Mangroves are composed of shrubs, small trees and scattered tall trees that grow on the mud banks of the estuaries, along some inlets and on certain coastal islands. In Mozambique they are represented by the following woody species: Avicennia marina, Rhizophora mucronata, Bruguiera cylindrica, Sonneratia alba, Heritiera littoralis and Lumnitzera racemosa. The most important stands in Mozambique are those of the estuaries of the Messalo, Zambezi, Pungué, Save, Limpopo and Maputo Rivers.
FAO, UNEP. 1981. Tropical forest resources assessment project. Forest Resources of Tropical Africa. Part II: Country Briefs. FAO,UNEP. 586 pp.
Year |
Area |
Source |
Trend |
Methodology/Comments |
1963 |
1 500 000 |
FAO. 1994. Study for the determination of the rate of deforestation of the mangrove vegetation in Mozambique. By Saket, M., Matusse, R. V. Field document MOZ/92/013. FAO, Rome, Italy. 9 pp. |
Figure based on information provided by Direçao Provincial de Agricultura. | |
1972 |
455 000 |
FAO. 1981. Evaluación de los Recursos Forestales de la Republica Popular de Mozambique. By Malleux, J., Field document MOZ/76/007. Rome, 97 pp. |
Remote Sensing | |
1972 |
408 079 |
FAO. 1994. Study for the determination of the rate of deforestation of the mangrove vegetation in Mozambique. By Saket, M., Matusse, R. V. Field document MOZ/92/013. FAO, Rome, Italy. 9 pp. |
X |
Remote sensing. The document provides the breakdown of mangrove extent for each province. |
1978 |
85 000 |
FAO. 1994. Study for the determination of the rate of deforestation of the mangrove vegetation in Mozambique. By Saket, M., Matusse, R. V. Field document MOZ/92/013. FAO, Rome, Italy. 9 pp. |
Figure based on information provided by IUCN. | |
1980 |
345 900 |
Spalding, M.D., Blasco, F. and Field, C.D., eds. 1997. World Mangrove Atlas. The International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, Okinawa, Japan. 178 pp. |
Map analysis. | |
1987 |
90 000 |
Commission of the European Communities. 1987. Mangroves of Africa and Madagascar. Conservation and reclamation: The Mangroves of Madagascar. CML, Centre for Environmental Studies, University of Leyden, 24 pp. |
Secondary reference, no primary source provided. The "Year" is the publication year. | |
1990 |
396 080 |
FAO. 1994. Study for the determination of the rate of deforestation of the mangrove vegetation in Mozambique. By Saket, M., Matusse, R. V. Field document MOZ/92/013. FAO, Rome, Italy. 9 pp. |
X |
Remote sensing. The study also provides the breakdown by provice. |
1990 |
276 000 |
FAO. 1994. Study for the determination of the rate of deforestation of the mangrove vegetation in Mozambique. By Saket, M., Matusse, R. V. Field document MOZ/92/013. FAO, Rome, Italy. 9 pp. |
Figure based on information provided by World Conservation Institute – 1990/1991 | |
1992 |
100 000 |
Hughes, R.H. and Hughes, J.S. 1992. A Directory of African Wetlands. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK/UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya/WCMC, Cambridge, UK. 820 pp |
Analysis of maps and/or remote sensing imageries. No specific scale is given. The "Year" is the publication year. | |
1993 |
500 000 |
Sam Moyo, Phil O'Keefe and Michael Sill. 1993. The southern african environment. |
Cited in: FAO. 1994. Study for the determination of the rate of deforestation of the mangrove vegetation in Mozambique. By Saket, M., Matusse, R. V. Field document MOZ/92/013. FAO, Rome, Italy. 9 pp Approximate estimate. | |
1997 |
392 749 |
Ibid |
X |
Combined national level mangrove estimate based on the following sources: Zambezia, Sofala, Inhambane, Maputo: IGNFI-CENACARTA. 1999. The Classification System Definition of the Land Cover Types. Rural Rehabilitation Project. Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Nampula: FAO. 1994. Study for the determination of the rate of deforestation of the mangrove vegetation in Mozambique. By Saket, M., Matusse, R. V. Field document MOZ/92/013. FAO, Rome, Italy. 9 pp. The reference year is the area weighted average. The studies used are based on analysis of remote sensing imagery. |
1999 |
362 772 |
IGNFI-CENACARTA. 1999. The Classification System Definition of the Land Cover Types. Rural Rehabilitation Project |
Remote sensing. Three district are missing. |
