The Environment and Natural Resources Management Department was established in 2001 in the Faculty of Natural Resources. The overall goal of the Department is to generate knowledge through teaching and research and produce well rounded Environmental Scientists and Natural Resources Management Specialists who will find solutions to Malawi’s environmental and natural resources challenges and contribute to sustainable use and management of natural resources at national and global level. It aspires to be a Centre of Excellence in training, research, consultancy and outreach in Environment and Natural Resource Management in Malawi. To achieve this vision, the department focuses on advancing and promoting knowledge, technical and managerial skills in natural resources and environment fields through teaching, research, outreach and consultancies with the aim of conserving and sustainably using natural resources and the environment in response to national and international needs for sustainable development.

The department has a complement of fourteen academic staff positions. The areas of specialization for the staff members include Environmental Management, Wild-life Ecology, Environment and Development, Environmental Science, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, and Genetic Resource Conservation.