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"With its emerald green floodplains, hippos wallowing in glassy water, eagles
swooping over elephant herds, lions slouched on tree trunks and impala grazing
to the shimmering horizon, Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park is an earthly
paradise where you feel you’ve been gifted a glimpse of the planet as it
existed before humanity.
But during 16 years of civil war in Mozambique, humans left their mark on the
park with disastrous consequences. By the end of the war in 1992, Gorongosa was
void of life — nearly all animals had been destroyed by soldiers and poachers.
Only small, fearful groups remained, their home a menace of traps and snares.
An ambitious rewilding project that began nearly two decades has changed all
that. Across Gorongosa, nature has rebounded with lush exuberance. Perhaps
surprisingly, this has been achieved not only with measures to protect animals,
but also through a commitment to improving the lives of the 200,000 people
living in the buffer zone around the park.
By investing in education, healthcare, job creation and livelihoods, the key to
this rare conservation vision has been to nurture human potential — with girls’
education and the empowerment of women at its heart."
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
