Norfolk, SimonCosijn, Michaela2013-08-142013-08-142013Norfolk, S. & Cosijn, M. 2013. Towards the legal recognition and governance of forest ecosystem services in Mozambique. Potchefstroom electronic law journal (PELJ) = Potchefstroomse elektroniese regsblad (PER), 16(2):122-183 [http://www.nwu.ac.za/p-per/index.html]1727-3781http://hdl.handle.net/10394/8842Within the context of Mozambique, this paper examines the state of forest ecosystem services, the dependency of the population on these systems for their well-being, if an adaptive governance regime is being created which will ensure the resilience of the forest ecosystem services including the legal framework, the institutions operating within this framework, the tools available and their functioning, and how cooperative governance is operating.enEcosystem servicesMozambiqueLegal framework for ecosystem servicesCooperative governance and ecosystem servicesGovernment institutions and ecosystem servicesAdaptive governance and ecosystem servicesForest ecosystem services and resilienceArticle