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ANNEX F: MOZAMBIQUE COUNTRY REPORT<br />
COASTAL FORESTS MANAGEMENT IN MOZAMBIQUE:<br />
CURRENT STATUS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGIONAL<br />
INTEGRATION<br />
Background<br />
By F. Kanji, A. Macucule, G. Albano, S. Magane<br />
• Geography<br />
• Vegetation<br />
• Socio-economic aspects<br />
– Population (17 M)<br />
– About 2/3 along the coast (9 main urban centres)<br />
– Many activities (agriculture, fishery, livestock and industry in general)<br />
– Poverty and illiteracy<br />
• The Mozambican Coast<br />
– <strong>Coastal</strong> zone concept<br />
– <strong>Coastal</strong> line extension: 2 770 km<br />
– <strong>Coastal</strong> Zone Types<br />
• Coral coast (770 km)<br />
• Swamp coast (978 km)<br />
• Parabolic dune coast (850 km)<br />
• Monoclinal coast<br />
• Continental shelf<br />
– <strong>Coastal</strong> Resources and infrastructures<br />
• Diversified habitats/ecossystems (intertidal zones, beaches, deltas, coral<br />
reefs)<br />
• Diversified flora and fauna (mangroves, seagrasses, marine mammals,<br />
fish, avifauna)<br />
• Human infrastructures (urban areas, ports, industries)<br />
<strong>Coastal</strong> <strong>Forest</strong>s in Mozambique<br />
• Our Understanding on <strong>Coastal</strong> <strong>Forest</strong>s<br />
– Geographycal<br />
• Location and extension<br />
• Topography<br />
– Climatic<br />
• Temperature<br />
• Precipitation<br />
• Humidity<br />
– Structure and composition<br />
• Vertical and horizontal structure<br />
• Species diversity<br />
<strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Africa</strong> <strong>Coastal</strong> <strong>Forest</strong>s - 42 - <strong>Workshop</strong> Report, Nairobi February 4-7 2002
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