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Mozambique creates 9,341-hectare Mount Mabu conservation area

By Drooid · Sep 15, 2026, 4:13 AM UTC · How we work

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Mozambique created a 9,341-hectare Community Conservation Area to protect Mount Mabu.
The decree establishing the area was published on 24 August by Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries.
A Community Management Council of local residents now oversees the area.
Scientists have recorded more than 200 butterfly taxa on Mount Mabu and estimate up to 250 species.
Hundreds of butterflies hill-toped the 1,700-metre summit in 2013, filmed by David Attenborough.

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Story summary

Mozambique created a 9,341-hectare Community Conservation Area to protect Mount Mabu.
The decree establishing the area was published on 24 August by Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries.
A Community Management Council of local residents now oversees the area.
Scientists have recorded more than 200 butterfly taxa on Mount Mabu and estimate up to 250 species.
Hundreds of butterflies hill-toped the 1,700-metre summit in 2013, filmed by David Attenborough.