A project that aims to engage local communities as guardians for safeguarding collaborative management of natural resources, and conservation of biodiversity; this approach to be executed in Catuane locality in the Mozambique southern border with South Africa, and within the Maputaland Centre of Endemism (an hotspot rich in flora and birdlife biodiversity) will continue to promote and establish foundations for development, sharing of benefits, and contribution for fight against poverty in rural areas, as a measure to control sustainable use of natural resources.