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Forest in Mozambique: actual distribution of tree species and potential threats

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dc.contributor.authorJoaquim-Meque, Eugénia
dc.contributor.authorLousada, José Lousada
dc.contributor.authorLiberato, Margarida L. R.
dc.contributor.authorFonseca, Teresa F.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-02T13:08:05Z
dc.date.available2024-07-02T13:08:05Z
dc.date.issued2023-08
dc.description.abstractIn recent decades, there has been a perception that the Mozambican forests have been threatened with massive exploitation for commercialization, deforesting vast areas, leading to desertification and contributing to the extinction of some forest species. The present research summarizes the official information obtained by monitoring the country’s natural resources over time and identifying the major types of existing forests in Mozambique. The main objective is to elucidate on the current state of Mozambican forests, analyze change and trends, and characterize the actual distribution of forest species in Mozambique to verify the sustainability of forest resources and their composition. It is a case study of the qualitative descriptive type, with data obtained through a bibliographic research method focusing on scientific articles on the type of forest species existing in Africa and Mozambique and data from official sources of the forests. Various types of forests were identified, such as mopane, mercrusse, semi-deciduous, miombo, and semi-evergreen, including the gallery forest. Forest species with particular relevance were highlighted, such as Afzelia quanzensis, Swartzia madagascariensis, Pterocarpaus angolensis, Combretum imberbe, and Millettia stuhalmannii. Major threats to these natural resources were identified and reported, including anthropogenic activity associated with traditional practices of illegal logging or due to the valuation of other goods of primary necessity, lack of protection and conservation measures, and impacts resulting from climate change. The Munza district is presented as a case study, carrying out a characterization of the forest in this district and identifying the main threats in the study area from 2015 to 2020.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationJoaquim-Meque, E.; Lousada, J.; Liberato, M.L.R.; Fonseca, T.F. Forest in Mozambique: actual distribution of tree species and potential threats. Land 2023, 12, 1519pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/land12081519pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/31223
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationForest Research Centre
dc.relationCentre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/journal/landpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectsustainabilitypt_PT
dc.subjectforest resourcespt_PT
dc.subjectthreatspt_PT
dc.subjectloggingpt_PT
dc.subjectclimate change impactspt_PT
dc.titleForest in Mozambique: actual distribution of tree species and potential threatspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleForest Research Centre
oaire.awardTitleCentre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F00239%2F2020/PT
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F04033%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.issue8pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPageArticle number 1519pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleLandpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume12pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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