Parque Nacional da Gorongosa Moçambique

Greg Carr

President, Carr Foundation

Idaho Falls, ID (USA)

I was born and raised in Idaho Falls, Idaho, a small town in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States, the youngest of seven children. I have always loved the outdoors, what it has to teach me and how it makes me feel. I now spend more than six months of every year in Mozambique. I work with a dedicated team of Mozambicans and international people using conservation biology to restore and protect the Gorongosa ecosystem. We hope to attract many tourists to the Park not only because this magical place will enrich the visitors but also because their presence and activity will create much-needed economic activity in central Mozambique.

Greg Carr consulting with Director of Conservation, Carlos Lopes Pereira

Mr. Bernardo Beca Jofrisse

Oversight Committee

Zambezia Province (Moçambique)

Mr. Jofrisse is retired from the Army with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.  He was born in Luabo, District of Chinde, in Zambezia Province.  As a young man working in Beira, he worked for the popular newspapers "Noticias da Beira" and "Diário de Moçambique." In 1968, after working briefly for the Mozambique Railway Company, Jofrisse took up the cause of national independence by enlisting in Frelimo’s army in Tanzania where he mastered military basics. 

Mr. Jofrisse fought alongside many brave Mozambicans during the war.  His war operations base was the Province of Tete, while providing assistance to Manica and Sofala Provinces.  After the independence of Mozambique in 1975, he continued his service in the army while also studying civil engineering at Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo.

During the civil war against Renamo, Mr. Jofrisse was promoted to the position of General Director of Weaponry.  After the Peace Accord, the Ministry of Tourism sent Lieutenant Colonel Jofrisse to study natural resource protection at the Southern African Widlife College.

As an engineer, Mr. Jofrisse has extensive experience in the actual reconstruction of Mozambique, and his participation in the Gorongosa Restoration Project allows him to expand upon this role.

In 2007, Mr. Jofrisse was designated as the representative of the Ministry of Tourism alongside Greg Carr of the Carr Foundation at the Oversight Committee of Gorongosa National Park