Maputo Area: 801,590 km2
24 Million (2014 Estimate)
Male 50, Female 52 years
41 Million Ha Equivalent to
51.4% of Total Land Area of
77.9 Million Hectares
Land Affected: 10.9 million ha Active Fires : 90,000 wildfire hotspots Province Mostly Affected : Niassa
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).
Agents and Indirect Causes
Main degradation activities
Main deforestation activities
Results
Number of forest concessions issued per year, 1998–2010
22 thousand people are directly employed by the forestry sector, according to 2011 FAO data.
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
Conversion rate USD$ 1 = 70.59 Mts
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.
6.5 Million Ha Equivalent to
7.9% of Total Land Area of
66.9 Million Hectares
48 Million Ha Equivalent to
54.4% of Total Land Area of
88.3 Million Hectares
4.7 Million Ha Equivalent to
24% of Total Land Area of
19.7 Million Hectares
12.3 Million Ha Equivalent to
15.7% of Total Land Area of
1.112 Million Hectares