Fadzai Zengeya

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Fadzai M. Zengeya
Alma materUniversity of Zimbabwe.
Scientific career
FieldsGIS applications to conservation and agriculture
Thesis
  • The Distribution of Cattle and Their Interaction with the African Buffalo at the Wildlife-Livestock Interface Understood Using Real-Time Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Remotely Sensed Data.  (2014)

Fadzai M. Zengeya is a senior lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe. After a B. Sc degree in Environmental Science, specialising in pollution science, Zengeya studied as a PhD student in Agriculture at the Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Scottsville, (South Africa). [1] She graduated from University of Zimbabwe in 2014 with a D.Phil. in Geographical Information Science and Earth Observation (Spatial Ecology). She used the Gonarezhou National Park and its surroundings as her study area. [2] Her research focuses on applications of global navigation satellite systems in conservation and movement ecology and also their application for natural resource management. [3]

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Publications

Zengeya is the author or co-author of over 25 scientific publications. These include:

Awards

Shw was awarded a Unesco-L’Oreal Co-Sponsored Fellowship for Women in Life Sciences, one of 15 women selected for a programme of young talent from Africa and the Arab States in 2011. She undertook a project about understanding the spatial distribution of cattle and the African buffalo at the livestock, wildlife interface using GPS and satellite data at University of KwaZulu-Natal, Scottsville, (South Africa). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "International Rising Talents Laureates". Foundation L'Oreal programmes. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  2. "Fadzai Zengeya". Production and Conservation in Partnership. RP-PCP. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  3. "Dr. Fadzai M. Zengeya". University of Zimbabwe researcher profiles. Retrieved 19 January 2025.