Tiza I. Mfuni

I am a dual-title PhD student in Geography and African Studies at Penn State. Broadly, I am interested in food systems, development, biodiversity conservation, climate change, and environmental change in Africa. Drawing on mixed methods and approaches from political ecology, social-ecological systems and resilience thinking, and land systems science, I explore the intersections of global (environmental) change, governance, and local livelihoods. My current PhD project examines the social-ecological dynamics and trade-offs of livestock and wildmeat in Cameroon and Central Africa. Prior to Penn State, I worked at CIFOR-ICRAF on projects related to integrated landscape governance, sustainable wildlife management, energy, and food security, collaborating with organizations such as the FAO, USAID, the World Bank, and the EU. My academic background spans geomatic engineering, forestry and wood sciences, and geography.