As paisagens culturais no contexto da preservação dos concheiros de Chongoene, na costa da província de Gaza, no sul de Moçambique : algumas observações preliminares

Abstract

Mozambique has a coastline of about 3000 km, where you can also find numerous traces of shell middens can be found in the natural environment, forming a cultural landscape. Since the first millennium AD, the Mozambican coastline has been the first millennium AD was inhabited by communities who left their testimonies, as an integral part of the Bantu-speaking peoples within their historical evolution. example of this are the concheiros. These are immediately recognisable by their typical The concheiros are immediately recognisable by their typical appearance, resulting from the accumulation of sea products, mostly on top of coastal dunes. The aim of this work is to show how cultural landscapes can help in the preservation of the concheiros in Chongoene, Gaza province, in order to contribute to the to contribute to the valorisation of the first settlements of Bantu-speaking people in the coastal area of southern Mozambique. coastal area in southern Mozambique. Preliminary observations made in the Chongoene Cultural Landscapes in Gaza province make it possible to understand the the importance of the morphological context, particularly the coastal dunes, for the preservation of concheiros. The concheiros are found all along the coastal strip of Mozambique, as an integral part of the national archaeological heritage. However, these concheiros are under serious threats, resulting in their continuous degradation, due to natural and human natural and human factors. Statistics show an accelerated reduction and degradation of biodiversity throughout the national territory. Artisanal fishing, coastal erosion, the unregulated tourism, the growing demand for wood fuel by local communities local communities (deforestation of mangroves) associated with the demographic explosion pointed as the main causes for the biodiversity crisis in Mozambique, especially in fragile coastal areas. The present work analyses the national legislation as well as the adhesion and subscription of Mozambique to regional and international Conventions, Agreements and treaties on biodiversity, to interpret the cultural landscapes in the context of the preservation of the Chongoene fellowships, in Gaza Province (TRADUÇAO NOSSA)