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Centro Terra Viva
The Terra Viva Center – Environmental Studies and Advocacy (CTV) is a Mozambican non-governmental organization, created in 2002, with the aim of promoting and ensuring the participation of civil society in environmental education and information, as well as in the adoption and application of legislation on the same topic. In intervention terms, it has always been an organization focused on environmental research and advocacy.
Geographic Coverage
Na primeira fase, a estrutura, as áreas de intervenção e a abrangência geográfica do CTV eram muito limitadas, pois dispunha apenas de um escritório central e com actividades distribuídas por três programas, nomeadamente o programa de políticas e legislação ambiental (PRO-LEGIS), o programa de educação e informação ambiental (PRO-INFO) e o programa sobre ecossistemas e biodiversidade (PRO-ECO).
A partir da segunda fase, a abrangência geográfica foi estendida para o nível nacional e foram criadas delegações regionais posicionadas no norte (delegações de Pemba e Palma), no centro (delegação do Chimoio) e no sul (delegação da Maxixe), para além do escritório sede em Maputo. Ainda nessa fase, houve uma reformulação programática tendo sido criado o programa de terras, florestas e biodiversidade – com os sub-programas PRO-TERRAS (visando realizar pesquisas sobre mecanismos para reforço da segurança de posse da terra), PRO-FLORES (visando promover a utilização sustentável das florestas e contribuir para a mitigação dos efeitos das mudanças climáticas) e PRO-ECO (focado na conservação do ambiente costeiro e marinho) – e o programa do Género, HIV-SIDA e Recursos Naturais (que visava essencialmente promover e reforçar a participação da mulher na gestão dos recursos naturais).
Na última fase, uma nova adaptação programática e estrutural foi efectuada – tendo estado operacionais o PRO-LEGIS, o PRO-TERRAS, o PRO-INFO e o PRO-ECO, com uma área temática transversal designada “género, terras e mudanças climáticas” – e foram extintas as delegações da Maxixe, de Chimoio e de Pemba. A cobertura das regiões Norte/Centro e Sul ficaram então sob responsabilidade de pontos focais estabelecidos em Pemba e Maxixe, respectivamente, para além da delegação de Palma estratégica para o acompanhamento dos desenvolvimentos da indústria extractiva a ser estabelecida no distrito de Palma.
A management of natural resources in Mozambique that is socially fair, environmentally sound, economically viable and institutionally responsible, based on scientific knowledge that guarantees sustainability and a fair and equitable sharing of benefits.
Visão
Contribute to sustainable development, based on legality, justice and a better technical-scientific basis for environmental decisions, so that calls for public participation in environmental management included in policies, strategies and national environmental legislation are responded positively by a civil society with ability to make informed and relevant contributions in this area.
Mission
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Legality, transparency, integrity and justice
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Professionalism and institutional responsibility
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Impartiality and respect for all actors
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Commitment and loyalty to communities
Values
Legal Assistant for the land governance policy and legislation program. Environmental lawyer, social activist and intern at the Mozambique Bar Association. He has some experience in rural development work, related to community management projects, social preparation of communities and monitoring of environmental licensing processes, in order to force investors and other actors to respect communities' land rights. From 2012 to 2014 she was Regional Delegate in the center of the country, the delegation based in the city of Chimoio, province of Manica, where she coordinated the implementation of the following main activities: Land Titling Program for Women; Training of paralegals in Manica and Zambézia.
Director of Administration and Finance. Graduated in Accounting and Finance, he has in-depth knowledge of Administration, Accounting and Finance standards and procedures.
Nelson Alfredo
Legal assistent
Legal assistant in the land governance policy and legislation program. Jurist and Master's degree in the protection of human rights. He worked as a field assistant at CTV, focusing on the delimitation of community lands and social preparation in the Province of Inhambane and later added to this legal assistance for communities and monitoring of environmental licensing processes with greater incidence in Palma and Montepuez , in the Province of Cabo Delgado.
Issufo Tankar
Sustainable Business Program Manager
Senior Researcher in the Environmental Policy and Legislation Program. Master's degree in Rural Development and Degree in Agronomy. He has worked in the area of community development for around 20 years. Participated in the preparation and implementation of several community Land Titling projects, community management of natural resources and monitoring of licensing processes. He produced and published several reports on resettlement, land delimitation, forestry, artisanal mining, among others. He participated as a representative of CTV on different national and international platforms.
Dinis Mandevane
Environmental Information and Education Program Manager
Graduated in chemistry and biology teaching from the Pedagogical University of Mozambique. He has experience in the design, implementation and management of environmental education and sustainable management of natural resources projects by local communities.
He has participated in research on environmental issues and the exploration of natural resources with a focus on artisanal mining, environmental education and land management and administration.
Borges Charles Romão Chivambo
Assistente jurídico
Borges Charle Romão Chivambo – Legal Assistant for the Artisanal Mining project: Environmental and cultural rights in the province of Cabo Delgado, which is being implemented in partnership with the Spanish NGO Medicus Mundi, in the districts of Ancuabe, Montepuez and Namuno. He is currently studying his master's degree in Civil Law at the Catholic University of Mozambique.
