Understanding how land use and its changes affect forest cover and carbon stocks is fundamental to developing sound REDD+ delivery options. A study in Manica Province, a REDD+ pilot area for Mozambique, suggests biomass and forest carbon fell substantially between 2007 and 2010. The study…

This thesis was carried out within the project ImGoats, a project led by ILRI and implemented by CARE in Mozambique, aiming at increasing the incomes and food security of poor smallholders through innovations in the meat goat value chain. From a bottom-up approach, the project developed…

The agriculture sector has great potential to contribute to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions through changes in agricultural management and land use. However, the technical potential for agricultural mitigation has yet to translate into actual emission reductions due to considerable…

Large-scale land acquisitions by investors, which are often called ‘land grabs’ (see next section for de nition), can deprive rural women and communities of their livelihoods and land, increasing their food insecurity. This report argues that the current rise in land grabbing needs to be…

This work presents initial results of research into the complex relationships between the development of the land grabbing and agribusiness expansion in Brazil and Mozambique and their effects on the peasantry in both countries. We will examine the relations between the governments of Brazil and…

Globalisation processes and economic liberalisation are leading to fundamental changes in the livelihood sources and strategies of different groups all over the
world. IIED, in collaboration with partners in Mozambique and South India, has developed a research programme on gender, markets…

A descoberta, por parte da companhia norte-americana Anadarko Petroleum Corp, de sinais de presença de petróleo na Bacia do Rovuma, anunciada pela Ministra dos Recursos Minerais, Esperança Bias, é uma notícia que acende luz no fundo do túnel dos esforços colectivos da luta contra a miséria e a…

A descentralização tem sido indicada em vários documentos do governo como um instrumento de expansão da participação dos cidadãos nos processos governativos e, consequentemente, de promoção do desenvolvimento socioeconómico. No caso particular da desconcentração, um novo impulso foi dado com a…