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Honors, Awards and Distinctions
- Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and IUFRO Scientist Assistance Program (2024): Travel Bursary (2,500 USD) to attend the 26th IUFRO World Congress held in Stockholm, Sweden (declined);
- Institute of Applied Research, United International University, Bangladesh (2023, 2024): Reward for High-Impact Research Publications (400,000 BDT);
- Council for American Overseas Research Centres (2020): Travel Bursary (3,000 USD) to attend an international conference on Rohingya refugees at the University of California, Berkeley (USA);
- Outstanding Peer-Reviewed Paper Award (2019) by the Mississippi (USA) Chapter of the Wildlife Society; [certificate]
- Sentinels of Science Award (2016) by Publons for peer review of scholarly publications; [certificate]
- IUFRO Student Award for Excellence in Forest Sciences (2015) for outstanding academic achievement; [certificate]
- FLARE Network Best Publication Award (2015): Awarded 3,000 USD by University of Michigan (USA);
- American Geophysical Union (2015): Travel Bursary (1,000 USD) to attend AGU Fall Meeting;
- World Bank’s Program on Forests (PROFOR) (2015): Travel Burasry (3,500 USD) to attend COP21 in Paris, France;
- The University of Queensland, Australia (2015): SAFS Travel Award, (1,775 AUD) for conference attendance;
- International Union for Forest Research Organizations (2014): Travel Burasry (2,500 USD) to attend XXIV IUFRO World Congress in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA;
- The University of Queensland, Australia (2014): SAFS Travel Award, (800 AUD) towards conference attendance;
- Young Scientist Research Award (2014) by Commonwealth Forestry Association (UK);
- Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (Japan) (2013): Travel Award (4,500 USD) to attend Earth System Governance Conference in Tokyo, Japan;
- International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) and UQ Centennial Award, Australia (2012-2015) from the Australian Government; [pdf]
- Best Poster Award in Ecology and Ethics (2012) at Euroleague Scientific Students Conference; [certificate]
- Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford (UK) (2012): Travel Bursary (2,500 £) to attend Planet under Pressure Conference in London, UK;
- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen (Denmark) (2011): Bursary (2,500 DKK) to participate and present at ‘Euroleague Scientific Students Conference 2011' held at Wageningen University and Research (Netherlands).
- The European Alliance on Agricultural Knowledge for Development (Agrinatura) (2011): Travel bursary (500 €) to attend ‘Tropentag 2011’ held in Bonn, Germany;
- International Union for Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) (2010): Travel Burasry (4,500 USD) to attend XXIII IUFRO World Congress in Seoul, South Korea;
- UK Department for International Development (DFID) (2010): Travel Bursary (2,750 £) to attend the 18th Commonwealth Forestry Conference in Edinburgh, UK;
- Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University (Japan) (2010): Travel Bursary (150,000 ¥) to attend Urban Biodiversity and Design (URBIO) Conference in Nagoya, Japan;
- South-East Asia Rainforest Research Programme (SEARRP) and The Royal Society (UK) (2009): Travel bursary (2,500 USD) to attend a workshop on Advanced Statistical Analysis using 'R' under 'SEARP-Darwin Initiative';
- European Union’s Erasmus Mundus Scholarship on Sustainable Tropical Forestry (SUTROFOR) (2009-2011); [pdf]
- Seoul National University (Korea) (2008): Travel Bursary (1,500 USD) to attend 1st International Conference on Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge and Culture in Seoul, South Korea;
- World Bioenergy Association (Sweden): (2008): Travel Bursary (Amount: 2,500 €) to attend the World Bioenergy Conference in Jonkoping, Sweden;
- Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (2008): Travel Bursary (1,200 USD) to attend ATBC Asia Conference in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia;
