Mozambique: To Build Condominium in Mangrove Area May Be Revoked

Maputo — Mozambique’s Ministry of Land and the Environment may revoke the environmental licence granted to the company Top Logistica to build a luxury condominium on a mangrove area in the Maputo neighbourhood of Costa do Sol, according to a report on the independent television station, STV.

Despite the official government commitment to protecting the country’s mangrove forests, both the Environment Ministry and the Maputo Municipal Council authorized construction of the condominium.

But the…