Precious Chikondi Maenje is a Research Fellow at Malawi’s Department of Forestry under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Climate Change. She specializes in forestry and natural resource management, focusing on climate change impacts on forest ecosystems. Her expertise includes analyzing forest fire dynamics using satellite data, linking patterns with climate variability, and supporting sustainable forestry initiatives. She contributes to policy development, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building, while promoting climate-smart forest management. Precious’ work strengthens adaptation strategies, fosters sustainable biomass use, and enhances the resilience of communities vulnerable to forest-related climate risks.