A beekeeping programme is currently being implemented in Mozambique’s Pomene National Reserve.
The initiative, supported by the Biodiversity Conservation Programme through BIOFUND with funding from the government of Sweden, combines biodiversity conservation with sustainable development of local communities by promoting beekeeping as an economic activity compatible with conservation and contributing to the maintenance of ecosystem services – especially plant pollination carried out by bees, which is essential for the natural regeneration of species and the resilience of habitats.
The programme includes the installation of beehives and technical training for four communities in the reserve’s buffer zone: Nhahusua, Muchungo, Minerva and Pomene.
An apiary has been installed in each of the eight participating communities where 32 beneficiaries received complete beekeeping kits.
