Staff Profile

Qualifications:

• PhD in Geography (University of Kwa Zulu- Natal)
• MA in Environmental Policy and Planning (University of Zimbabwe)
• BA (Hons) Geography (University of Zimbabwe)

Research Interests:

• Sustainable utilization and conservation of natural resources
• Environmental management in industry
• Food systems and Food security
• Wetland processes and management
• GIS and remote sensing applications with societal impact

Recent Publications

• Mupepi, O., Marambanyika, T., Matsa M.M. and Dube, T. (2024) A systematic review on remote sensing of wetland environments, Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, https://doi.org/10.1080/0035919X.2024.2322946
• Musasa, T. Dube, T. Marambanyika, T. and Shoko C. (2024) Landsat satellite programme potential for soil erosion assessment and monitoring in arid environments: A review of applications and challenges. International Soil and Water Conservation, 12(2), 267-278, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2023.10.003
• Dube, T. Dube, T, Dalu, T Gxokwe, S. and Marambanyika, T. (2023) Assessment of illegal mining activities in an Austral semi–arid river system: a multivariate analysis approach. Science of the Total Environment. 907 (2024) 167919, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167919
• Dube, T., Dube, T. and Marambanyika, T. (2023) A review of wetland vulnerability assessment and monitoring in semi -arid environments of sub -Saharan Africa. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 132 (2023) 103473, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2023.103473
• Ngwenya, K. and Marambanyika, T. (2023) Stakeholders’ composition, knowledge and use of earth observation data in wetland ecological assessments, Zimbabwe. Scientific African, (2023) e01872, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e01872
• Marambanyika, T. and Musasa, T. (2023) Contestations and struggles in the use and protection of wetland ecosystems in communal areas of Zimbabwe: a case study of Intunjambili wetland in Matobo district. Wetlands Ecology and Management31, 611 – 627. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-023-09937-0
• Denga, R.V., Marambanyika, T., Simwanda, M. and Vinya, R. (2023) Socio-economic determinants of participating in riverbank cultivation at the household level in the Upper Kafue River basin in Kitwe District, Zambia. Scientific African, (2023) e01789, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e01789
• Dalu, M.T.B., Mukhuwana, O., Cuthbert, R.N., Marambanyika, T., Gunter, A.W., Murungweni, F.M. and Dalu. T. (2022). Understanding communities’ perceptions, demographics and uses of wetlands in Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, South Africa. Wetlands Ecology and Management. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-022-09892-2
• Musasa, T. and Marambanyika, T. (2022). The nexus between drivers of wetland utilisation patterns, land use/land cover change and ecosystem services in two wetlands, Zimbabwe. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 77(2), 119-131, DOI: 10.1080/0035919X.2022.2079156
• Denga, R.V., Ncube, M., Marambanyika, T., Simwanda, M. and Vinya, R. (2022) Systematic review of drivers of riverbank cultivation, human livelihoods and Conservation in Southern Africa, African Journal of Rural Development, 7 (3), 445-466.
• Musasa, T. and Marambanyika, T. (2022). Assessing the sustainability of land uses in Driefontein and Intunjambili wetlands, Zimbabwe. Scientific African, 16 (2022) e01195, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01195
• Rampheri, M. B., Dube, T., Shoko, C., Marambanyika, T., and Dhau, I. (2022). Local community attitudes and perceptions towards benefits and challenges associated with biodiversity conservation in Blouberg Nature Reserve, South Africa. African Journal of Ecology, 60(3), 769-779. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12989
• Marambanyika, T., Dube, T., Musasa, T. (2022) Institutional, policy and legal nexus and implications. In: Dalu, T., Wasserman, R.J., (eds). Fundamentals of Tropical Freshwater Wetlands: From Ecology to Conservation Management. Elsevier, Cambridge. pp. 679-710. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822362-8.00003-7