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Director Executivo: Rui Vasconcelos* Sede: AAAJC* Telefone: 20030252*Cidade de Tete* Bairro Chingodzi* Editado em Português e Inglês
Quem somos? Associação de Apoio e Assistência Jurídica as Comunidades (AAAJC), é uma organização da Sociedade Civil Moçambicana, não-governamental, sem fins lucrativos, de âmbito
nacional, fundada em 2008 e com os seus estatutos legalmente publicados em 2010 no Boletim da República nº. 2, III serie, 4º suplemento de 19 de Janeiro. A sede é na cidade de Tete.
Penhane OFICIAL REPORT CARD OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR SUPPORT AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO COMUNITIES
Director Executivo Rui Vasconcelos* Sede: AAAJC* Telefone: 20030252*Cidade de Tete* Bairro Chingodzi* Editado em Português e Inglês
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The Changara district attorney Maria de Lurdes for now. The concern of the Changara Public Pro-
Paúnde said at the meeting of the National Fo- secutor is right, because it is because of these acts
restry Forum, occurred last week in Tete that and not only that studies by the Environmental
although the law is clear about the ban on the ex- Investigation Agency (EIA) (2013), and other stu-
ploitation of some forest species, forest inspectors dies prior to this, denounced that even provided
do not detect or seize trucks transporting illegal for in the Law on Forests and Wildlife, banning
timber. There is no activity of the inspectors in the the export of wood in first-class species logs, ille-
inspection posts, other than to watch wood in gal timber trade with China is undermining the
logs and semi-processed in transit from the cut- efforts of the Mozambican government to enforce
ting sites to the export ports. According to her, the corresponding laws, also stimulating corrup-
she will apply the law, because it is inadmissible tion. It is a study in the possession of the AAAJC
that the process has reached these levels. And be- and that a clear pattern of illegal logging and
cause the prosecutors' allegation, as said, is an smuggling of timber is visible in the analysis of
excuse for any guidance at the local or district le- data from the Sino-Mozambican timber trade
vel, which, as the legislation guides, is always un- conducted by the EIA (2013), where it was found
founded when there is a decree or ministerial de- that in 2012, the Mozambican government recor-
cree. The prosecutor is annoyed by the fact and ded exports of 260,385 m3 of logs and sawn tim-
has already drawn measures on the situation, ber to the world, including China, while China
lacking only his action, which he says promises, is recorded imports of 450,000 m3 of logs and sawn
Who Are We? The Association for Support and Legal Assistance to Communities (AAAJC) is an mozambican Civil Society Organization (CSO) based in Tete province, non-governmental and non proffit, created in 2008 by
a group of Paralegals in natural resources and development law, formed by the Center for Legal and Judicial Training (CFJJ), now Ministry of Justice, who decided to organize themselves based on their knowledge to promote
social and economic development and respect for human rights based on observance of the principles of social justice, equity and sustainability. Its scope of action was limited to the areas of economic development and poverty
reduction in a participatory manner, legal support to communities and citizens, environmental education, conflict resolution, advocacy of public policies and human rights. In 2010, following the implementation of some initiatives
and completing the process of its constitution, the organization was formally legalized with statutes published in the Bulletin of the Republic no. 2, III series, 4th supplement of January 19, 2010.