- University Merit Scholarship (2005) for Academic Excellence at Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh
- Council for American Overseas Research Centres (2020): Travel Bursary (3,000 USD) to attend an international conference on Rohingya refugees at the University of California, Berkeley (USA);
Research Grants
2024: PI, ICIMOD-Himalayan University Consortium (Nepal); Thematic Research on Multispecies Migration in the Climate-Changed Himalayas (20,000 USD)
– Project: Predicting the Consequences of Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise on Floral and Faunal Assemblages in the World’s
Largest Mangrove Forest, the Sundarbans;
2024: Co-PI, New Colombo Plan Mobility Project Grant (with Murdoch University) from Australian Government) (135,000 AUD)
– Project: Research on Climate Change Impact and Adaptation in Bangladesh;
2024: PI, Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research (Japan) Collaborative Regional Research Programme Grant (100,000 USD)
– Project: Assessing the role of trees outside forests in climate change mitigation and achieving carbon neutrality in the Hindu-Kush
Himalayan Region (Bangladesh/India/Nepal);
2024: Co-PI, Asia Pacific Network for Global Change (Japan) Collaborative Regional Research Programme Grant (80,000 USD);
– Project: Evaluating Nature-Based Solutions: Comparative Lesson Drawing for Coastal Protection Strategies in the Asia-Pacific Region;
2022: PI, National Geographic Society (NGS) Exploration Grant (27,950 USD);
– Project: Unlocking the potentials of Sundarbans mangrove forest as a nature-based climate solution;
2020: PI, British Ecological Society (BES) Large Research Grant (19,740 GBP);
– Project: Measuring carbon stocks and fluxes across a successional and salinity gradient in Sundarbans
2020: Co-PI, Asia Pacific Network for Global Change (Japan) Collaborative Regional Research Programme Grant (101,000 USD);
– Project: Protecting ecosystems and livelihoods of the Sundarbans: Assessing the impact of natural hazards on forest-based
ecosystem services
2020: Co-PI, South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) Research Grant (23,000 USD);
– Project: Impact of co-management on forest restoration and livelihood enhancement of forest dependent communities in
Bangladesh
2018: Lead Researcher, ACIAR FLR Project Activity 2.6 (~200,000 AUD);
– Project: Developing geospatial model to monitor the impacts of forest and landscape restoration (FLR)
2018: PI, Internal Research Grant, Independent University, Bangladesh (2,500 USD);
– Project: Forest carbon and biodiversity assessment in two protected areas of Bangladesh
2017: PI, Internal Research Grant, Independent University, Bangladesh (2,000 USD);
– Project: Developing a framework for mapping threats to Bangladesh forest ecosystems
2016: PI, Publications Grant, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia (5,000 AUD);
2011: PI, Agricultural Development Research Grant (10,000 DKK);
– Project: Local adaptations of swidden farmers in central hill districts of Nepal
2010: IDEA Wild (USA) Equipment Support Grant (1,500 USD);
2009: PI, The Rufford Foundation for Nature Conservation (UK) Research Grant (5,625 £) [Project Homepage];
– Project: Status, indigenous uses and population dynamics of disappearing medicinal flora in a biodiversity hotspot zone of
north-eastern Bangladesh
2009: PI, British Ornithologists’ Union (UK) Research Grant (Amount: 920 £);
– Project: Assessing bird diversity in shade trees of tea gardens in greater Sylhet region, Bangladesh
2008: PI, British Ecological Society (UK) Ecological Research Support Grant (Amount: 2,160 £);
– Project: Status and importance of invasive alien plant species among local livelihoods and wildlife within two conservation
area of north-eastern Bangladesh
2007: PI, The Explorers Club, (USA) Youth Activity Fund (1,165 US$);
– Project: Traditional forest practices of indigenous people: understanding the role in improved livelihoods and enhanced
conservation
2006: PI, USAID Bangladesh (1,250 US$);
– Project: Protected areas and rural livelihoods in north-eastern Bangladesh.
