Fiscalização de recursos florestais e faunísticos na Província de Maputo

Abstract

In Maputo Province the low forest and thickets are the most important formations for the forest industry. The remaining formations (prairie, mangroves and dune vegetation) are potential for the development of agro-forestry activities, livestock and wild animals. Shifting agriculture, logging, firewood and charcoal production, uncontrolled burning and poaching are identified as the main threats to forest and wildlife resources in the country. This final project aims to study and describe the inspection of forest and wildlife resources in Maputo Province; identify the main actors in the process. Constraints and infractions; propose recommendations for improving inspection of forest resources. The collection of information was carried out based on bibliographic review, semi-structured interviews with SPFFB-Maputo and MADER employees and visits to fixed community inspection posts in Maputo province. In Maputo Province, there are three actors in the process of inspection of forest and wildlife resources, namely: the state, private individuals and local communities. The insufficiency of means of transport and communication between fixed posts and mobile inspection brigades, weapons for the defense of people and goods, incentives and trained human resources, are the main constraints observed in Maputo Province. This final project also stated that there is no joint inspection program involving SPFFB, private individuals and communities. The main offenses that occur in Maputo province are: the cutting and sale of firewood and charcoal, wood, reeds, poaching, sale of meat and trophies without a license; uncontrolled fires, hunting on holidays and weekends, hunting of protected species, hunting in the general closed season and hunting at night. In light of these findings, the following recommendations are made to improve inspection of forestry and wildlife resources in this final project: education and dissemination of the Forestry and Wildlife Law for the prevention of infringements; restriction of simple license encouraging concessions for the conservation and management of forest resources and establishing good coordination between the different stakeholders in inspection, namely, SPFFB, DDA, State inspectors, communities, police, District Administration, Customs, Public Prosecutor's Office and Courts for the arrest and prosecution of offenders.