Marie-Cakupewa FUNDIKO

Marie Cakupewa Fundiko is a Congolese expert specialising in ethnobotany and biodiversity conservation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Her main roles and contributions include :

• Management and Research: She is the director and co-founder of the Kivu Ethnobotanical Garden (JEBK RDC), an institution dedicated to the preservation of local plants and sustainable development.
• Teaching : She is a senior lecturer at the University of Cinquantenaire in Lwiro and at the Official University of Bukavu.
• Scientific Publications : Her work focuses in particular on the inventory of medicinal plants and the vulnerability of flora to climate change in the Kivu region.
• Community involvement : She is also director of the DRCC foundation and executive director of the Lwiro Vocational Training Centre, which emphasises education as a lever for peace and good governance.
• She frequently collaborates with the Lwiro Centre for Research in Natural Sciences (CRSN) as an associate researcher.