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fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbu.ac.zm\/schoolsAndUnits\/ortarchi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/10\/Theodore-Profile_Image-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1503\" style=\"width:246px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cbu.ac.zm\/schoolsAndUnits\/ortarchi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/10\/Theodore-Profile_Image-1.jpg 764w, https:\/\/www.cbu.ac.zm\/schoolsAndUnits\/ortarchi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/10\/Theodore-Profile_Image-1-261x300.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1350_e12a15-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column1350_e12a15-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1350_e12a15-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1350_e12a15-77 > 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Mwamba has a primary research interest in sustainable management of the environment, including agroecosystems. He has a first degree in Agronomy from the University of Lubumbashi (DR Congo) and a PhD in Plant Stress Physiology and Regulation from Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, China).<br><br>He has a decade of experience in teaching and research at the University of Lubumbashi (DR Congo) and is currently a staff member of ORTARChl Chair of Environment and Development at the Copperbelt University (Zambia) as a Postdoctoral Researcher.<br><br>Theodore is notably equipped with skills in Ecotoxicological Assessment, Land Use Evaluation for crop production, and Ecological Restauration of degraded environments. Further, he has a good background in Agroecology, and through training and workshop sessions, he regularly advocates environmentally friendly and climate-smart Agriculture, including agroforestry systems. At the ORTARChI chair, he is involved in research activities and supervising graduate students\u2019 projects relating to pollution and remediation studies of mine-generated wastelands in Zambia. Theodore is passionate about landscape sightseeing and eagerly seeks opportunities to explore various ecosystems.<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Matakala, N., P. W. Chirwa, T. M. Mwamba, and S. Syampungani. 2023. <em><u>Species richness and phytoremediation potential of mine wastelands-native trees across the Zambian Copperbelt Region<\/u><\/em>. 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