Cristina Maria Madureira Louro
Research Assistant
Investigating Officer. Master's degree in Applied Sciences in Natural Resource Management (2007), from James Cook University, and degree in Biological Sciences, branch of General Ecology (2003), from Eduardo Mondlane University. He carried out several activities contributing to the monitoring of sea turtles, coral reefs, mangroves, seagrass and resource uses, mainly artisanal fishing, in marine protected areas in Mozambique. She is currently doing her PhD part-time at Nelson Mandela University, focusing on marine spatial planning for people and marine migratory species, a new area considered extremely important with the emergence of the need to promote the ocean economy.
Helena Tinga
Accountant
Senior Accountant of the Institution. Bachelor in Accounting and Auditing, has solid knowledge in the area having worked in the public and private sector.
Orízia Isa Marindze
Treasurer Accountant
Graduated in Management and Finance from the Higher Institute of Transport and Communications of Maputo. He has experience in budget management and is currently responsible for the Treasury.
Renato Uane
Research Assistant
Research Assistant. Graduated in teaching History and Geography and pursuing his master's degree in environmental management and auditing with a specialty in Management of Natural Spaces. He worked at CTV, as a Northern Regional Delegate, focusing his activities on supporting local communities in the management of land and other natural resources, through the provision of social preparation activities for environmental licensing processes, training and monitoring. And at the moment he has been working on the artisanal mining, environmental and cultural rights project in Cabo Delgado, implemented by the partnership Medicus Mundi and CTV, with activities focused on training the different stakeholders in the project, local authorities, paralegals and miners' associations.
Carolina Marcela Mutatisse
Research Officer/Program Assistant
She is a Master's student in Conservation Biology and Ecology at Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM), with a degree in Marine, Aquatic and Coastal Biology. With more than 4 years of experience in various topics such as Pollution and Ocean Acidification, scientific diving, fish, coral reefs, whales, mangrove forests, seagrass meadows, sea turtles, rock platforms and artisanal and subsistence fishing. With a special interest in issues linked to climate change, pollution and coral reefs.
Torres Taimo
Program Assistant/Research Officer
He is currently studying for a master's degree in Biology and Conservation Ecology, in the Department of Biological Sciences of the Faculty of Sciences of the Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM). Graduated in Marine, Aquatic and Coastal Biology from the same educational institution, he has experience in projects linked to marine and coastal ecosystems (mangrove forests, seagrasses), marine and coastal fauna (marine mammals, fish, birds, marine invertebrates) and resources fishing grounds.
Ercilia Bauque
Human Resources - Maputo
Administrativa e Contabilista. Licenciada em Contabilidade e Auditoria e, curso básico de Recursos Humanos. Atualmente responsável pela Gestão de Recursos Humanos auxiliando a área de Contabilidade e Administração.
Ideltrudes Namburete
CTV focal point in Inhambane province
CTV focal point in Inhambane province. Has knowledge in the area of community development, including land and other natural resources. Currently studying a Master's degree in Sustainable Environmental and Community Development. It worked to support communities in delimiting their lands, disseminating natural resource laws in order to address the sustainable use of natural resources, including land.
Lúcia José Jonas Terabibo
Palma Field Assistant in the Province of Cabo Delgado
Field Assistant of Palma in the Province of Cabo Delgado. General basic level.
Alda Salomão
Assessora Jurídica da Area Tecnica
Augusto Paulino Legal Advisor at the Legal Area
Almiro Lobo
Advisor Juridic from the Environmental Education Area
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The interventional evolution of CTV over its 15 years of existence can be divided into three phases:
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2002 – 2008 – interventions focused on advocacy activities to promote better implementation of policies and legislation for the management of the environment and natural resources, and on activities to promote the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources;
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2009 – 2012 –actions began to focus on advocacy activities to promote good environmental governance in the land and forestry sector with a focus on rural areas and turned to training activities and technical-legal support reinforced by applied research on the management and administration of land and forests in public and community level;
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2013 – 2017 –legal advisory activities for rural communities to reinforce security of land tenure and establish beneficial partnerships between communities and investors, activities to promote environmental education and information, monitoring of community and public consultation processes for the attribution of land use rights to private investors and monitoring resettlement processes;
History
Collaborators
Samanta Remane
Executive Director of Centro Terra Viva
Legal Assistant for the land governance policy and legislation program. Environmental lawyer, social activist and intern at the Mozambique Bar Association. He has some experience in rural development work, related to community management projects, social preparation of communities and monitoring of environmental licensing processes, in order to force investors and other actors to respect communities' land rights. From 2012 to 2014 she was Regional Delegate in the center of the country, the delegation based in the city of Chimoio, province of Manica, where she coordinated the implementation of the following main activities: Land Titling Program for Women; Training of paralegals in Manica and Zambézia.
Maurício Jaime Simbine
Director de Administração e Finanças
Director of Administration and Finance. Graduated in Accounting and Finance, he has in-depth knowledge of Administration, Accounting and Finance standards and procedures.
Berta Rafael
Program Director
Master's degree in Computer Planning and Settlement Management from the Faculty of Architecture and Physical Planning at the Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM), a degree in Environmental Management, Planning and Community Development from the Pedagogical University (UP), and is a technician in Agriculture. Environmental Manager and specialist in community development, including land and other natural resources. She is an assistant researcher in the area of land, forests, gender and climate change. Participates in processes that aim to safeguard the rights of communities, especially women.
