The forest coverage in Mozambique is estimated at 51% and the rate of deforestation was calculated at 0.58%, according to the 2008 forest survey.

In the last few years, there has been a substantial increase of forest investments: In 2009 a total of 13,889 hectares were reforested, 13,313 of which by the private sector for industrial purposes and for carbon sequestration.

For the conservation of biodiversity the establishment of several protection measures for the sensitive habitats has been decided, which has increased protected areas from 11% to 16% of the total area. New national parks and reserves, including marine and coastal environments, have been created.

The consumption of ozone layer depleting substances has increased between 2003 and 2008 by 0.01 million tons of ODS, i.e. from 0.5 million tons of ODS to 0.52 million tons of ODS. Recently, the relative consumption of ozone layer depleting substances suffered a relative increase of 0.5 million tons of ODS in 2008 to 0.9 million tons of ODS in 2009.

This behaviour of the consumption of ozone layer depleting substances is in agreement with the economic growth, the increase of the number of vehicles, and the increase of the use of air conditioners, caused by the increase of late of average temperatures.

In response to the threat to the ozone layer, the Government has banned the import of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), through Resolution 78/2009. However, there are large amounts of CFCs in stock in the country.

Source: Report on the Millennium Development Goals - Mozambique 2010