Qualifications: PhD Ethnobotany, Conservation Ecology and Phytomedicine (National University of Science & Technology); BSc, (Honours) Forest Resources and Wildlife Management 

Skills and competencies: Sustainable natural resource management; Holistic land management; Climate Finance; Non-Timber Forest Products value chains; Integrated Resilience building; Biostatistics; Environmental Impact Assessment; Environmental and Project Management; Bioassays 

Research Interests: a multidisciplinary Conservation Ecologist with interests in protecting and restoring biodiversity, promoting sustainable utilisation of natural resources, and contributing to building the resilience of local communities through interventions that diversify their livelihood sources.

Research and Publications 

Some selected recent publications:

• Ndagurwa, H.G., Mutirwara, W., Ncube, S.F. and Muvengwi, J., 2022. Estimating mistletoe biomass in a semi-arid savanna woodland, southwest Zimbabwe. Acta Oecologica, 117, p.103849.
• Ncube, F., McGaw, L.J., Njoya, E.M. et al. 2021. In vitro antioxidant activity of crude extracts of Harpagophytum zeyheri and their anti-inflammatory and cytotoxicity activity compared with diclofenac. BMC Complement Med Ther 21, 238. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-021-03407-x
• Ncube, S.F., Ndagurwa, H.G., Mundy, P.J. et al. Ethnobotanical knowledge and use-value of Harpagophytum (Devil's claw) in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe,South African Journal of Botany, 144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2021.08.015
• Mundy, J., Ncube, S. F. 2014. Devil’s Claw – a natural substitute for Diclofenac? Vulture News 67: 43-47. https://doi.org/10.4314/vulnew.v67i2.
• Ncube S.F., Ndagurwa, H. 2010. Influence of social upbringing on the activity pattern of captive lion Panthera leo cubs: Benefits of behaviour enrichment Current Zoology (formely Acta Zoologica Sinica), 56 (4):389-394.

Email: sibonokuhle.ncube@nust.ac.zw