After much deliberation and debate on the Environmental Impact that the Moatize-Macuse Railway-line and the Macuse Port Projects might bring about, it was agreed that in global terms the projects would bring about more benefits than harm, that is, the positive impacts well outnumbered the negative ones (there was a general satisfaction that the railway would not just transport coal but also passengers and other goods (agricultural and other economic products). However, negative impact mitigation measures was the central theme that mostly concerned the delegates. The following is a summary of these concerns: