1. Engaging people G. Allport, N. Aransay, C. Bento, M. Ngwenyama, M.Taylor

2. Local Empowerment Strengthen and grow a network of people who value wild birds, biodiversity and the wider environment Integrate bird conservation needs into the wider natural resource management for the benefit of both people and biodiversity

3. Formal research links Collaboration with existing institutions such as UEM and Museu Naturale maximises capacity building

4. Citizen Science Surveys and monitoring (for key species and IBAs) SABAP2 eBird for bird casual and scientific observations (now available in Portuguese) www.ebird.org

5. Citizen Science Success in simple science for wide participation e.g African Wetland Survey, Christmas Bird Count AACEM focus on citizen science project : “Corvo Indiano (Corvus splendens) expande a sua distribuição e cresce numericamente na Cidade do Maputo.” Carlos M. Bento e Madyo Couto