Forest & Climate Policy and Governance is an important issue worldwide as well as in Bangladesh, hence research and outreach program in this field is in the mission of Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline, Khulna University. Forest & Climate Policy and Governance research group aims to build institutional capacity and rigorous research output to facilitate the evidence-based decision and policymaking in the forest and environment sector in Bangladesh.

Objectives

The Research Group aims to:

·       Conduct research in the field of forest & climate policy and governance.

·       Actively participating in the relevant research networks (nationally and globally)

·       Research collaboration with other universities, research institutes and consultancy agencies. 

·       Discrimination of science-based information to policy makers and knowledge transfer.

·       Evidence based institutional capacity building.

Focus areas

Current research areas of interest

·       Forest and Climate policy analysis

·       Interest- power relation in policy process and policy outcomes

·       Forest governance

·       UN-REDD, Biomass CO₂ assessment and emissions assessment from AFLU sector

·       Sustainable forest management, forest certification and forest ecosystem restoration planning

·       Forest information (mapping, Index mapping and digital interface)

·       Wildlife & Nature Conservation and ecosystem service

·       Nature based tourism

·       Nature- based solution

·       Mangroves and wetland

 

Group members

·       Dr. Md. Nazmus Sadath, Professor, FWT Discipline

·       Dr. Md. Abdus Subhan Mollick Professor, FWT Discipline

·       Dr. Md. Wasiul Islam, Professor, FWT Discipline

 

Contact

Dr. Md. Nazmus Sadath, Professor, FWT Discipline

Email: nsadath@fwt.ku.ac.bd

Cell: +8801774779682