O policy brief aqui apresentado é resultado de uma mesa redonda que reuniu múltiplos actores e representantes The policy brief presented here is the result of a round table that brought together multiple actors and representatives of Mozambican civil society organizations in order to discuss, in a multidisciplinary perspective, some aspects inherent to the discovery and exploitation of enormous resources such as coal in Tete and liquefied natural gas in Cabo Delgado as an example. The resource boom that the country is experiencing poses enormous governance challenges and calls for greater intervention by actors such as civil society organizations, academia, religious faiths and the general public. The open and inclusive debate with a view to a broader understanding and the search for synergies can be an important step towards resource governance and the elaboration of sustainable policies that can make this boom a real blessing for the country and never a curse like recent events tend to corroborate.