Malidadi LANGA

Malidadi Langa holds a Masters degree in Economics and is a career development professional and decentralisation specialist whose career spans over 20 years of pro-poor rural development programming. In Malawi he served as Director of Planning and Development in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, while in Zambia he served as Technical Advisor on Decentralisation Policy Implementation providing technical support to the Ministry of Local Government. In South Sudan (2009-2013) Malidadi served as Senior Advisor on Public Sector Capacity Development providing technical support to the Local Government Board on the establishment and consolidation of local authority structures in the newly independent country. In all these roles Malidadi has been actively involved in mainstreaming environmental conservation issues in decentralised development planning and managing specific biodiversity conservation projects. In Malawi he participated in the establishment and consolidation of CBNRM structures around Nyika/Vwaza and Kasungu National Parks as well as planning and negotiations leading to the formation of the Malawi-Zambia Trans-frontier Conservation Area (TFCA). After retiring from public service, Malidadi remains active in issues relating to wildlife and biodiversity conservation and is currently Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Kasungu Wildlife Conservation for Community Development Association (KAWICCODA), Executive Director of the CBNRM Forum in Malawi, Board Member of the Community Leaders Network (CLN), and Chairman of the Alliance for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities for Conservation in Africa (AICA).