Prof Paxie Chirwa
Work and Research
Professor Paxie Wanangwa Chirwa is the SAFCOL Forest Chair & Director of the Forest Postgraduate Programme in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria. He is a forest scientist and specialises in socio-ecological systems in forests; agroforestry; and social or community forestry. His research group works on a range of projects in remote regions of South Africa and other forest ecosystem in Africa including the miombo dry forest and woodlands of southern Africa. The research aims to understand the link between people and natural resource governance, the use of resources, and interventions that will successfully promote sustainable forest management.
Fields Of Expertise
Plant Science
Forest Ecosystem