Nov 2, 2026 |
Nineteen winners of a quiz run by ANAC at FACIM received a safari in Maputo National Park as their prize, a World Heritage Site just 80 km from the Mozambican capital.
As can be seen in a video released of the visit, the initiative aims to encourage Mozambicans to get to know, value and appreciate the biodiversity of the country’s conservation areas, according to the National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC) and Maputo National Park (MNP).
The quiz took place during the 61st edition of the Maputo International Trade Fair, held from 31 August to 6 September at the Ricatla grounds in Marracuene, according to Club of Mozambique..
In the video, Jéssica Magenda, a community development officer at ANAC, explains that for most of the winners the safari was their first experience of a protected area. According to her, the reactions have been very positive, because “many of them didn’t know what a conservation area was, they had never been to one”.
One of the winners interviewed by ANAC said he had visited several sites in the park and stressed the importance of Mozambicans getting to know their national tourism: “we are Mozambicans and above all we have to explore a bit more of what is ours”.
In July 2025, during the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee, UNESCO inscribed Maputo National Park as a transboundary extension of South Africa’s iSimangaliso Wetland Park, listed since 1999. According to UNESCO, the combined site brings together terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystems and is home to nearly 5 000 species, across lakes, lagoons, mangroves and coral reefs.
Covering 1 718 square kilometres, the park combines land and sea and has its origins in the Maputo Special Reserve, designated in 1969 for the importance of its local biodiversity.
Fotos e vídeo: ANAC/Parque Nacional de Maputo
