Poster presented at Commiting Science to Global Development. Lisbon (Portugal). 29-30 Sep 2009

Bessa, F.

García Fernandez, C.

Leite, B.

Quilho, T.

Ribeiro, A.

Ribeiro, N.

Rodrigues, A.

Rodrigues, J.C.

Snook, L.K.

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Snook, Laura K.

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Sustainable management of miombowoodlands in the Northern part of Mozambique  (Niassa National Reserve-NNR)Sponsored by Fundo Nacional de Investigação, Ministery of Science and Technology of  Mozambique, Fundo Aberto (UEM, Mozambique) and CGIARMiombo woodlandsMiombo is the Swahili word forBrachystegia, a genus of treescomprising a large number ofspecies, often interspersed with opensavanna (40%), and wetlands (5%).It is most important type of vegetation in southern Africa:  80% of rural households depend onit for land and products;Main source of highly valuedcommercial timber species;NNR embodies the largest andmost pristine conservation area ofmiombo woodlands in SouthernAfrica, being the largest and wildestconservation area of miombowoodlands in the world.Environmental and social relevance of MiomboHome to 45-50 million Africans across 7countries.It provides fuel wood and/or charcoal,traditional medicines, a wide arrange offoods and commercial products vital forthe lives of rural dwellers.Add to global biodiversity.Global impact through emissions oftrace gases from fires, soils, vegetationand animals, and by sequestrating carbonand biomass.Consequently: key role in the regional,and probably the global, energy, water andcarbon balances, but also in terms of ruraldevelopment strategies.Ecological dynamic ofmiomboInfluenced by climate, peopleand disturbances such asherbivory and fires;Ongoing climate changes areimposing several modifications onmiombo woodlands;Pressure over this ecosystem ishigh: major changes in speciescomposition and ecosystemstructure due to a wide range ofenvironmental conditions,anthropogenic impacts, and firefrequency.AimTo promote the sustainablemanagement of miombo woodlands inNiassa National Reserve (NNR) innorthern Mozambique, through anintegrated and multidisciplinaryapproach.Results and outputsIdentification and selection ofpriority species for locallivelihoods and ecosystemdynamics;Assessment of mostimportance threats linked to fireoccurrence & overexploitation;Fire history reconstitution: firecycles vs climate changes;Fire monitoring (LTP,including biophysical and socialissues);Carbon sequestration: soiland vegetation stocks vs firefrequency and use;Characterization of geneticresources: understanding fireresistance and impacts ofoverexploitation;Management andConservation strategy topromote the sustainable use ofmiombo;Capacity building of keyactors: local communities,technicians, researchers.IICTNatasha Ribeiro1,2, Anabela Rodrigues2, Bárbara Leite2, Fernanda Bessa3, Teresa Quilhó3, José Carlos Rodrigues1, Laura Snook4,Carmen Garcia-Fernandez4, Ana Ribeiro31Sociedade para a Gestão e Desenvolvimento da Reserva do Niassa, Mozambique, 2Faculdade de Agronomia e Engenharia Florestal, Maputo, Mozambique,3Tropical Research Institute, Portugal, 4Bioversity International, CGIAR, Italy

Sustainable management of miombo woodlands in the Northern part of Mozambique (Niassa National Reserve - NNR).

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Sustainable management of miombo woodlands in the Northern part of Mozambique (Niassa National Reserve - NNR).

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