Florence Simbota is a PhD candidate in the Department of Extension at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Malawi, and a Critical Zone Science scholar. She holds a BSc in Horticulture from the University of Malawi (Bunda College) and an MSc in Agronomy from LUANAR. Her doctoral research focuses on woodfuel material flows and governance within social–ecological systems.