Faculty Profile
Md Saifuzzaman Bhuiyan
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
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
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2015: M.Sc. (Thesis) in Forestry, Department of Forestry & Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet
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2014: B.Sc. (Honors) in Forestry, Department of Forestry & Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet
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2008: H.S.C, National Ideal College, Dhaka
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2006: S.S.C , Barkota School And College, Cumilla
Research Interests
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Remote Sensing and GIS
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Climate Change and Ecosystem functions
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Forest Management dynamics
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Plant Physiology
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Co-management
Active Research Project
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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
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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Member: Institution of Foresters Bangladesh (IFB), a collaborative platform of forestry professionals in Bangladesh.
Teaching
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Botany
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Forest Zoology
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Geology and Forest Soil
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Species Silviculture
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Agroforestry and Upland Farming System
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Forest Engineering
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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Auditing
Graduate Supervision
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Evaluation of co-management as an instrument of poverty reduction using sustainable livelihood framework approach in Rema-kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary (B.Sc. Project, 2018).
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Effects of eco-tourism on abundance of natural regeneration in Lawachara National Park (B.Sc. Project, 2018).
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Habitat analysis and spatial distribution of western Hoolock Gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) at Lawachara National Park (B.Sc. Project, 2019).
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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).
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Examining the homestead floristic diversity with land use system change at low saline zone of Bagerhat district, Bangladesh (B.Sc. Project, 2019).
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Analyzing the livelihood dependency of local people on Ratargul swamp forest, Sylhet (B.Sc. Project, 2019).
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Assessing the livelihood pattern changes with the land use system change at the high saline zone of Satkhira district, Bangladesh (B.Sc. Project, 2019).
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Ecological implications of environmental variation on tree functional traits in a biodiversity hotspot- Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary, Bangladesh (B.Sc. Project, 2023).
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Estimation of forest biophysical parameters using vegetation indices in Khadim-Nagar National Park, Bangladesh (B.Sc. Project, 2023).
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Evaluating land use changes of Rema- Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary in the context of co-management using Geographic Information System (GIS) (B.Sc. Project, 2023).