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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Mozambique\u2019s forests, which cover over half of its land area, are disappearing at a rate of 220,000 hectares per year and deforestation accounts for 80 percent of the country\u2019s gas emissions, warns a report released on Friday.<\/p>\n

Entitled \u201cAfrica Green Growth Readiness Assessment\u201c, the joint study of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGIV) takes an in-depth look at the state of readiness for green growth in seven countries \u2013 Gabon, Morocco, Mozambique, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal and Tunisia.<\/p>\n

Launched on Wednesday during a side-event at the 15th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, being held in Abidjan from 9 to 20 May, the study released on Friday in an AfDB statement, concludes that in Mozambique the crucial intervention for green growth is in combating desertification.<\/p>\n

Citing recent data from the Mozambican government, the study\u2019s authors write that over half of Mozambique\u2019s land area (40.6 million hectares) is covered by forests.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, this crucial resource is shrinking at an alarming rate: approximately 220,000 hectares of forest disappear every year. At this rate of deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation represent 80% of Mozambique\u2019s total emissions,\u201d they warn.<\/p>\n

According to the experts, deforestation in Mozambique is caused by the expansion of commercial agriculture, itinerant agriculture practices, wood extraction, firewood and charcoal production, urban expansion, mining and livestock.<\/p>\n

Shifting agriculture (slash and burn agriculture, which often results in the uncontrolled spread of fires) was the main cause of 65% of deforestation in Mozambique between 2000 and 2012.<\/p>\n

Recalling that Mozambican families use forest resources for 85% of their energy needs and that only 5.7% of the rural population has access to electricity, the authors of the study conclude that deforestation and agricultural degradation have become serious concerns for the country\u2019s authorities.<\/p>\n

ALSO READ: Mozambique: REDD+ project to protect Inhambane forests<\/b><\/p>\n

In this sense, they recall that Mozambique has adopted a REDD+ strategy (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), and has developed several initiatives and regulatory measures, including a new regulation for the timber industry that protects some tree species, Given the crucial role of the forest sector in Mozambique, stress the experts, the REDD+ strategy and the forest investment plan created by the government, are considered essential in the national plan to reduce climate change and to achieve a resilient green growth.<\/p>\n

The authors of the report also recall that on February 1, 2019, Mozambique signed an agreement with the World Bank through which it receives payments of up to $50 million (48 million euros) for successfully reducing emissions of polluting gases and deforestation.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mozambique<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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