ReGeCom

ReGeCom reinforces its commitment to People and Nature ReGeCom’s core mission is to build effective and representative community entities and place them at the heart of conservation efforts. This commitment was clearly articulated during the launch of our 2024-2028 Strategic Plan on August 15th, 2024. The launch event, held in person at the Montebelo Indy Hotel in Maputo, brought together representatives from the government, NGOs, civil society organizations, community members from around Maputo National Park, and ReGeCom members. The atmosphere was truly engaging, reflecting the shared dedication to our cause. Our strategic plan is designed to be a dynamic tool that guides our efforts in scaling up our community governance approach. It aims to provide valuable insights that support #Community-Based Natural Resource Management (#CBNRM) policies in Mozambique while strengthening the capacity of our members for collective impact. ReGeCom is eager to continue collaborating with various stakeholders, especially the Government of #Mozambique, to accelerate the implementation of community governance approaches around protected and conservation areas. Our goal is to place #communities at the center of #biodiversity #conservation and rural development initiatives while enhancing the benefits generated by the #sustainable management of #naturalresources. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all who contributed to this milestone, particularly Maliasili who facilitated the plan’s development with financial support from the African Nature Based Tourism Platform. We look forward to increased engagement from other donors and partners in implementing the plan, ensuring that both people and nature can thrive in Mozambique. For #peopleandnature Download the strategy here: https://lnkd.in/eb3dSgM8 The World Bank UNDP Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Mozambique Mulago USAID Rainforest Trust KfW, BIOFUND _ Administração Nacional das Áreas de Conservação The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Cartier for Nature Rights and Resources Initiative Parque Nacional da Gorongosa FAO

Facilitadores Comunitários: Protagonistas na Gestão Sustentável dos Recursos Naturais Os facilitadores comunitários são peças-chave na construção de sistemas de governação comunitária, para a gestão sustentável dos #recursosnaturais, e conservação da #biodiversidade. Selecionados de maneira participativa, eles não apenas fortalecem a comunicação entre os técnicos da ReGeCom e as comunidades locais, mas também facilitam o engajamento activo da população, para a visão colectiva. Com o uso de tablets e outras plataformas digitais, esses facilitadores coletam dados essenciais para a gestão da terra e dos recursos naturais, contribuindo para decisões mais assertivas e sustentáveis. Na paisagem do Parque Nacional de Magoe, a ReGeCom capacitou 54 novos facilitadores comunitários – incluindo 25 mulheres – ampliando para 224 o número de facilitadores treinados em todo o país. 👉 Saiba mais sobre essa capacitação acessando o documento ou através do link abaixo: https://lnkd.in/gCandMr8 #GestãoSustentável #GovernaçãoComunitaria #CBNRM The World Bank BIOFUND _ Administração Nacional das Áreas de Conservação Maliasili African Nature Based Tourism Platform Joana Trindade Cristina Louro Celta de vaz José Monteiro

ICYMI🌿 We sent out our bi-monthly project newsletter in late September. In this newsletter, we highlighted our participation in New York Climate Week 2024, and we spotlighted our partner ReGeCom’s strategic plan launch. Read the full newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/gDzSuZhy Explore our previous newsletters: https://lnkd.in/gx3MgQfh If you haven’t signed up to receive these updates, you can do so on our website: https://lnkd.in/dsyWuEKg Image credit: Lily Lustig/WWF-US WWF World Wildlife Fund WWF Africa Global Environment Facility

Last Wednesday, Sept 25, we hosted a panel at the #WWFnest during #ClimateWeekNYC, highlighting the crucial role of community-based conservation in tackling climate change. 🌍 Our panelists, including Nicky McLeod (Environmental & Rural Solutions, South Africa), Linet Misiko MBA (Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association), and José Monteiro (ReGeCom, Mozambique), shared inspiring insights on how local communities are adapting to and mitigating climate impacts. Their stories are a testament to why these leaders deserve a stronger voice in the global climate agenda. The evening before, we connected with project partners, WWF staff, and conservation leaders, like Odokorwot Walter (Umoja Wildlife Conservancies of Uganda), Mohamedi Kamuna (Community Wildlife Management Areas Consortium, Tanzania), and Gladys Warigia (KWCA), for a night of great conversation and collaboration. A big thank you to our incredible panelists, partners, and everyone who joined us! Missed the panel? Catch the recording here: https://lnkd.in/e-kYum2M (starts at timestamp 4:40:50). #ClimateAction #ConservationLeadership Image credits: Lily Lustig, Jenell Walsh-Thomas, and Nikhil Advani Maliasili WWF Changing Climate WWF World Wildlife Fund WWF Africa Global Environment Facility

