Mozambique

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Capital

Maputo Area: 801,590 km2

Population

24 Million (2014 Estimate)

Life expectancy

Male 50, Female 52 years

Total Forest Land

41 Million Ha Equivalent to
51.4% of Total Land Area of
77.9 Million Hectares

Wood Demand and Supply

Land Affected: 10.9 million ha Active Fires : 90,000 wildfire hotspots Province Mostly Affected : Niassa

Background Information

Forest Defination

A forest is an area of at least 1 ha with a tree crown cover of 30%, with trees that reach more than 5 m

In Mozambique, the exploitation of forest resources is governed by the Policy and of Forests and Wildlife Development Strategy, Forestry and Wildlife Law 10/99 and its Regulation approved by Decree 12/2002 of June 6, which resulted from a participatory process. The forests in Mozambique are managed by National Directorate of Forestry in the ministry of Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development (MITADER).


Mozambique still has a large forest cover with forests of different densities and composition, occupying an area equivalent to 70% of the total area of the country and the commercial value being exploited at a level of about 515.7 to 640.5 thousand m3 per year. The area covered with forests is estimated at 40.1 million hectares (51%), of which 26.9 million are suitable for the production of commercially valuable timber, and 13.2 million hectares are conservation areas. The country Global Forest Resources Assessment was conducted in 2010 (FRA 2010). 


Mozambique Forest Indicators

  • Commercial Agriculture

    Agents and Indirect Causes

    • Increased demand for agricultural products (tobacco, cotton, soybeans)
    • Infrastructure expanding
    • Political factors

    Main degradation activities

    • Selective wood cutting
    • Firewood collection
    • Hunting
    • Pastures
    • Fires

    Main deforestation activities

    • Large-scale production of sugarcane. producing vegetables, corn, soybeans, bananas
    • Small scale agriculture in a Outgrowing-system cotton, cashew, tobacco

    Results

    • Deforestation for establishing the commercial agriculture and forest degradation
  • Small Scale Farming Intinerant
  • Exploitation of Forests Product
  • Firewood and Charcoal
  • Urban Expansion and other Infrastructure
  • Mining
  • Livestock
Ecosystem Types

Forest Concessions Issued

Number of forest concessions issued per year, 1998–2010

Forest classification based on usage

  • Production Forests: 26.9 million ha
  • Conservation Forests: 8.9 million ha
  • Protection Forests: 4.2 million ha
People and Economy
  • Employment

    22 thousand people are directly employed by the forestry sector, according to 2011 FAO data.

  • Economic Value

    The forestry sector contributed USD 330.3 million to the economy in 2011, which is approximately 2.8% of the GDP.

  • Types of taxes by logging companies, annual revenues from 2012-2016

    Types of taxes by logging companies, annual revenues from 2012-2016

Conversion rate USD$ 1 = 70.59 Mts

 

Statistics Derived from Forest Cover Map of 2007

Timber Production

Total Forest Cover

Between 1990 and 2010 Mozambique lost 10.0% of its forest cover, around 4,356,000 ha, whereby the average loss per year is 217,800 ha.

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