This Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Forest Fires 2008-2018 has the general objective of making guidelines and proposing actions for the prevention and control fires in the country, contributing to the protection and conservation of natural resources in order to reverse the current trend of uncontrolled fires in light of adapting the socioeconomic reality of the country. The Action Plan sets out the priority actions to be taken, assigns responsibilities and proposes mechanisms for the coordination between the different actors. 4.2. Actions will be implemented according to their priority. 4.2.1 Priority Actions to be taken in the short term: 2008-2012. Reduce the current burning levels to 30%. i. Each District Council must find local mechanisms to reduce the burning rates in their area for at least 30% and reducing the levels of fires should be one of the indicators of the performance of the District and Provincial government; ii. Approving an instrument to legitimize the Community Authority in controlling and taking punitive measures; iii. Creating or enabling management committees of natural resources with the participation of authorities, local communities and NGOs, organizing communities in local councils for community management; iv. Creating committees of local arbitration involving various local sensitivities; v. Disseminating and adapting successful experiences of local communities to other communities; vi. Organization of awareness programmes and campaigns public about the injuries caused by uncontrolled fires; vii. Training needs at various levels on uncontrolled fires; viii. Involving local authorities and communities in the training and supervision on fire; ix. Communities and/or individuals, organizations and tax drivers that best contribute in reducing fires indices will be candidates for environmental prize; x. Empowering community leaders to act safely against offenders/perpetrators of uncontrolled fires (legitimizing the authorities or local leaders to be themselves to determine the punishment at the local level); and xi. Continue with the identification of areas with the highest incidence of fires, create a database of geo-referenced information.
Mozambique · 2008-01-01