NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Chairperson:
Ms Linda Mtali
Qualifications
Msc Soil and Environmental Management, University of Zimbabwe 2011
Bsc (Hons) Agriculture (Soil science, University of Zimbabwe, 2006
Email:lmtali@muast.ac.zw

Overview:
The department of Natural Resource Management is housed within the Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences. There is a growing recognition that the most effective way to promote livable communities, vibrant economies, and healthy landscapes is to create opportunities for the right people to come together with the best available information to address issues of common concern. To foster sustainable management of our heritage base resources, the department would want to nature graduates who will assist in shaping policy for people and places through inclusive, informed, and deliberative public processes. Urban development, mineral/oil extraction, fisheries, agricultural and forestry practices, can threaten the very existence of some ecosystems and alter or eliminate important habitats, biodiversity, and people’s way of life. Natural resources management plays an active role in protecting and managing our natural environment. The department has well experienced staff who covers aspects of GIS, water, land, ecology, geology, forestry, fishery and policies.

Mission
The primary purpose of the Department is to provide a learning environment in which staff and students can discover, preserve and transmit the knowledge, wisdom and values that ensure the survival of future generations and improve the quality of life for all. The Department seeks to assist students to develop an understanding and appreciation for the complex cultural and physical worlds in which they live and to realize their highest potential of intellectual, physical and human development.