Malamba Coastal Collaborative's center of engagement is focused on 12,000ha of currently sparsely populated and remote coastal areas in the Inhambane Seascape of Massinga, Mozambique. The area is home to the communities of Malamba (378 families) and Mazuene (225 families) and the schools of Malamba (350 students) and Mazuene (150 students).
The seascape was declared a
Mission Blue Hopespot by the esteemed Dr Sylvia Earle and falls within the center of endemism in Inhambane. Malamba-Mazuene also forms a critical corridor connecting two established protected areas - the Pomene National Reserve to the south, and the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park and Vilankulo Sanctuary to our north.
The government of Mozambique is currently evaluating the feasibility of declaring this part of the coastline a "partially protected area" in recognition of its importance to both people and ecosystems. Protection of the environment here is critical not only for the protection of a wealth of biodiversity on land and at sea but also essential for communities who rely almost completely on coastal and marine natural resources for their wellbeing and survival.