gender equity and equality, social inclusion and protection of most vulnerable segments of the population

  • Mozambique Priority 3: Strengthen the sustainable use of natural resources and environment including the conservation of ecosystems and biodiversity; Reduce the vulnerability of communities to climate risks, natural disasters and anthropogenic actions

  • Mozambique's National Strategy for Management and Conservation of Coral Reefs

  • Mozambique's National Strategy for Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change

  • Mozambique's National Strategy for Emission Reduction From Deforestation and Forest Degradation

  • Mozambique's Forest Conservation and Increase of Carbon Reserves Through the Forests

  • Mozambique's National Strategy for Mangrove Management

  • Mozambique's Fisheries Law (Law n. 22/2013) which empowers local communities to lead in fisheries management

  • Biodiversity Conservation Law (Law n. 5/2017) which enables the creation of Community Conservation Areas.

  • The 2022 Maputo Declaration to halt and address threats to Miombo woodland ecosystems.

  • The Aichi Biodiversity Targets that aim to conserve coastal and marine areas through effectively and equitably managed, ecologically representative and a well-connected systems of protected areas.

  • 12 of the 17 UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

Thanks to the support and partnerships of our inaugural partners, we are now pioneering community-led conservation in the core of this important coastal landscape.

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