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CURRICULUM VITAE OF PROFESSOR B. K. TIWARI

1.    Name:    Professor B. K. Tiwari, FNIE

2.     Present position:  Professor and Head

3.     Work place address: Department of Environmental Studies,  North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong – 793 022

 

4.    Residential address: Qr. No. P 2, NEHU Staff Quarters, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong – 793 022                

Phone: Workplace: 0364-2721158  Residence: 0364-2550774   Mobile: 09436100984  Fax: 0364-2551599                                                    

e-mail: bktiwarinehu@gmail.com

     Web site: www.nehu.ac.in                                                                   
 
5.  Date of Birth:15th April 1954                    

6.    Educational Qualifications:

     B.Sc., 1972, Gorakhpur University,Gorakhpur.                                 

      M.Sc. (Botany) 1975, Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur,

 Ph.D.,(Botany) 1981, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong 

 

 

7.                                                                                                           
Teaching and Research Experience

Post                 Period             College/University

 

                               Lecturer        1981-1982   St. Edmund’s Degree College, Shillong

                               Lecturer        1982-1988   St. Anthony’s Degree College, Shillong

                               Reader          1988-1998  North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong

                               Professor      1998-Till date North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong

 

8.                                                                                                            Teaching experience:    Under Graduate - 8 years

                                                         Post Graduate    - 22 years

 

10.                                      Research activities

 

10.1         Post Doctoral Research Experience:Rothamsted International Fellow at the Institute of Arable Crops Research, Rothamsted, Harpenden, UK

 

10.2    Area of Specialization:  Ecology and Environmental Science

 

10.3   Research guiding experience:                                         29 years

 

10.4    Number of research students working at present:                   8

 

10.5          Number of research papers published

in peer reviewed journals and edited books:                            80

 

10.6     Number of technical reports prepared :                                    50

 

10.7     Areas of research interest:

Ecorestoration of degraded lands, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystem Health Assessment, Sacred Groves, Shifting Cultivation, Community and Joint Forest Management and Environmental Impact Assessment, NRM, Forest Products and Livelihood

 
11.       Books Edited
 
  1.      Environmental Education in Higher Education System. Published by
          the Centre for Ecodevelopment, NEHU, Shillong 1993.               
  2.         Social Forestry in North-Eastern India, Published by The Regional  
          Centre, National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board, NEHU,
          Shillong 111 pages 1990.

3.            Tiwari B.K. and S. Singh. Ecorestoration of Degraded Hills, (Ed)

          Kaushal Publication, Shillong 1995

4.            B. K. Tiwari et al Curriculum for Joint Forest Management in

        North-Eastern India, Regional Centre, NAEB, NEHU, Shillong 1999

5.            Malhotra, K.C.; Barik, S.K.; Tiwari, B.K. and Tripathi, R.S. (Eds.) Joint Forest Management in North-East India: A Trainers Resource Book., Shillong Regional Centre, NAEB, NEHU 2004.

 

 

12.       Books authored

                         

1.      Sacred Forests of Meghalaya Biological and Cultural Diversity,    

     Regional Centre NAEB, NEHU, Shillong 102p, 1999

      (Jointly with R.S. Tripathi and. S.K. Barik).

2.      Forest Products of Meghalaya: Present Status and Future Perspective. Regional Center, National Afforestation and Ecodevelopment Board, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong 163 pp, 2008, (Jointly with C. Kumar).

 

13.       Technical Reports of few Selected Major Research Projects

 

1.      Studies on Environmental Impact of Coal Mining in Jaintia Hills

     District. Sponsored by Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board,

     Shillong. 1993 (Co-Investigator).

2.     Sacred Groves of Meghalaya: Status and Strategies for their

     Conservation. Sponsored by North-Eastern Council, Shillong 1995.

      (Principal Investigator).  

3.      State of Environment of Meghalaya. Sponsored by Department

      of Urban Affairs, Government of Meghalaya 1996. (Co Investigator).

4.      Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment of Proposed Limestone

      Mining Project at Nongtrai, Meghalaya 1997. (Principal Investigator).

5.      State Level Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan of

      Nagaland, (Co investigator)

6.      Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment of Proposed Uranium

     Mining and Processing Plant at Domiasiat, West Khasi Hills,

     Meghalaya (Principal Investigator)

7.      Environmental Accounting of Natural Resources of Meghalaya:

     Phase-1 Land and Forest Resources, Ministry of Statistics and

     Programme Implementation, Government of India,

     New Delhi (Co investigator)

 

14.       List of journals in which research papers are published

 

The Soil Biology and Biochemistry (Great Britain), Hydrobiologia

(The Netherlands), Potato Research (Great Britain), Biology and

Fertility of Soils (Germany), Pedobiologia (France), Acta Oecaologica, Oecologia Plantarum (France), Plant and Soil (The Netherlands),

Tropical Ecology (India), Proc. Indian Natn. Sci. Acad. (India), Acta Botanica Indica (India), Journal of Soil Biology and Ecology (India),

Proc. Indian Acad. Sciences (India), Proc. National Sci. Academy

(India), International Journal of Environment and Sustainable

Development (Belgium), Ecosystem Health (USA), Journal of Human

Ecology (India), Acta Horticulturae and  Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge (India) Journal of Tropical Forest Science, Journal of

Forestry Research.