– Project: Predicting the Consequences of Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise on Floral and Faunal Assemblages in the World’s
Largest Mangrove Forest, the Sundarbans;
2024: Co-PI, New Colombo Plan Mobility Project Grant (with Murdoch University) from Australian Government) (135,000 AUD)
– Project: Research on Climate Change Impact and Adaptation in Bangladesh;
2024: PI, Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research (Japan) Collaborative Regional Research Programme Grant (100,000 USD)
– Project: Assessing the role of trees outside forests in climate change mitigation and achieving carbon neutrality in the Hindu-Kush
Himalayan Region (Bangladesh/India/Nepal);
2024: Co-PI, Asia Pacific Network for Global Change (Japan) Collaborative Regional Research Programme Grant (80,000 USD);
– Project: Evaluating Nature-Based Solutions: Comparative Lesson Drawing for Coastal Protection Strategies in the Asia-Pacific Region;
2022: PI, National Geographic Society (NGS) Exploration Grant (27,950 USD);
– Project: Unlocking the potentials of Sundarbans mangrove forest as a nature-based climate solution;
2020: PI, British Ecological Society (BES) Large Research Grant (19,740 GBP);
– Project: Measuring carbon stocks and fluxes across a successional and salinity gradient in Sundarbans
2020: Co-PI, Asia Pacific Network for Global Change (Japan) Collaborative Regional Research Programme Grant (101,000 USD);
– Project: Protecting ecosystems and livelihoods of the Sundarbans: Assessing the impact of natural hazards on forest-based
ecosystem services
2020: Co-PI, South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) Research Grant (23,000 USD);
– Project: Impact of co-management on forest restoration and livelihood enhancement of forest dependent communities in
Bangladesh
2018: Lead Researcher, ACIAR FLR Project Activity 2.6 (~200,000 AUD);
– Project: Developing geospatial model to monitor the impacts of forest and landscape restoration (FLR)
2018: PI, Internal Research Grant, Independent University, Bangladesh (2,500 USD);
– Project: Forest carbon and biodiversity assessment in two protected areas of Bangladesh
2017: PI, Internal Research Grant, Independent University, Bangladesh (2,000 USD);
– Project: Developing a framework for mapping threats to Bangladesh forest ecosystems
2016: PI, Publications Grant, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia (5,000 AUD);
2011: PI, Agricultural Development Research Grant (10,000 DKK);
– Project: Local adaptations of swidden farmers in central hill districts of Nepal
2010: IDEA Wild (USA) Equipment Support Grant (1,500 USD);
2009: PI, The Rufford Foundation for Nature Conservation (UK) Research Grant (5,625 £) [Project Homepage];
– Project: Status, indigenous uses and population dynamics of disappearing medicinal flora in a biodiversity hotspot zone of
north-eastern Bangladesh
2009: PI, British Ornithologists’ Union (UK) Research Grant (Amount: 920 £);
– Project: Assessing bird diversity in shade trees of tea gardens in greater Sylhet region, Bangladesh
2008: PI, British Ecological Society (UK) Ecological Research Support Grant (Amount: 2,160 £);
– Project: Status and importance of invasive alien plant species among local livelihoods and wildlife within two conservation
area of north-eastern Bangladesh
2007: PI, The Explorers Club, (USA) Youth Activity Fund (1,165 US$);
– Project: Traditional forest practices of indigenous people: understanding the role in improved livelihoods and enhanced
conservation
2006: PI, USAID Bangladesh (1,250 US$);
– Project: Protected areas and rural livelihoods in north-eastern Bangladesh.
Selected Consultancies
2024: Urban Environmental Management Specialist, GIZ (Germany) (10,000 Euro)
– Project: Livable and inclusive cities for all (LICA);
2023: Senior Policy and Institutional Expert, The World Bank and CEGIS (8,500 USD)
– Project: Developing a Strategic and Tactical Planning System for Coastal Greenbelt of Bangladesh;
2023: Environment/ Climate Change Expert, International Labor Organization/ ILO (2,500 USD)
– Project: Value Chain Analysis for Productive Employment Opportunities of Women and Vulnerable Group in Bangladesh;
2022-2023: National Consultant, Arannayk Foundation / USAID Protibesh Activity (4,500 USD)
– Project: Assessment of Nishorgo Protected Area Network in Bangladesh;
2022-: Nature-based Solutions Design Specialist, Shell Eastern Petroleum Ltd., Singapore (27,000 USD):
– Project: Pre-feasibility Assessment of Potential Carbon Offset Projects in Bangladesh as part of Shell’s CSR;
2021-: National Consultant, Forestry and Nature-based Solution, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (85,000 USD);
– Project: Bangladesh Coastal Embankment Improvement Project - Phase 1 (CEIP-I)
2022: Consultant, Climate Change Adaptation Governance, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (12,000 Euro);
