Joshua Matanzima is a historian and anthropologist with research interests in natural resource governance. He has experience conducting research and engaging with diverse stakeholders on issues related to the social responsibilities of mining in Australia, Germany, and Southern Africa. He has also conducted extensive fieldwork in the Zambezi Valley of Zimbabwe and Zambia, focusing on conflicts over wildlife resources, human-wildlife conflict, and issues of forced displacement and resettlement. He received training in History and Anthropology from the University of Zimbabwe (Hons), Rhodes University (MA), and La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia (PhD).