Violence in Niassa Reserve threatens decades of conservation gains, operators warn

Violence in Niassa Reserve threatens decades of conservation gains, operators warn

A group of conservation operators in northern Mozambique has warned that insurgent attacks in the Niassa Special Reserve (NSR) could result in the loss of over 1,000 jobs and jeopardise globally important species of wildlife unless the government does more to establish security.In a statement released on Monday, four hunting and conservation concessions in Niassa and Cabo Delgado in the eastern part of the NSR — Kambako, Luwire, Chuilexi, and Ma…