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Inauguration of the exhibition on biodiversity, Maputo City’ Fortress
Inauguration of the exhibition on biodiversity, Maputo City’ Fortress On the past 23rd of February, the COBIO-NET project inaugurated in Maputo city’s Fortress, Mozambique, the exhibition “Biodiversity and Coastal Marine Resources – their uses and conservation in Maputo Bay”. With the objective of making the community aware of the importance of the marine coastal zone Read more about Inauguration of the exhibition on biodiversity, Maputo City’ Fortress[…]
Assemblage of the exhibition on biodiversity, Maputo City’s Fortress
The assemblage of the exhibition on biodiversity, Maputo City’s Fortress During the past months, the COBIO-NET team has been preparing an exhibition about Maputo Bay’s biodiversity and coastal marine resources. It was assembled in February 2023 and inaugurated on day 23. The exhibition is distributed over six rooms and occupies the entire exhibition space of Read more about Assemblage of the exhibition on biodiversity, Maputo City’s Fortress[…]
Project’s documentary
Project’s documentary The COBIONET team has recently published the project documentary. This output shows some of the ongoing work, such as habitat restoration in seagrass meadows and mangrove forests, as well as the work performed on marine biodiversity collections. We invite you to watch this video and get to know some of our major activities Read more about Project’s documentary[…]
Recent publication: Catching the Drift of Marine Invertebrate Diversity through Digital Repositories—A Case Study of the Mangroves and Seagrasses of Maputo Bay, Mozambique
Catching the Drift of Marine Invertebrate Diversity through Digital Repositories—A Case Study of the Mangroves and Seagrasses of Maputo Bay, Mozambique This article characterizes the biodiversity of marine macroinvertebrates as two different ecosystems situated along the coastline of Maputo Bay by compiling dispersed data from online databases. The study was led by Marta Bento, part Read more about Recent publication: Catching the Drift of Marine Invertebrate Diversity through Digital Repositories—A Case Study of the Mangroves and Seagrasses of Maputo Bay, Mozambique[…]
Mangrove nursery development – Príncipe Island
Mangrove nursery development – Príncipe Island The creation of a mangrove tree nursery in Praia Salgada, Príncipe Island, is showing promising results after a bumpy start finding the best methodology. The work was initiated in 2019 with field experiments to assess the best strategy to propagule growth and avoid predation. In cooperation with the Forest Read more about Mangrove nursery development – Príncipe Island[…]