Speaker Profile: Dr Erdwin Muradzikwa

^{Dr. Erdwin Muradzikwa is a veterinarian by training and an Independent Conservation Practitioner currently serving as Wildlife Corridors Coordinator in the Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA). He holds a Master’s degree in Wildlife Ecology with a specialised focus on wildlife corridors. This rare combination of veterinary science and landscape ecology positions him at the nexus of One Health, where animal health, ecological connectivity, and community livelihoods converge. He is the originator of the Household Forest-Centric Cluster Crop Farm model, an innovative and scalable framework that integrates food production, water security, human–wildlife conflict mitigation, forest custodianship, and income generation. The model empowers households—particularly women and youth—to become active stewards of wildlife corridors while deriving tangible economic benefits from conservation. Working across the KAZA landscape, Dr. Muradzikwa designs and implements practical conservation systems that unite veterinary policy, agroecology, tourism, and culture-centred governance. His philosophy is captured in the maxim, “Livelihoods Secure Landscapes, and Landscapes Secure Life.” A former lecturer at the University of Namibia and former government veterinary practitioner, he advocates for Bankable Nature Solutions that reposition rural communities from passive beneficiaries to central agents of biodiversity conservation, ecological restoration, and climate-resilient development. Dr. Muradzikwa is participating in ZATEX 2026 in his personal capacity as an Independent Conservation Practitioner. The views he expresses are entirely his own.}