mukul's e-space
Major professional Responsibilities
Associate Professor, United International University (January 2023 -): Department of Environment and Development Studies.
Head, United International University (June 2023 -July 2024): Department of Environment and Development Studies.
Dean (in-charge), United International University (October 2023): School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SoHSS).
Courtesy Research Associate Professor, Florida International University, USA (July 2024 - ): Department of Earth and Environment.
Steering Committee Member, 2ndFor Network (May 2024-): Global Secondary Forests Research Network.
National Consultant, Forestry and Nature-based Solution (May 2021- October 2023): The World Bank Group and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Bangladesh Country Office.
Nature-based Solutions Consultant, Shell Eastern Petroleum Ltd. (Singapore) (November 2022 - April 2023): To assist in pre-feasibility assessment of potential carbon offset projects in Bangladesh.
Consultant, USAID Protibesh/ Ecosystems Activity (November 2022 - April 2023): To assist Arannayk Foundation (Dhaka) in the Assessment of Nishorgo Network in Protected Areas of Bangladesh.
Consultant, Climate Change Adaptation Governance (February 2022 - October 2022): Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Paris, France.
National (Bangladesh Implementation) Consultant, Nature-based Solution (January 2022 - November 2022): Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila, Philippines.
National Consultant, Wetland and Biodiversity Conservation (May 2021- March 2022): United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bangladesh Country Office.
Events Committee Member, British Ecological Society (May 2021-): The oldest and largest ecological society in the world founded in 1913 in the United Kingdom.
Core Member, Alliance of Leading Environmental Researchers & Thinkers (ALERT) (March 2021-): A global scientific think tank that helps world-class researchers have a concerted, highly credible voice on key environmental issues.
Scientific Advisor, CredoSense Inc. (Ltd.) (March 2021-): A Bangladesh-Canada joint venture that strives to become a global leader in environmental sensor-logger systems by making intelligent and affordable monitoring solutions for scientific and industrial applications.
Associate Editor, Biodiversity and Conservation (January 2021-): A journal published by Springer Nature (IF- 3.55).
Research Assistant Professor, Florida International University, USA (June 2020 - June 2024): Courtesy appointment with the Department of Earth and Environment.
Review College Member, British Ecological Society (April 2020-): The oldest and largest ecological society in the world founded in 1913 in the United Kingdom.
Associate Editor, Sustainability (March 2020-): A journal published by the MDPI, Switzerland (IF- 3.25).
Research Evaluation Committee Member, Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project (2020-): 175 M USD worth World Bank funded project implemented by the Bangladesh Forest Department.
Advisor, Nature-based Climate Solutions (2019-2023): International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Associate Editor, Ecology and Evolution (March 2019-April 2023): A journal published by Wiley (IF- 2.91).
Section Editor, Life one Land, Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (2019-2020): The largest publication project on UN SDGs from Springer, Switzerland.
Member, Board of Trustees (2019-): Bangladesh Institute of Social Research (BISR) Trust.
Taskforce Member: Refugees and environmental crisis (part of Scientist’s warning to Humanity project hosted by Oregon State University, USA).
Scientific Committee Member and Organiser (February, 2019): International Conference – 'Forest and Landscape Restoration: Making it happen' held in New World Makati Hotel, Manila, Philippines.
National Consultant, The Nature Conservancy (USA) and Centre for Global Development (USA) (September 2018- June 2019): Creating opportunities for Rohingya refugees and hosts through Forest and Landscape Restoration in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
Steering Committee Member (Forests & Biodiversity), International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) (2018): Monitoring Environmental Changes in Cox’s Bazar following the Rohingya Influx (a project of the International Organization for Migration, IOM).
Associate Editor, Small-scale Forestry (March 2017-): A journal published by the Springer Netherlands (IF- 1.78).
Associate Editor, Journal of Applied Ecology (January 2017): A British Ecological Society journal published by Wiley (IF- 6.53).
Assistant Professor, Independent University, Bangladesh (January 2017 - August 2019): Full-time faculty position in the Department of Environmental Management, School of Environmental Science & Management, Independent University, Bangladesh.
Senior Research Fellow, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia (May 2017-): Tropical Forests and People Research Centre within the USC Forest Research Institute.
Staff Consultant, The World Bank Group, USA (October 2015 - October 2016): Part-time consultant position with The World Bank's Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice (ENR GP) program.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia (September 2015 - December 2016): Post-doctoral position within the Tropical Forests and People Research Centre.
Postdoctoral Scientist, The University of Queensland, Australia (September 2015 - December 2016): Postdoctoral position within the Tropical Forestry Group, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences.