– Project: Ecosystem Study for OECD Climate Change Adaptation Program (Sundarbans)
2022: National Consultant, Nature-based Solution, Asian Development Bank (ADB) (13,500 USD);
– Project: Second Coastal Towns Environmental Infrastructure Improvement Project (SCTEIIP)
2021: National Consultant, Wetland and Biodiversity Conservation, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (13,000 USD);
– Project: Tanguar Haor Biodiversity Conservation project for Global Environmental Facility (GEF)
2021: Consultant, USAID and Helen Keller International (15,000 USD);
– Project: Livelihood Feasibility Assessment in Current Livelihood Restoration Program Under RE-ARRANGE Project in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
2020: Consultant, Mongabay.com (5,000 USD);
– Project: Assessing restoration effectiveness of global FLR projects
2020: Consultant, Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC) (10,000 AUD);
– Project: An assessment of past mangrove rehabilitation activities and recommendations for future activities in the GAC
Bauxite Mining Concession Area, Prefecture of Boké, Republic of Guinea
2019: Consultant, The World Bank Group (30,000 USD);
– Project: Biomass fuel demand and supply scenario analysis in Bangladesh
2019: Consultant, USAID and Action Against Hunger (5,000 USD);
– Project: Rapid environmental impact assessment of cash for work interventions among host communities in Cox’s Bazar,
Bangladesh
2019: Consultant, Asian Development Bank, Bangladesh (3,000 USD);
– Project: Environmental impact assessment of floating solar energy project in Bangladesh
2018: National Forestry Expert and Steering Committee Member, International Organization for Migration (IOM) and International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD);
– Project: Monitoring Environmental Changes in Cox’s Bazar following the Rohingya Influx
2015: Consultant, The World Bank Group (15,000 USD)
– Project: FELT Forests - A novel carbon payment scheme for improved livelihoods and better management of swidden fallow secondary forests in developing tropics
– Project: Livable and inclusive cities for all (LICA);
2023: Senior Policy and Institutional Expert, The World Bank and CEGIS (8,500 USD)
– Project: Developing a Strategic and Tactical Planning System for Coastal Greenbelt of Bangladesh;
2023: Environment/ Climate Change Expert, International Labor Organization/ ILO (2,500 USD)
– Project: Value Chain Analysis for Productive Employment Opportunities of Women and Vulnerable Group in Bangladesh;
2022-2023: National Consultant, Arannayk Foundation / USAID Protibesh Activity (4,500 USD)
– Project: Assessment of Nishorgo Protected Area Network in Bangladesh;
2022-: Nature-based Solutions Design Specialist, Shell Eastern Petroleum Ltd., Singapore (27,000 USD):
– Project: Pre-feasibility Assessment of Potential Carbon Offset Projects in Bangladesh as part of Shell’s CSR;
2021-: National Consultant, Forestry and Nature-based Solution, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (85,000 USD);
– Project: Bangladesh Coastal Embankment Improvement Project - Phase 1 (CEIP-I)
2022: Consultant, Climate Change Adaptation Governance, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (12,000 Euro);
– Project: Ecosystem Study for OECD Climate Change Adaptation Program (Sundarbans)
2022: National Consultant, Nature-based Solution, Asian Development Bank (ADB) (13,500 USD);
– Project: Second Coastal Towns Environmental Infrastructure Improvement Project (SCTEIIP)
2021: National Consultant, Wetland and Biodiversity Conservation, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (13,000 USD);
– Project: Tanguar Haor Biodiversity Conservation project for Global Environmental Facility (GEF)
2021: Consultant, USAID and Helen Keller International (15,000 USD);
– Project: Livelihood Feasibility Assessment in Current Livelihood Restoration Program Under RE-ARRANGE Project in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
2020: Consultant, Mongabay.com (5,000 USD);
– Project: Assessing restoration effectiveness of global FLR projects
2020: Consultant, Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC) (10,000 AUD);
– Project: An assessment of past mangrove rehabilitation activities and recommendations for future activities in the GAC
Bauxite Mining Concession Area, Prefecture of Boké, Republic of Guinea
2019: Consultant, The World Bank Group (30,000 USD);
– Project: Biomass fuel demand and supply scenario analysis in Bangladesh
2019: Consultant, USAID and Action Against Hunger (5,000 USD);
– Project: Rapid environmental impact assessment of cash for work interventions among host communities in Cox’s Bazar,
Bangladesh
2019: Consultant, Asian Development Bank, Bangladesh (3,000 USD);
