Simon Munthali

Dr. Simon Munthali, a Malawian, is 46 years old and has 22 years experience in: protected areas and wildlife management; formulation of wildlife policy; research in the ecology of terrestrial wildlife, ichthyo-fauna, and the socio-economics related to wildlife utilisation (including studies of economic incentives for nature conservation and the formulation of co-management plans for natural resource management). For five years (1998-2003), he was Chief Technical Advisor for the GEF/World Bank Transfrontier Conservation Areas project in Mozambique. This project was aimed at promoting trans-border ecosystem management. Dr. Munthali’s qualifications include: B.Sc. (Agric), B.Sc. (Hons. Wildlife Biology), and Ph.D. (Ichthyology).