Communications Editor, PARTNERS (People and Reforestation in the Tropics - a network for education, research and synthesis) (April 2015 - ): A global research coordination network funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Coupled Natural and Human Systems Program.
Academic Supervisor, The University of Queensland, Australia (July 2014 - September 2016): Academic position with the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management (GPEM).
Reviewer, World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty (2014 & 2015): Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty held in Washington DC, USA.
Reviewer, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (Working Group II: Impact, adaptation & vulnerability; with Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency on 2013).
Co-founder and Executive Director, Centre for Research on Land-use Sustainability (2008-): A global platform for research and consultancy on tropical land use under changing climate and human pressure.
Managing Editor, International Journal of Research on Land-use Sustainability (2013-): An international journal published by the Centre for Research on Land-use Sustainability.
Research Fellow, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Australia (January 2012 - August 2015): Within the project - Improving watershed rehabilitation outcomes in the Philippines (Project: ASEM/2010/050).
Technical Committee Member (2011 & 2012): International Conference - 'Environmental Aspects of Bangladesh' held annually in Fukuoka, Japan.
Graduate Research Coordinator (September 2007- April 2009): Towards several doctoral research projects for the University of Bayreuth, Germany; Shinshu University, Japan and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
Research Fellow, East-West Center (Honolulu, Hawaii) and Nishorgo Support Project (NSP) (January 2006 - August 2006): Project on Protected Areas and Rural Livelihoods by the Bangladesh Forest Department.
Head, United International University (June 2023 -July 2024): Department of Environment and Development Studies.
Dean (in-charge), United International University (October 2023): School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SoHSS).
Courtesy Research Associate Professor, Florida International University, USA (July 2024 - ): Department of Earth and Environment.
Steering Committee Member, 2ndFor Network (May 2024-): Global Secondary Forests Research Network.
National Consultant, Forestry and Nature-based Solution (May 2021- October 2023): The World Bank Group and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Bangladesh Country Office.
Nature-based Solutions Consultant, Shell Eastern Petroleum Ltd. (Singapore) (November 2022 - April 2023): To assist in pre-feasibility assessment of potential carbon offset projects in Bangladesh.
Consultant, USAID Protibesh/ Ecosystems Activity (November 2022 - April 2023): To assist Arannayk Foundation (Dhaka) in the Assessment of Nishorgo Network in Protected Areas of Bangladesh.
Consultant, Climate Change Adaptation Governance (February 2022 - October 2022): Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Paris, France.
National (Bangladesh Implementation) Consultant, Nature-based Solution (January 2022 - November 2022): Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila, Philippines.
National Consultant, Wetland and Biodiversity Conservation (May 2021- March 2022): United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bangladesh Country Office.
Events Committee Member, British Ecological Society (May 2021-): The oldest and largest ecological society in the world founded in 1913 in the United Kingdom.
Core Member, Alliance of Leading Environmental Researchers & Thinkers (ALERT) (March 2021-): A global scientific think tank that helps world-class researchers have a concerted, highly credible voice on key environmental issues.
Scientific Advisor, CredoSense Inc. (Ltd.) (March 2021-): A Bangladesh-Canada joint venture that strives to become a global leader in environmental sensor-logger systems by making intelligent and affordable monitoring solutions for scientific and industrial applications.
Associate Editor, Biodiversity and Conservation (January 2021-): A journal published by Springer Nature (IF- 3.55).
Research Assistant Professor, Florida International University, USA (June 2020 - June 2024): Courtesy appointment with the Department of Earth and Environment.
Review College Member, British Ecological Society (April 2020-): The oldest and largest ecological society in the world founded in 1913 in the United Kingdom.
Associate Editor, Sustainability (March 2020-): A journal published by the MDPI, Switzerland (IF- 3.25).
Research Evaluation Committee Member, Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project (2020-): 175 M USD worth World Bank funded project implemented by the Bangladesh Forest Department.
Advisor, Nature-based Climate Solutions (2019-2023): International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Associate Editor, Ecology and Evolution (March 2019-April 2023): A journal published by Wiley (IF- 2.91).
Section Editor, Life one Land, Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (2019-2020): The largest publication project on UN SDGs from Springer, Switzerland.
Member, Board of Trustees (2019-): Bangladesh Institute of Social Research (BISR) Trust.
Taskforce Member: Refugees and environmental crisis (part of Scientist’s warning to Humanity project hosted by Oregon State University, USA).
Scientific Committee Member and Organiser (February, 2019): International Conference – 'Forest and Landscape Restoration: Making it happen' held in New World Makati Hotel, Manila, Philippines.
