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Mozambique's reforestation efforts are being hindered by fires and weak monitoring, Mongabay reported on October 29, 2026. The country ranks among the 10 nations with the highest deforestation rates in the world. According to the report, Mozambique loses about 267,000 hectares (660,000 acres) of forest each year, with the heaviest losses concentrated in the provinces of Nampula, Zambézia and Manica. A decade ago the government set an ambitious goal to reforest large areas, but the excerpt available does not detail how far that goal has progressed.