– Project: Environmental impact assessment of floating solar energy project in Bangladesh
2018: National Forestry Expert and Steering Committee Member, International Organization for Migration (IOM) and International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD);
– Project: Monitoring Environmental Changes in Cox’s Bazar following the Rohingya Influx
2015: Consultant, The World Bank Group (15,000 USD)
– Project: FELT Forests - A novel carbon payment scheme for improved livelihoods and better management of swidden fallow secondary forests in developing tropics
Others
PhD Scholarship within Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning, China (BEF-China) Project (Shortlisted, 2011): Scholarship towards PhD position within worlds' largest long-term ongoing biodiversity experiment in sub-tropical China under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Goddert von Oheimb, Institute of Ecology, Leuphana Universitat, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Climate Change Scholarship, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Shortlisted, 2010): Scholarship towards PhD study under the framework of 'Climate change: impacts, adaptation and mitigation' approved during 'COP 15', at Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Ranked top 25 among about 850 international candidates). For detail: Prof. Erik Dahl Kjær, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), Switzerland: Funded PhD position's at Institute of Agricultural Sciences (with Prof. Dr. Nina Buchmann) and Institute for Integrative Biology (with Dr. Regula Billter) . May 2009 (declined).
Life Science Zurich Graduate School, University of Zurich, Switzerland: Scholarship to pursue Doctor of Philosophy at Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Sciences under the supervision of Dr. Andy Hector (Ranked top two among 103 international candidates). May 2009 (declined). ~ 200,000 CHF.
East-West Center (Hawaii, USA) Degree Fellowship: Scholarship to pursue post-graduate study on Natural Resources and Environmental Management at University of Hawai’i at Manoa. April 2009 (declined).
UK Government's Chevening Scholarship (Shortlisted, 2008): One year research position based at United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and University of Cambridge, UK.
Graduate positions (MS and/or PhD, session 2007-08) with McGill University, Canada (with Asst. Prof. Dr. Elena Bennett); University of British Columbia, Canada (with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kai Chan); University of Alberta (with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Andreas Hamann); Yale University, USA (with Prof. Dr. Florencia Montagnini); Charles Darwin University, Australia (with Prof. Dr. Romy Greiner) (declined)
Universitat Bayreuth, Germany: International Graduate (M.Sc.) Program 'Global Change Ecology' within the 'Elite network of Bavaria'. July, 2008. [pdf] (declined)
Climate Change Scholarship, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Shortlisted, 2010): Scholarship towards PhD study under the framework of 'Climate change: impacts, adaptation and mitigation' approved during 'COP 15', at Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Ranked top 25 among about 850 international candidates). For detail: Prof. Erik Dahl Kjær, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich), Switzerland: Funded PhD position's at Institute of Agricultural Sciences (with Prof. Dr. Nina Buchmann) and Institute for Integrative Biology (with Dr. Regula Billter) . May 2009 (declined).
Life Science Zurich Graduate School, University of Zurich, Switzerland: Scholarship to pursue Doctor of Philosophy at Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Sciences under the supervision of Dr. Andy Hector (Ranked top two among 103 international candidates). May 2009 (declined). ~ 200,000 CHF.
East-West Center (Hawaii, USA) Degree Fellowship: Scholarship to pursue post-graduate study on Natural Resources and Environmental Management at University of Hawai’i at Manoa. April 2009 (declined).
UK Government's Chevening Scholarship (Shortlisted, 2008): One year research position based at United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and University of Cambridge, UK.
Graduate positions (MS and/or PhD, session 2007-08) with McGill University, Canada (with Asst. Prof. Dr. Elena Bennett); University of British Columbia, Canada (with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kai Chan); University of Alberta (with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Andreas Hamann); Yale University, USA (with Prof. Dr. Florencia Montagnini); Charles Darwin University, Australia (with Prof. Dr. Romy Greiner) (declined)
Universitat Bayreuth, Germany: International Graduate (M.Sc.) Program 'Global Change Ecology' within the 'Elite network of Bavaria'. July, 2008. [pdf] (declined)
