Wildlife Ecology
Wildlife ecology, conservation and management.
- Ornithology
- Primates
- Large mammals
- Carnivores
Our Mission
To develop, support and promote nature conservation and environmental management efforts/projects, especially in data deficient areas and key ecosystems across the African Continent.
Our Focus
We are committed to advancement of the following 3 focus areas. Download this brochure for more details.
Environmental Management
- Forestry & Ethnobotany
- Agro-ecosystems & landscape ecology
- Protected Area Management
- Community Based Natural Resources Management
- Environmental Education
- Invasive Alien Species Management
- Environmental Impact Assessments
Biodiversity Informatics
- Biodiversity monitoring & conservation appraisals
- Species distribution modelling (population surveys)
- Ecological niche modelling (habitat suitability surveys)
- Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) change detection
- Socio-economic surveys (Target Group Assessments)
- GIS & Remote sensing (spatial-temporal analyses)
Get Involved
NatWEB is looking to increase its research activity this year by engaging two undergraduate students willing to carry out their research work. If you wish to learn more click the link below.
Learn MoreOur Work
We have a number of pending or ongoing projects being carried out by our team. Further enquiries regarding our work below can be made to projects@natwebafrica.org.
- Projects
- Consultancies
- Conservation Research
Projects
We engage in application of sound ecological principles in the design, facilitation/support, and implementation of projects within our focus areas.
Integrated Forestry-Education
Constructed Small Wind Turbines (SWiTs) for rural electrification, Rumphi, Malawi (NatWEB & IMAJINET, Collaboration, 2021-present)
ONGOING
Domestication of edible orchids
Conducted with communities surrounding Nyika National Park. (Peace Parks Foundation, NatWEB Support)
PENDING
Bracken fern control intervention
Conducted on the grassland plateau in Nyika National Park, Malawi. (Peace Parks Foundation, NatWEB Support)
PENDING
Consultancy Services
We offer research and consultancy services within our fields of focus and technical specialty to different clients at from the individual to corporate level.
RAIPLY Concession Area Mapping
GIS Mapping of the RAIPLY Concession Area on the Viphya plateau. (Raiply Malawi Limited, Malawi, 2021)
COMPLETED
Forest Concession Management & Reforestation
Reforestation and management of Forest Concession Lot 13 of the Viphya Forest Plantations (Kayola Construction Limited, Malawi, 2021)
ONGOING
Malawi-Zambia Trans-Frontier Conservation Area
Malawi-Zambia (MAZA) Trans-Frontier Conservation Area (TFCA) Project: Target group assessment for the Nyika-Vwaza and Musalangu blocks of the Malawi-Zambia TFCA. (Peace Parks Foundation, South Africa, 2021)
ONGOING
Development of Malawi EDRR Procedures
Development of Early Detection and Rapid Response (EDRR) procedures for Invasive Alien Species (IAS) management in Malawi. (Malawi Environmental Affairs Department, Malawi, 2021)
ONGOING
Labour Market Analysis
Labour Market Analysis for the VET Toolbox Opportunities Exploration of the Shire Valley Transformation Programme (SVTP), Malawi-Mozambique Interconnector Project and Nacala Road Corridor Project (Phase V) in Malawi. (British Council, 2022)
ONGOING
Conservation Research
We carry out research and informatics within research areas of our research focus with either internal funds, in partnerships/collaborations with independent researchers and institutions, or fully funded by international organizations.
Ecology of Fires in Afromontane Malawi
Spatial-temporal trend of fires across the Viphya Plateau, Malawi (2022)
ONGOING
Ecology of Fires in Afromontane Malawi
Significance of fires on conservation of plant species diversity in Nyika National Park, Malawi (2022)
ONGOING
Conservation status of threatened & endangered species
Threatened Juniperus procera population in Nyika National Park, Malawi. (2020-2021)
COMPLETED
Conservation status of threatened & endangered species
Endangered Yellow-throated apalis (Apalis flavigularis) in Malawi.
PENDING
Wetland management of protected ecosystems and agro-ecoloical landscapes in Malawi
A retrospective of LULC and Hydrological changes in Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve, Malawi
PENDING
Wetland management of protected ecosystems and agro-ecoloical landscapes in Malawi
Deconstructing the drivers of catchment degradation of the Mau-Livurezi Forest Reserve Irrigation schemes within GVH Kafulama, Dedza.
PENDING
Contact
Contact us at the following
Location:
Area 7, Plot E/10, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Postal Address:
P.O. Box 20536, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Email:
info@natwebafrica.org
Phone:
+265 (0) 991 205 780