In Africa, both #Indigenous and local #communities have long been stewarding and managing nature, yet the #conservation field has not always recognized their role. This local stewardship is what ensures a fisherwoman can catch enough fish to feed her family for the week having patiently participated in a seasonal fishery closure managed by her community. It is the local forest co-op making decisions on replanting trees and firewood use; or elders using indigenous knowledge to make grazing plans for livestock and wildlife to thrive on healthy grass and abundant drinking water. In this opinion piece, our very own Resson Kantai Duff argues that the world doesn’t need shiny, new and innovative ideas to address the #climate and biodiversity challenges. But instead take a good hard look at the solutions that are already working - led by local people and local organizations, who need more support and recognition for their invaluable contributions. https://lnkd.in/d64f2Kxu Resson Kantai Duff ReGeCom Grevy's Zebra Trust Coastal and Marine Resources Development (COMRED) Mongabay #ClimateWeekNYC

Two days into #NYCClimateWeek2024, and I’m thrilled by the events organized by Maliasili. They created a safe and insightful space to discuss the critical role of community-led #conservation and the importance of providing #goodfunding to local actors, as essential components in addressing the #climatecrisis. My key takeaways, which left me with a renewed sense of hope, are: (1) #Community-led conservation is a climate solution. Maliasili’s partners made it abundantly clear that #climatesolutions must be community-centered, empowering local communities and giving them a seat at the decision-making table. (2) It is possible to commit to #goodfunding that reaches the point of #impact. This means ensuring funds are directed to local actors in a way that respects their priorities and needs, with flexible and unrestricted support. Learn more about funding in conservation on the Pledge to Practice report: (https://lnkd.in/g8Se_8gQ). I am delighted to the opportunity to represent ReGeCom in these events, as part of collective voice that are pressuring for commitments that enable #peopleandnature to thrive sustainably in Africa. Maliasili African Nature Based Tourism Platform The Nature Conservancy World Resources Institute Bezos Earth Fund Synchronicity Earth Fred Nelson Resson Kantai Duff Gladys Warigia Jessie Davie Nikhil Advani Aristides Muhate Sam Shaba Nicky McLeod Odokorwot Walter Alfred Kirigha Mwanake Moreangels Mbizah Monicah Mbiba, PhD Joana Trindade Greta Francesca Iori Rahima Njaidi Tiana Andriamanana Andrew Stein Sean DeWitt Emily Averna Caleb McClennen, Ph.D.

African NBT Platform at #ClimateWeekNYC 🏙 With our panel at Climate Week NYC happening in less than a week, we’d like to highlight the three organizations that our speakers will be representing. These three organizations are key partners of ours and have done some amazing work in the community-based conservation arena. 🌿KENYA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCIES ASSOCIATION (KWCA) Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association is the sole national conservancies association in Kenya, working to share best practices, harmonize standards, and amplify their collective voice at local, county, and national levels. Since 2013, KWCA has grown to 184 members and significantly expanded its capacity in policy advocacy, networking and communication, and capacity building. With support from USAID’s Community Conservancies Policy Support Program (CCSP) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC), KWCA continues to drive sustainable wildlife conservation across Kenya. 🌿REGECOM Founded in 2018, ReGeCom empowers communities in Mozambique to lead sustainable land and resource management at the grassroots level. As a network of Mozambican NGOs, government bodies, international NGOs, and academic partners, ReGeCom fosters collaboration in conservation. A key achievement is Mozambique’s first Community Governance Guidelines, now being piloted in four landscapes with support from the World Bank, Rainforest Trust, FNDS/MozBio, and BioFund. One of ReGeCom’s core beliefs is that communities are at the heart of conservation and development. 🌿ENVIRONMENTAL & RURAL SOLUTIONS (ERS) For over two decades, Environmental & Rural Solutions, founded by visionary women leaders, has championed transformative, community-driven conservation in the Drakensberg Mountains of South Africa. Combining traditional knowledge with modern techniques, ERS works to restore degraded rangelands, protect vital water resources, and support the expansion of protected areas. Their integrated landscape approach fosters biodiversity, improves local livelihoods, and strengthens local governance of natural resources, all while building a thriving conservation economy. To hear more about the work these organizations do, you can attend the panel in-person (registration link below) or via livestream: https://lnkd.in/ewtBHrTh 📅 Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 🕘 Time: 12:30pm - 1:30pm 📍 Location: The NEST Climate Campus at the Javits Center, 429 11th Ave, New York, NY 10001 Learn more about #WWFnest events: https://lnkd.in/gCJKkJgs    Follow this link to register: https://lnkd.in/gW6yAVK5 #CommunityBasedConservation #CBNRM World Wildlife Fund WWF WWF Africa Global Environment Facility Maliasili WWF Changing Climate

