Faculty Profile

Md Saifuzzaman Bhuiyan

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Assistant Professor Institute of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801628598829
  • Email: bhuiyan09-fes@sust.edu, bhuiyan1989@yahoo.com

Biography

Working as a faculty at Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, SUST. I used to dream working on the complex ecosystem functions and strategic biodiversity conservation from the very beginning of my graduation life. As an academic, now I have engaged myself in teaching and research for developing my understanding on contemporary nature and environmental issues.

Education

  • 2015: M.Sc. (Thesis) in Forestry, Department of Forestry & Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet
  • 2014: B.Sc. (Honors) in Forestry, Department of Forestry & Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet
  • 2008: H.S.C, National Ideal College, Dhaka
  • 2006: S.S.C , Barkota School And College, Cumilla

Research Interests

  • Remote Sensing and GIS
  • Climate Change and Ecosystem functions
  • Forest Management dynamics
  • Plant Physiology
  • Co-management

Active Research Project

  • Principal Investigator of the study titled " Disentangling the impact of soil ecosystem function and anthropogenic disturbances on tree biomass production in Khadimnagar National Park ". Funded by SUST Research Center (2023-2024).

Previous Research Project

  • Principal Investigator of the study titled " Livelihood pattern and floristic diversity with the changes of land use systems in Southern coastal zone of Bangladesh". Funded by SUST Research Center (2018-2019).
  • Principal Investigator of the study titled " Effect of salinity on growth and physiological response of five economically important tress in Bangladesh". Funded by SUST Research Center (2019-2020).
  • Principal Investigator of the study titled " Examining the effect of soil properties and topography on tree biomass production in Satchari National Park". Funded by SUST Research Center (2020-2021).
  • Principal investigator of the study titled "Analyzing multi-temporal satellite imagery and stakeholder’s perceptions to examine how co-management is changing the landscapes of protected areas in the north-eastern part of Bangladesh" Funded by SUST Research Center (2022-2023).

Journal Publish

  • 1. Ahammed, S., Mohammed, Aziz, T. & Bhuiyan, M.S. (2023). Forest roads regulate native and exotic species diversity and adjacent soil properties in Lawachara National Park, Bangladesh. European Journal of Forest Research. Volume: 142, 691–705.
  • 2. Islam, R., Ahmed, R., Dey, B., Haque, M.S., Aktar, S., Bhuiyan, M.S., Arif, M.S., Ador, M.A.H., Haque, M.M.U. & Saha, N. (2023). Salinity hazard drives the alteration of occupation, land use and ecosystem service in the coastal areas: Evidence from the south-western coastal region of Bangladesh. Heliyon. Volume: 21;9(8):e18512.
  • 3. Bhuiyan, M.S., Islam, S., Haque, M.M.U., Aktar, S. & Ahmed, R. (2021). Evaluating capital assets in governing protected area co-management in the Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary, Bangladesh. International Forestry Review. Volume: 23(1):16-28.

External Affiliations

  • Member: Institution of Foresters Bangladesh (IFB), a collaborative platform of forestry professionals in Bangladesh.

Teaching

  • Botany
  • Forest Zoology
  • Geology and Forest Soil
  • Species Silviculture
  • Agroforestry and Upland Farming System
  • Forest Engineering
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Auditing

Graduate Supervision

  • Evaluation of co-management as an instrument of poverty reduction using sustainable livelihood framework approach in Rema-kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary (B.Sc. Project, 2018).
  • Effects of eco-tourism on abundance of natural regeneration in Lawachara National Park (B.Sc. Project, 2018).
  • Habitat analysis and spatial distribution of western Hoolock Gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) at Lawachara National Park (B.Sc. Project, 2019).
  • Identifying the potential role of capital assets in co-management for sustainable forest resource management in Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary in Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary (B.Sc. Project, 2019).
  • Examining the homestead floristic diversity with land use system change at low saline zone of Bagerhat district, Bangladesh (B.Sc. Project, 2019).
  • Analyzing the livelihood dependency of local people on Ratargul swamp forest, Sylhet (B.Sc. Project, 2019).
  • Assessing the livelihood pattern changes with the land use system change at the high saline zone of Satkhira district, Bangladesh (B.Sc. Project, 2019).
  • Ecological implications of environmental variation on tree functional traits in a biodiversity hotspot- Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary, Bangladesh (B.Sc. Project, 2023).
  • Estimation of forest biophysical parameters using vegetation indices in Khadim-Nagar National Park, Bangladesh (B.Sc. Project, 2023).
  • Evaluating land use changes of Rema- Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary in the context of co-management using Geographic Information System (GIS) (B.Sc. Project, 2023).