Felix Kalaba

Research student

Felix's project title is on 'The link between forest conservation strategies and improvement in rural livelihoods'.

Background

Felix holds a BSc in Forestry from Copperbelt University and an MSc in forestry from Stellenbosch University. He worked for World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Southern Africa Regional Programme Miombo Eco-region Conservation Programme before joining the Copperbelt University in 2005.

Felix has worked on several projects linking forestry, agroforestry and rural livelihood, and conducted various vegetation and social-economic surveys. He is an advocate of interdisciplinary research, owing to the fact that the problems that the environment and people face are multi-dimensional.

Research interests

• Ecosystems services and human welfare;
• Social: ecological interactions in of natural woodland;
• Agroforestry systems;
• Carbon stores and dynamics in woodlands.

Research articles

2010

Kalaba, K.F., Chirwa, P., Syampungani, S., and Ajayi, C.O. 2010. Contribution of agroforestry to biodiversity and livelihoods improvement in rural communities of Southern African regions. Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests under Global Change: ecological and socio-economic valuations, pp.461-476. External link to full article| (PDF, 277KB)

2009

Kalaba F.K ,Chirwa P.W, and Prozesky. H. March 2009. The contribution of indigenous fruit trees in sustaining rural livelihoods and conservation of natural resources. Journal of Horticulture and Forestry, v.1, pp.1-6. Download PDF of document| (89.91KB)

2008

Chirwa, P.W., Akinnifesi, F.K., Sileshi, G., Syampungani, S., Kalaba, F.K., and Aajayi, O.C. 2008. Opportunity for conserving and utilizing agrobiodiversity through agroforestry in Southern Africa. Biodiversity (Ottawa), v.9, pp.45-48.