NAMULI SKY ISLAND - Creation of a new protected area around Mount Namuli

An Agricultural Engineer graduate from the Institut des Régions Chaudes de Montpellier Supagro, specializing in the management of agricultural resources and rural development in the South, she joined the Mozambique team in January 2019, bringing her field expertise for the diagnosis of agricultural dynamics, the definition and implementation of support measures with producers in our areas of intervention in Mozambique. She is now Assistant Project Manager for Namuli SKY ISLAND in Gurué (Zambézia, Mozambique)

Holder of a master Tropical environment and Biodiversity, he worked for 3 years in French Guyana, notably as forest ecology and soil science research officer at CIRAD. From 2008 to 2016 he worked at the WWF in Madagascar, France and Democratic Republic of Congo as Forest and Climate program manager. At WWF, he supported conservation, forest landscape restoration and REDD+ projects, he also conducted campaign and advocacy work on forest policies and energy infrastructure development. He joined Etc Terra - then nitidæ - in May 2016 as MOZBIO project manager around the Gilé national reserve in the Zambézia province in Mozambique.

Holder of an Engineering diploma in Agronomy, specializing in Sustainable agricultural & Agri-Food systems for the South, from Montpellier SupAgro- Institut des Régions Chaudes (IRC), she brings her expertise to support technical changes and development processes in rural area; to support farm advisory, training engineering and plant biology research

Technician graduated from the Middle Institute of Agriculture and Livestock in Gurué (Zambezia), Filimonio has solid field experience for the deployment of agricultural support activities (experimental devices in peasant environment and agroecology in particular) and awareness raising on the link between agriculture and natural resources with rural communities. He is currently working on the implementation of a community land demarcation project with the people of Mount Namuli. His knowledge of the region (of which he is a native), the local language and customs are invaluable assets for the project team.

He is graduated in agronomy (plant health specialty) from the Polytechnic Institute of Agronomy "Angel Galanena" in Cuba since 1988. Before working on the link between agriculture and environmental conservation, he gained experience in the tea sector (production and processing), horticulture and cereals (field trials) in particular in Mozambique and abroad. Today, he is helping to implement a project to delimit community lands on Mount Namuli, for which his knowledge of the local language and the terrain are invaluable assets.

Doctor of AgroParisTech in environmental sciences, she brings her expertise on the biodiversity component and on the degradation and restoration of forest landscapes. She joined N’Lab de Nitidæ in 2017 to carry out her thesis with the association, UR Forêts & Sociétés and UMR Tétis on the degradation and restoration of Miombo forest landscapes in Mozambique. She is currently conducting studies and technical support (capacity building, technology transfer) on various projects of the association

PhD in Forest sciences conducted at INRA Avignon, EMMAH research lab, she brings her expertise in forest ecology, support for REDD+ mechanism and carbon accounting, Environmental and social impact assessment of projects, project management and supervision of technical work

Graduated agricultural technician from the Mozambican Ribaué Institute of Agriculture and Livestock in 2009, she has experience in agroecology on market gardening. She also worked extensively on gender in agriculture, in collaboration with women's and girls' associations. Today she works for the Legado Namuli project, supporting our agricultural research and support activities as well as the sustainable development of local communities

Earned a BSc in Forestry and an MSc in Biodiversity Conservation and Management of Tropical Ecosystems at Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique. His main research interest is forest dynamic, emphasizing ecological and human processes, trade-offs among ecosystem services and biodiversity. He has over five years of experience working with rural communities, NGOs, national governments, and international agencies. He brings his expertise in landscape-scale spatial modeling using innovative tools to address challenges related to land use change and environmental impacts.

Graduated from the Professional Institute of Agronomy and Livestock in Gurué, Zambezia, Mozambique, she has agricultural experience in the use of inorganic inputs, setting up demonstration plots of results, agro-ecology and market gardening. Since October 2020 she has been working as an agricultural technician for the Namuli Sky Island project

He graduated from the Professional Institute of Agronomy and Livestock in Gurué, Zambezia, Mozambique. At the start of his professional career, he worked for the Agronomic Extension Service of Gurué, for the Agrivalor company, for the Inovagro program (Inovação Agronómica), for the UMOJA program and then for the Codosa. He joined the team in October 2020 and has since contributed to the community land delineation project on the Namuli Mountains. He has also been passionate about theater for over 20 years and has even participated in the Mozambique National Culture Festival. The combination of his knowledge, whether in terms of extension, land demarcation or art of expression is a real added value for the Namuli Sky Island project team

Agricultural engineer, he graduated from the Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences of Zambezia. He has worked in the trade of agricultural products but also on land delineation and natural resource management projects. He thus has experience in community support, conflict management and mediation, awareness-raising and training of natural resource management committees, conservation agriculture and trading with communities. He joined us since January 2021 and his knowledge helps us on the community land delimitation project on the Namuli Mountains

Graduated from the Professional Institute of Agronomy and Livestock of Gurué, Zambezia, Mozambique, he has experience in agriculture (plots of results demonstration, agro-ecology, market gardening, and reforestation of degraded areas) and in beekeeping. Since September 2020 he has been working as an agricultural and beekeeping technician for the Namuli Sky Island project

Gratuated in Economics and Education from Pedagogical University in Mozambique, with 7 years of experience as an Administrative Assistant, she support the ACAMOZ project in terms the administrative, finance and Human Resources management and Public Relations.

Graduate Engineer Agronomist, Sustainable Agrifood and Agronomic Systems in the South (SAADS) of the Institut des Régions Chaudes (IRC) Montpellier SupAgro, he brings his expertise to the teams' methodological support on the diagnosis realization at the territory and plot scalesto co-construct projects with producers