Maputo, Oct. 3, 2025 (Lusa) - The National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC) plans to hire 351 forest rangers for eight parks and protected reserves in Mozambique, including 77 for Maputo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
According to the invitation to tender launched by ANAC for 15 days, the recruitment also involves 102 vacancies for the Limpopo National Park, 66 for the Niassa Special Reserve, 53 for the Mágoè National Park, 20 for the Zinave National Park and 19 for the Bazaruto National Park.
The recruitment also included five vacancies for guards in Chimanimani National Park and nine for Banhine National Park, according to the same notice.
On 13 July, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) inscribed Maputo National Park, which will be reinforced with 20 guards and 57 inspectors in this competition, on the list of World Heritage Sites.
The inscription was adopted during the 47th meeting of the organisation, which took place in Paris, with UNESCO highlighting that the park "includes terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystems, and is home to almost five thousand species".
The park complements the conservation values of iSimangaliso, a neighbouring park in South Africa that already had the same classification, "enhancing the protection of biodiversity throughout the ecosystem of the Maputo region", added the organisation.
UNESCO also pointed out that it features "diverse habitats, including lakes, lagoons, mangroves and coral reefs", as well as long beaches, dunes, marshes, extensive wetlands, diverse grasses, providing a habitat for a range of southern African marine species, also highlighting its long-standing conservation.
Official data from Mozambique's government in 2023 indicated that around 70 Forest and Wildlife guards and inspectors have died since 2020 on duty in Mozambique's protected areas, namely in animal attacks and poachers, out of a total workforce of around 1,000 professionals, for a recognised need of 2,500.
Mozambique has 14 important ecological regions, some of which are considered globally significant.
The National Network of Conservation Areas covers approximately 26% of Mozambique's territory. It includes 19 national parks and reserves, 20 official coutadas, and various other categories of conservation areas, the monitoring of which is carried out by these inspectors.
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