Nicholas P Ndlovu

Nicholas Ndlovu has a MSc in Environmental Governance from the  Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg. His MSc employed discource analysis theories and explored the Perceptions of REDD+ in Zimbabwe. Currently, he is employed as a Research Associate at the Forest and Environmental Policy Group working in a transdisciplinary project  focused on agroforestry in Southern Africa. The aim of the project is to investigate the ecosystem services and environmental benefits of AFS as an innovative, multi-purpose land-use management practice in Southern Africa, with a special focus on the exploration of human-environment interactions and the benefits of agroforestry for rural livelihoods. This project also forms a part of his PhD studies. 

Prior to this position, Nicholas worked for 5 years in the consultancy industry in Zimbabwe and Germany and his work covered aspects related to REDD+, agriculture and food security, forest and environmental restitution, environmental policy, biodiversity studies, socio-economic impacts assessments and climate change policy issues with civil society organisations in Africa. 

Main research interests:

• Applied research of agroforestry innovations
• Forest, Environment and Climate Change Policy  
• Environmental and Social Impact Assessments 
• Agriculture and Food Security 
• Rural Development 

 Publications

Ndlovu, N. P. & Nzuma, T. M. (2024). The implementation of agroforestry in Namibia: A street-level bureaucracy perspective. Forest Policy And Economics, 168, 103299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103299

Ndlovu, N. P. & Borrass, L. (2021). Promises and potentials do not grow trees and crops. A review of institutional and policy research in agroforestry for the Southern African region. Land Use Policy, 103, 105298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105298

Sheppard, J. P., Reckziegel, R. B., Borrass, L., Chirwa, P. W., Cuaranhua, C. J., Hassler, S. K., Hoffmeister, S., Kestel, F., Maier, R., Mälicke, M., Morhart, C., Ndlovu, N. P., Veste, M., Funk, R., Lang, F., Seifert, T., Du Toit, B. & Kahle, H. (2020). Agroforestry: An Appropriate and Sustainable Response to a Changing Climate in Southern Africa? Sustainability, 12(17), 6796. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12176796