Luanda: The ecosystems encompassing the regions of Lunguebungo (Moxico), Morro do Moco (Huambo), the source of the Kubango River, and the Kwanza River in Luanda will be restored by the National Institute of Biodiversity and Conservation Areas (IMBAC).
According to Angola Press News Agency, implementation of the project could begin in the coming months, with a four-million-dollar investment financed by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Adjany Costa, the UNDP representative in Angola, stated that the goal is to create specific plans for the regions included in the project, namely Lunguebungo, Morro do Moco, the source of the Kubango River, and the Kwanza River.
The project involves creating plans adapted to local realities for the restoration and protection of the areas to be protected. As part of the same project, the towns of Lunguebungo, the source of the Lisima Lya Mwono River, and Luena will benefit from renewable energy projects.
According to the official, who was speaking during the Provincial Environmental Directorate's Advisory Council, the two projects specifically targeted at Moxico aim to enhance and dynamize a series of activities, particularly irrigation for agriculture, access to communication, and entrepreneurship, as well as accelerating community development.
The project includes the purchase of equipment, youth training, and other identified needs to ensure they continue to support the project's finite duration. With three components, the project involves creating mechanisms to facilitate access to renewable energy, with the creation of value chains where communities can independently build mobile and fixed community structures linked to renewable energy, such as jango adapted with solar panels.
Vladimir Russo, a representative of the Lisima Foundation, said during the presentation "Local Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for the Moxico and East Moxico Region," that the education system needs to include subjects that teach environmental protection. Russo suggested that secondary education could already incorporate environmental education and nature conservation at the regional level.
He stated that it is essential to approach environmental education informally, using the media to disseminate information in a way that impacts those who manage biodiversity through hunting, honey production, indiscriminate tree felling, burning, and other activities.