National Consultant, The Nature Conservancy (USA) and Centre for Global Development (USA) (September 2018- June 2019): Creating opportunities for Rohingya refugees and hosts through Forest and Landscape Restoration in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
Steering Committee Member (Forests & Biodiversity), International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) (2018): Monitoring Environmental Changes in Cox’s Bazar following the Rohingya Influx (a project of the International Organization for Migration, IOM).
Associate Editor, Small-scale Forestry (March 2017-): A journal published by the Springer Netherlands (IF- 1.78).
Associate Editor, Journal of Applied Ecology (January 2017): A British Ecological Society journal published by Wiley (IF- 6.53).
Assistant Professor, Independent University, Bangladesh (January 2017 - August 2019): Full-time faculty position in the Department of Environmental Management, School of Environmental Science & Management, Independent University, Bangladesh.
Senior Research Fellow, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia (May 2017-): Tropical Forests and People Research Centre within the USC Forest Research Institute.
Staff Consultant, The World Bank Group, USA (October 2015 - October 2016): Part-time consultant position with The World Bank's Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice (ENR GP) program.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia (September 2015 - December 2016): Post-doctoral position within the Tropical Forests and People Research Centre.
Postdoctoral Scientist, The University of Queensland, Australia (September 2015 - December 2016): Postdoctoral position within the Tropical Forestry Group, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences.
Communications Editor, PARTNERS (People and Reforestation in the Tropics - a network for education, research and synthesis) (April 2015 - ): A global research coordination network funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Coupled Natural and Human Systems Program.
Academic Supervisor, The University of Queensland, Australia (July 2014 - September 2016): Academic position with the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management (GPEM).
Reviewer, World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty (2014 & 2015): Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty held in Washington DC, USA.
Reviewer, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (Working Group II: Impact, adaptation & vulnerability; with Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency on 2013).
Co-founder and Executive Director, Centre for Research on Land-use Sustainability (2008-): A global platform for research and consultancy on tropical land use under changing climate and human pressure.
Managing Editor, International Journal of Research on Land-use Sustainability (2013-): An international journal published by the Centre for Research on Land-use Sustainability.
Research Fellow, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Australia (January 2012 - August 2015): Within the project - Improving watershed rehabilitation outcomes in the Philippines (Project: ASEM/2010/050).
Technical Committee Member (2011 & 2012): International Conference - 'Environmental Aspects of Bangladesh' held annually in Fukuoka, Japan.
Graduate Research Coordinator (September 2007- April 2009): Towards several doctoral research projects for the University of Bayreuth, Germany; Shinshu University, Japan and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
Research Fellow, East-West Center (Honolulu, Hawaii) and Nishorgo Support Project (NSP) (January 2006 - August 2006): Project on Protected Areas and Rural Livelihoods by the Bangladesh Forest Department.
Reviewer (since 2007, peer-review requested ~ 400 articles; peer-review performed ~ 205)
Science of the Total Environment (since 2016, article reviewed - 5; Elsevier/Sciencedirect; IF - 6.6)
Land Degradation & Development (since 2016, article reviewed - 1; Wiley; IF - 3.7)
Journal of Applied Ecology (since 2015, article reviewed - 2; Wiley; IF - 5.8)
Ecosystem Services (since 2015, article reviewed - 3; Elsevier/Sciencedirect; IF - 6.3)
Journal of Environmental Management (since 2017, article reviewed - 2; Elsevier/Sciencedirect; IF - 5.7)
Journal of Cleaner Production (since 2016, article reviewed - 2; Elsevier/Sciencedirect; IF - 4.9)
Ecological Economics (since 2015, article reviewed - 2; Elsevier/Sciencedirect; IF - 3.3)
Scientific Reports (since 2017, article reviewed - 3; Nature Publishing Group; IF - 3.9)
PLoS ONE (since 2016, article reviewed - 3; IF - 3.1)
One Earth (since 2020, article reviewed - 1; CELL Press/Elsevier)
Conservation Biology (since 2018, article reviewed - 2; Wiley; IF - 5.4)
