Africa-Press – Mozambique. Yesterday, in Maputo, Gorongosa National Park (PNG) and Nedbank Moçambique SA (Nedbank) co-signed a partnership agreement under the auspices of Gorongosa Business Club, an initiative in operation since 2014.
The Club aims to encourage and involve the Mozambican business community in the effort to restore one of the most emblematic parks in Africa and in the world. Nedbank is committed to continuing to support the GNP Conservation Department, which oversees the implementation of management decisions in the Park and the surrounding Sustainable Development Zone. All of the Department of Conservation’s programs – Veterinary Services, Enforcement, Wildlife Management and Ecosystem Integrity are focused on strong, measurable results that ensure continued protection of Gorongosa’s precious biodiversity.
As part of the signing of this agreement, Joel Rodrigues, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Nedbank, praised the excellent work that Gorongosa National Park is doing not only for the preservation of the Park, but also for the development of the region, the communities around it and the international promotion of Mozambique. “Supporting Gorongosa National Park and in particular its Department of Conservation is effectively supporting the heroic mission of protecting the Park’s wildlife, thus helping to restore it to its rightful place as one of the largest parks in Africa”, said Joel Rodrigues visibly satisfied with this partnership.
During the event, the GNP Warden, Pedro Muagura, commented: “We are pleased to renew this partnership with Nedbank”, noting that “Supporting the Department of Conservation will contribute to improve our ability to face the challenges that threaten the biodiversity of the GNP. Our enforcement team needs to strengthen not only its training capacity in physical, tactical terms, but also in the field of legislation and procedures, as well as in its training in the use of work equipment. Nedbank’s contribution will be added to the “pot” of contributions from the various partners in this area that requires large investments for relatively long periods of time”, added Muagura.
About Nedbank Moçambique SA:
Nedbank Mozambique is a Universal Bank, which prides itself on providing a quality service, mainly oriented to the Corporate, Business Banking and Affluent segments. It was founded with the ambition to become a leading bank in the sector and come to have a commercial network covering the 10 provinces of the country and is currently present in the 8 most economically busiest cities in the country.
Nedbank Moçambique is the Mozambican subsidiary of the South African Group Nedbank, which has a majority stake of 87.5%, demonstrating the Group’s strong commitment not only to this region and the African continent, and recognizing growth opportunities in Mozambique.
Nedbank Mozambique, one of the largest banks in Mozambique, has been in the market for 10 years, and is currently the Mozambican Bank with the most internationally awarded Internet Banking, with close to 50 international distinctions in its portfolio.
About the Gorongosa Project
Gorongosa National Park (GNP) in Mozambique is perhaps Africa’s greatest wildlife restoration story. In 2008, a 20-year Public-Private Partnership was established for the joint management of GNP between the Government of Mozambique and the Carr Foundation (Gorongosa Restoration Project), a US nonprofit organization. In 2018, the Government of Mozambique signed an extension of the joint management agreement for another 25 years. By adopting a 21st Century conservation model of balancing the needs of wildlife and people, Gorongosa is protecting and saving this beautiful wilderness, returning it to its rightful place as one of Africa’s greatest national parks.
GNP has been described as one of the most diverse parks on Earth, covering a vast expanse of 400,000 hectares. In recent years, the Gorongosa Project, with the support of Mozambique’s National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC), has ensured the protection of a recovering population of lions in this system and has been recognized as one of National Geographic’s “Last Wild Places” and by TIME Magazine as one of the “World’s Greatest Places – 2019”.
The Gorongosa Project works with the Government of Mozambique Ministry of Land and Environment, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Sea and Fisheries, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Sofala Province Directorates of each of these Ministries, and the District representatives of each of these Ministries. The Project collaborates with traditional leaders in community “regulados” (a regulado is a traditional governance structure) through Natural Resource Committees.
Gorongosa collaborates with UN Habitat, the Red Cross, and the World Food Program. The Project receives support and advice from stakeholder partners such as USAID, Irish Aid, Norway, Canada, Portugal, EU, HHMI and more. We engage with more than thirty research universities around the world, including University Eduardo Mondlane, UniLurio, University of Lisbon, Oxford University, Princeton University, and more.
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