ReGeCom, represented by one of its members, Calisto Ribeiro, from the Mozambican Association for Sustainable Rural Development(AMDER), participated in the Partner Learnings Exchange of the Inclusive Conservation Initiative (ICI) of Africa elapsed between August 4 and 9 in Tanzania .   This exchange had as the primary aim, to enhance the efforts of the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in land and natural resources management, as a contribution to global biodiversity conservation.   Together organizations and networks such as Ujamaa Community Resource Team (UCRT), International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa), National Alliance for Support and Promotion of Community Areas (ANAPAC), IMPACT-Quenia, ANAPAC-RDC; AICA-Nigeria; ICCA-Benin. ReGeCom, shared its experience on conservation benefits, through respect of local communities' rights, emphasizing the importance of community governance as a basis for ensuring the amplification of the voice of Local Communities, in decision-making processes that improves benefit sharing mechanisms.   Topics such as i) the benefits and role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in conservation; ii) Extension of collaboration in ICI with other African networks and; iii) The inclusion of gender in community-led conservation initiatives; were discussed during the event.   ReGeCom’s Community Governance approach was considered as an interesting model, as it allowed engagement of various actors such as Local communities, civil society organizations, academy, and government, in the implementation of community-based natural resources management initiatives. #biodiversity #communitygovernance #cbnrm #peopleandnature #livehoods #africa #network

African NBT Platform at #ClimateWeekNYC 🏙 Local organizations are at the core of community-led conservation, offering critical insight into global climate solutions. However, they are seldom recognized for their potential to contribute significantly to adaptation efforts – a gap that must be addressed. We must pave the way for a more inclusive and effective climate adaptation and finance landscape. We’re excited to announce that the African NBT Platform will be hosting a panel during Climate Week NYC that puts a spotlight on these unsung climate and conservation heroes and explores innovative strategies to channel more funding to their initiatives. The panel will feature speakers from Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association, ReGeCom, and Environmental & Rural Solutions–three of our key partners. During the panel we will learn from their stories, celebrate their successes, and dive into how these enhance and expand global climate resilience and sustainability at Climate Week NYC. This event will be livestreamed. Stay tuned for information on how to watch. 📅 Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 🕘 Time: 12:30pm - 1:30pm 📍 Location: The NEST Climate Campus at the Javits Center, 429 11th Ave, New York, NY 10001 Learn more about #WWFnest events: https://lnkd.in/gCJKkJgs  Follow this link to register: https://lnkd.in/gW6yAVK5 WWF Changing Climate WWF World Wildlife Fund WWF Africa Global Environment Facility

ReGeCom’s newly released 2024-2028 Strategic Plan details their vision, objectives, and targeted initiatives to enhance community engagement in natural resource management. Launched on August 15th at the Montebelo Indy Hotel in Maputo, the event brought together representatives from the government, NGOs, civil society organizations, community members from around Maputo National Park, and ReGeCom members, creating an engaging atmosphere of shared dedication to ReGeCom’s mission. The strategic plan focuses on scaling up their Community Governance approach to include communities residing around and within protected areas. By prioritizing community involvement, ReGeCom aims to establish equitable decision-making processes and ensure the effective management of Mozambique's diverse ecosystems. The plan also emphasizes capacity-building efforts to equip ReGeCom’s network of community-led organizations with the necessary skills and knowledge to support local communities effectively. Through collaborative partnerships with government agencies, civil society organizations, academia, and private sector stakeholders, ReGeCom aims to create an enabling environment for sustainable natural resource management throughout Mozambique. For more information and to access the ReGeCom Strategic Plan 2024-2028, visit https://lnkd.in/eb3dSgM8. Image credits: ReGeCom WWF World Wildlife Fund WWF Africa Global Environment Facility Maliasili