Biodiversity and Conservation (since 2015, article reviewed - 2; Springer, IF - 2.9)
Land Use Policy (since 2015, article reviewed - 7; Elsevier/Sciencedirect; IF - 3.7)
Applied Geography (since 2015, article reviewed - 3; Elsevier/Sciencedirect; IF - 2.6)
AMBIO - A journal of the human environment (since 2014, article reviewed - 5; Springer; IF - 2.6)
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management (since 2012, article reviewed - 1; Taylor & Francis; IF - 1.7)
International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology (since 2013, article reviewed - 2; Taylor & Francis; IF - 1.6)
Forests (since 2014, article reviewed - 10; MDPI- Switzerland; IF - 2.2)
Sustainability (since 2015, article reviewed - 12; MDPI- Switzerland; IF - 2.6)
Land (since 2017, article reviewed - 8; MDPI- Switzerland; IF - 2.4)
Acta Oecologica (since 2015, article reviewed - 1; Elsevier/Sciencedirect; IF- 1.4)
New Forests (since 2011, article reviewed - 2; Springer-New York; IF - 1.4)
Landscape Research (since 2015, article reviewed - 1; Taylor & Francis, UK; IF- 1.1)
International Forestry Review (since 2011, article reviewed - 3; Commonwealth Forestry Association, UK; IF – 1.7)
Small-scale Forestry (since 2010, article reviewed - 4; Springer, IF - 1.2)
Journal of Forestry Research (since 2008, article reviewed - 5; Springer-Berlin; IF - 1.6)
Development in Practice (since 2013, article reviewed - 1; Routledge-UK)
Environment, Development and Sustainability (since 2015, article reviewed - 1; Springer; IF - 2.2)
Journal of Sustainable Forestry (since 2014, article reviewed - 2, Taylor & Francis)
Forestry Studies in China (currently Forest Science and Practice) (since 2008, article reviewed - 2; Springer)
Ecosystems and People (since 2010, article reviewed - 7; Taylor & Francis)
Journal of Forest & Environmental Science (since 2012, article reviewed -2; South Korea)
Ethnobotany Research and Applications (since 2007; article reviewed -8; University of Hawaii, USA)
Land Degradation & Development (since 2016, article reviewed - 1; Wiley; IF - 3.7)
Journal of Applied Ecology (since 2015, article reviewed - 2; Wiley; IF - 5.8)
Ecosystem Services (since 2015, article reviewed - 3; Elsevier/Sciencedirect; IF - 6.3)
Journal of Environmental Management (since 2017, article reviewed - 2; Elsevier/Sciencedirect; IF - 5.7)
Journal of Cleaner Production (since 2016, article reviewed - 2; Elsevier/Sciencedirect; IF - 4.9)
Ecological Economics (since 2015, article reviewed - 2; Elsevier/Sciencedirect; IF - 3.3)
Scientific Reports (since 2017, article reviewed - 3; Nature Publishing Group; IF - 3.9)
PLoS ONE (since 2016, article reviewed - 3; IF - 3.1)
One Earth (since 2020, article reviewed - 1; CELL Press/Elsevier)
Conservation Biology (since 2018, article reviewed - 2; Wiley; IF - 5.4)
Biodiversity and Conservation (since 2015, article reviewed - 2; Springer, IF - 2.9)
Land Use Policy (since 2015, article reviewed - 7; Elsevier/Sciencedirect; IF - 3.7)
Applied Geography (since 2015, article reviewed - 3; Elsevier/Sciencedirect; IF - 2.6)
AMBIO - A journal of the human environment (since 2014, article reviewed - 5; Springer; IF - 2.6)
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management (since 2012, article reviewed - 1; Taylor & Francis; IF - 1.7)
International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology (since 2013, article reviewed - 2; Taylor & Francis; IF - 1.6)
Forests (since 2014, article reviewed - 10; MDPI- Switzerland; IF - 2.2)
Sustainability (since 2015, article reviewed - 12; MDPI- Switzerland; IF - 2.6)
Land (since 2017, article reviewed - 8; MDPI- Switzerland; IF - 2.4)
Acta Oecologica (since 2015, article reviewed - 1; Elsevier/Sciencedirect; IF- 1.4)
New Forests (since 2011, article reviewed - 2; Springer-New York; IF - 1.4)
Landscape Research (since 2015, article reviewed - 1; Taylor & Francis, UK; IF- 1.1)
International Forestry Review (since 2011, article reviewed - 3; Commonwealth Forestry Association, UK; IF – 1.7)
Small-scale Forestry (since 2010, article reviewed - 4; Springer, IF - 1.2)
Journal of Forestry Research (since 2008, article reviewed - 5; Springer-Berlin; IF - 1.6)
Development in Practice (since 2013, article reviewed - 1; Routledge-UK)
Environment, Development and Sustainability (since 2015, article reviewed - 1; Springer; IF - 2.2)
Journal of Sustainable Forestry (since 2014, article reviewed - 2, Taylor & Francis)
Forestry Studies in China (currently Forest Science and Practice) (since 2008, article reviewed - 2; Springer)
Ecosystems and People (since 2010, article reviewed - 7; Taylor & Francis)
Journal of Forest & Environmental Science (since 2012, article reviewed -2; South Korea)
Ethnobotany Research and Applications (since 2007; article reviewed -8; University of Hawaii, USA)
