Deputy Principal at Malawi College of Forestry and Wildlife. Currently I am PhD candidate, in GOES Lab MSU. I have a masters in Forestry from Stellenbosch University (SA) and a Diploma in Designing Sustainable Landscapes from Helsinki University (Finland). I am a REDD+ Academy graduate (African Chapter). I am a forest manager and researcher who is mostly interested in managing customary forests for the benefit of communities as well as how to link the forests to carbon markets globally.