Who We Are 

A unique and ambitious wilderness recovery project in an area known as Coutada 7, covering 5 400 square kilometers in the Manica and Sofala provinces of Mozambique. 61% of the land has been dedicated to wildlife conservation and 39% to multiple-use zones where community development will take place with the guidance and support from the project to ensure sustainability.

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Mission

Develop and promote diversified sustainable conservation programs in Coutada 7 that incorporate community development with ecosystem health.

Vision

To become the preferred tourist destination along the Zambezi River, through a sustainable conservation model.

Values

  • •Honesty, accountability, and transparency
  • •Respect for communities and cultures, the environment, flora and fauna, and the future
  • • Sustainability
  • • Innovation and adaptability
  • • Integrated development

Coutada 7

Coutada 7 is a conservation area in Mozambique instituted by Government decree in 1969. The area has 540,800 hectares that are distributed in two provinces, Manica and Sofala, and among five districts - Tambara, Chemba, Guru, Maringue, and Macossa. For decades following the Mozambican independence and civil war, Coutada 7 had no organised activity, which resulted in increasing human settlements and depleted wildlife populations. Today, it is entering a new phase of regeneration, developing into the Zambezi Tambara Conservancy.

Vinson

Vinson LDA is a Mozambican limited liability company, registered in 2009. The company was formed to develop and sustainably manage conservation areas. Vinson is the concession holder of Official Coutada No.7 for a renewable period of 25 years. Vinson has granted exclusive rights to Zambezi-Tambara Conservancy SA to design, develop, source finance, and implement conservation projects that ensure sustainability in and for Coutada 7.

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