He is a Judge of the High Court of Malawi. He practiced law
for a number of years before being called to the Bench as Chief
Resident Magistrate and thereafter as judge. He has served on
several boards such as the Malawi Police Service Commission,
Community Service Project, and Special Law Commission on Review
of Malawi Economic Laws. Justice Kapanda brings to the Board
vast practical experience in judicial matters and administration
of justice. He is one of the founding members of CEPA.
Gracian Zibelu Banda is a practicing Lawyer who has since 1994 been
involved in environmental policy and law making in Malawi and southern
Africa. He has served as Lecturer in Law at the School of Law,
University of Malawi and Regional Environmental Lawyer for IUCN Regional
Office for Southern Africa. He is
a member of the IUCN Commission on Environmental Law. Gracian is a
founding member of CEPA.
Dr. Wapulumuka Mulwafu,Board Member
Dr. Mulwafu is Associate Professor of History at the University
of Malawi. In addition to his teaching career, Dr. Mulwafu has worked on
a number of assignments on water and other environmental issues. His
thesis dealt with Malawi's conservation history and provides unique
insights into current conservation problems.
Dr. Ephraim Chirwa,Board Member
Dr. Chirwa is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of
Malawi. He has researched and written extensively on land and
agriculture economics issues in Malawi. He has vast experience working
with various local and international organizations on economic issues
for whom he has conducted surveys, studies and other assignments on
local social and economic issues.
Chikosa Banda,Board Member
Chikosa Banda is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Malawi and has
conducted research and written on a variety of issues such as access to
justice, administrative justice, intellectual property rights and
biotechnology regulation. Chikosa is now undertaking doctoral studies on
biomedical ethics and intellectual property rights at the University of
Cambridge. He is a member of the IUCN Commission on Environmental Law.
