“We are the custodians of our natural resources and the key to its sustainability. Our voices matter”
Where We Work
Our Executive Members
Dr. Rodgers Lubilo
ChairpersonDr Lubilo is the Board Chairperson of the Zambia CBNRM Forum. He is a regional CBNRM governance specialist in Southern Africa and focuses on capacity building, facilitation of meetings and workshops with targeted communities within the SADC region.
Mrs Lungile Sibanda
Vice ChairMrs Lungile Sibanda was born on 30 June 1973 in southern region of Zimbabwe. She is the mother of three (two boys and a girl). She has an honours degree in Accounting and Executive master's in business administration EMBA). She joined CAMPFIRE Association in 2003 as a Finance and Administration Officer until May 2023. She was promoted to the position of Director in June 2023. Before joining CAMPFIRE Association, she worked as an Administration Officer in two Rural District Councils where she was highly interactive with the rural communities.
Maxi Pia Louis
SecretaryMaxi Pia Louis has dedicated more than three decades to community based natural resources management (CBNRM) working with government structures and non-governmental organisations in Namibia. She is the Director of the Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organizations (NACSO).
Siyoka Simasiku
TreasurerMr Siyoka Simasiku is Executive Director for Ngamiland Council of NGOs (NCONGO) in Botswana. NCONGO represents 50 NGOs/CBOs within the Ngamiland districts concerned with sustainable social and economic development, including but are not limited to conservation and livelihoods.
Mohamedi Kamuna
Mohamedi Kamuna is the CEO of the Community Wildlife Management Areas Consortium (CWMAC) headquartered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. CWMAC is a community-owned CSO and the apex body for all CBOs managing Community Wildlife Management Areas (CWMAs) in Tanzania.
Jose Monteiro
Jose Monteiro is a forest ecologist He has dedicated the past 10 years to his passion, working to advance rural development through sustainable management and administration of land and natural resources in Mozambique.
Malidadi Langa
Malidadi Langa is a Malawian with extensive experience in that country in decentralization and rural development, CBNRM, NRM governance and public policy. Malidadi is Chairman of the Board of Trustees for KAWICCODA, and of the National CBNRM Forum in Malawi.
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Charles Jonga
Former Vice ChairCharles Jonga was the Director of the Community Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE), which is run by district governments in Zimbabwe to distribute fees from wildlife conservation to local communities.
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What do goats have to do with nature conservation?
1) Goat dung can be used as crop fertiliser;
2) Goat milk & meat provide protein;
3) Goats and their products can be sold for extra $.
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