Coexistence in Action: Magoe National Park

Human–elephant conflict is not a single incident. It’s a daily reality for communities living around Magoe National Park - where crops, food security, and safety are constantly at risk.

Since the end of February, Mozambique Wildlife Alliance has been on the ground in Cahora Bassa and Magoe, working with communities to put practical systems in place to reduce that risk.

221 community members trained.

Mitigation kits distributed across 11 villages.

Park rangers and Rapid Response Units equipped and prepared to act when conflict happens.

At the same time, new Protected Farming Communities are being identified and developed in key conflict hotspots - with multiple areas already submitted for implementation.

These are not just plans. The impact is already visible.

In Daque, Macacate 1 and Macacate 2, communities are now fully confident in the effectiveness of electric fencing. Areas that were previously abandoned due to elephant presence are being cultivated again - land that had been lost is now back in use.

With the fence in place, farming is possible again. And that is already changing lives.

This is what happens when the right systems are in place - prevention, response, and long-term solutions working together.

This work is part of a broader, integrated approach - combining community training, rapid response, and Protected Farming Communities to reduce conflict sustainably and strengthen food security.

Implemented in close collaboration with ANAC, Magoe National Park, and local authorities, with support from BIOFUND and the MozRural.

Because coexistence is not theoretical. It is built, on the ground, with communities.