Parque Nacional da Gorongosa Moçambique

Two main goals of the Gorongosa National Park restoration project are to conserve the Gorongosa ecosystem and to improve the lives of people in the Park’s Sustainable Development Zone (Buffer Zone). Both will ultimately depend on communities understanding their land rights and formally establishing them. 

As a first step, we are helping communities in the Sustainable Development Zone (Buffer Zone) define their boundaries. Once that is done, they can secure legal rights to land they have occupied for decades. They will also be able resolve boundary disputes with neighbors--including the Park--and sign legal agreements with organizations interested in using their natural resources.