Miombo Forest:
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) have signed two agreements for the implementation of projects aimed at protecting the Miombo forest.
- The Miombo is a biome that includes tropical and subtropical grasslands, bushlands and savannahs.
- It is a vast African dryland forest ecosystem covering close to 2.7 million square kilometres across southern Africa, including Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
- The woodlands are characterized by the dominance of Brachystegia species, either alone or in association with Julbernardia and Isoberlinia species.
- It also encompasses four bio-regions and is responsible for maintaining the Greater Zambezi, one of the most important transnational river basins.
- It is facilitating trade in the border region between Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
- This forest is vital for millions of people in rural areas, providing essential resources such as firewood, food, and water
