Guide to the Naturalized and Invasive Plants of Malawi (eBook)

Arne Witt (Author) Arne Witt is currently the Regional (Africa and Asia) Coordinator for Invasive Species for CABI, based in Wilderness (George), South Africa. He has been an International Project Coordinator and/or Technical Advisor for a number of regional and national UNEP-GEF IAS Projects in Africa, Asia, Caribbean, and the Middle East. In these roles he has worked with countries in developing policies, building capacity, creating awareness, and developing and implementing best management practices, including biological control. He continues to develop and implement IAS projects in these regions. Arne has a PhD from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He has Master of Science degrees in Entomology (Stellenbosch University) and Conservation Biology (University of Cape Town). He has published a number of journal articles, and authored or co-authored book chapters and books on the identification and management of invasive alien species.Jamestone Kamwendo (Author) Jamestone Kamwendo is the Principal Scientific Officer at the National Herbarium and Botanic Gardens of Malawi (NHBG), based in Zomba. He has more than 20 years of practical working experience in botanical research, herbarium specimen curation, and assessing the conservation status of plant species using the IUCN Assessment Criteria. He also has vast and varied practical skills, knowledge and experience in plant identification and classification of both terrestrial and freshwater flora. Jamestone has a Master of Science degree from the University of Malawi. He has contributed to the publication of a number of journal articles, book chapters and books on invasive alien plant species in Malawi.Elizabeth Mwafongo (Author) Elizabeth Mwafongo is a Senior Scientific Officer at the National Herbarium and Botanic Gardens of Malawi (NHBG). She has worked for the NHBG for 25 years and in that time has been involved in various institutional projects. She is an accomplished taxonomist focussing on bryophytes, pteridophytes, and species in the family Hyacinthaceae. She has a BSc degree from the University of Malawi, Chancellor College, a Master of Science degree from the University of Cape Town and a PhD in Plant Systematic Botany from the University of Oslo.