Forest inspection authorities seized nearly 8,000 cubic meters of wood from native species, including wood fuels and construction materials, between last year and March this year.

In the same period, 2,736 forestry inspections were carried out, resulting in the imposition of 1,190 fines and the collection of 24 million meticais. News.

To further tighten the noose on smuggling, another hundred inspectors have been trained in technical and operational skills, as well as in forestry legislation.

The information was provided by the Minister for Land and Environment, Ivete Maibaze, during the coordinating council of the department.

In another development, he said that Inhambane province had benefited from resilient infrastructure and that others were being built in Nampula and Zambézia.

The minister revealed that work is underway to establish new partnerships to mitigate the effects of climate change in the country. For example, Belgium has already allocated 25 million euros over five years, from 2023 to 2027.