A presentation of the Gorongosa Restoration Project, recipient of the 2023 BBVA Foundation Worldwide Award for Biodiversity Conservation.
The devastating civil war that engulfed Mozambique for fifteen years (1977-1992) had its collateral victims in the wildlife of Gorongosa National Park. So much so that the first post-conflict aerial census conducted in 1994 confirmed the loss of 90-99 percent of its large mammal populations, including elephants, buffalo, hippopotamuses and zebras.
Today, thanks to the work done by the Gorongosa Restoration Project, the Mozambican park has recovered much of its ecological integrity. It is for the extraordinary results of its actions in defense of nature that the project has been distinguished with the Worldwide Award for Biodiversity Conservation.
The BBVA Foundation Awards for Biodiversity Conservation recognize and promote the efforts of
A presentation of the Gorongosa Restoration Project, recipient of the 2023 BBVA Foundation Worldwide Award for Biodiversity Conservation.
The devastating civil war that engulfed Mozambique for fifteen years (1977-1992) had its collateral victims in the wildlife of Gorongosa National Park. So much so that the first post-conflict aerial census conducted in 1994 confirmed the loss of 90-99 percent of its large mammal populations, including elephants, buffalo, hippopotamuses and zebras.
Today, thanks to the work done by the Gorongosa Restoration Project, the Mozambican park has recovered much of its ecological integrity. It is for the extraordinary results of its actions in defense of nature that the project has been distinguished with the Worldwide Award for Biodiversity Conservation.
The BBVA Foundation Awards for Biodiversity Conservation recognize and promote the efforts of conservationist organizations, institutions, and bodies that develop environmental conservation policies or functions, as well as the work of communication professionals, in any form, who contribute to protecting our natural heritage.