15.       Major externally funded research projects completed

 

1.      Ecological investigation on biology and biochemistry of agricultural soils

     of north-east India in relation of different agricultural practices.

     C.S.I.R., New Delhi. (Co investigator) 1984-1988.

2.     Studies on certain functional attributes of heterotrophic microbes in

     freshwater lakes of north-eastern India. UGC New Delhi, Principal

     Investigator 1985-1988.

3.     Studies on environmental impact of Hundung Cement Factory with special reference to water and air pollution levels. North-Eastern Council,

     Shillong (Principal Investigator) 1991-1992.

4.     Preparation of State of Environment Report for the State of

     Meghalaya Directorate of Urban Affairs, Government of

     Meghalaya, (Co investigator), 1992-95.

5.    Monitoring of enironmental impact of coal mining in Jaintia Hills

     Meghalaya. Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board, Shillong

     (Co investigator) 1991-1993.

6.    Status and strategies for conservation of sacred groves of Meghalaya.

     North Eastern Council, Shillong. (Principal Investigator) 1994-1995.

7.     Joint forest management systems in north-eastern India with special

     reference to Tripura. Ford Foundation through SPWD,

     New Delhi (Principal Investigator) 1995-1997.

8.   Environmental impact of limestone mining in Nongtrai, Meghalaya.

     La Farge, Singapore, (Principal Investigator) 1996-97.

9.     Studies on Community Forest Management Systems in Meghalaya, India.

      Sponsored by      Department      for   International Development,

      UK (Principal Investigator).

10.    Environmental Impact assessment of proposed river valley projects on

       Dihang and Subansiri rivers in Arunachal Pradesh. Sponsored by Water

       and Power Consultants India, New Delhi (Co investigator) 2000-2001.

11.  Environmental Impact of Limestone Mining in  Domiasiat, West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, Sponsored by Uranium Corporation of India, Jaduguda,

      Jharkhand, India (Principal Investigator) 2004.

12.  Environmental Accounting of Natural Resources of Meghalaya: Phase-1

      Land and Forest    Resources, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, New Delhi.2004-2007.

13.  Innovations in Shifting Cultivation in North-Eastern India. ICIMOD,

      Kathmandu, -IFAD, Rome. 2003-2005.

14.  Assessment of Water Quality of river Umkhrah, Shillong sponsored by

      Meghalaya Pollution Control Board, Shillong (Principal Collaborator)

      2001-2002.

15.  Environmental Studies in West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. Sponsored by

      Uranium Corporation of India Ltd.  Jaduguda  (Principal Investigator)

      2002-2003. 

16.  State level Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan of Nagaland sponsored

      by Pepartment of Forest, Environment and Ecology & Wildlife,

      Government of Nagaland, Kohima (Co-investigator)2001-2003.

17.  Biodiversity Enriching and Livelihood Enhancing Forest Management

      Practice of War Khasis of Meghalaya Sponsored by IDRC, SARO,

      MAPPA, New Delhi (Principal Investigator) 2003-2006.

18.  Forest Product Markets, Livelihood Links and Potential for Growth in

      Meghalaya. Sponsored    by the Center for International Forestry

      Research (CIFOR) Indonesia. 2004- till date.

19.  Forest Poverty Interactions in Rural Meghalaya. Sponsored by the Center

      for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Indonesia. 2006-till date.

20.  Preparation of Environmental impact assessment an environmental

      management plan for New Shillong Township. Meghalaya Urban

      Development Agency, Government of Meghalaya, Shillong.

16. Major on-going externally funded research projects

 

1.      Regional Centre National Afforestation & Eco-Development Board,

      Govt. of India, New Delhi (Coordinator) 1990-till date. (A research

      cum extension project of MoEF, GOI, New Delhi with an annual

      grant of about 80 lakhs).

2.      Status, biodiversity value and strategies for conservation of sacred

      groves of East and West Khasi Hills of Meghalaya. GBPIHED,

      Almora 2009-2012.

 

17.       Fellowship/Membership of professional bodies

 

1.      Fellow of National Institute of Ecology

2.      Society for Advancement of Botany, Meerut, India. (Life Member)

3.      Meghalaya Science Society, Shillong, India. (Life Member)

4.      Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi. (Life Member)

5.      Indian Society of Ethnobotany  NBRI, Lucknow (Life Member)

6.      Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata (Life Member)

7.      North-East India Council of Social Science Research, Shillong

     (Life Member)

 

 

18.       Consultative and advisory services provided to

      1.   Directorate of Urban Affairs, Govt. of Meghalaya, Shillong

      2.   Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board, Shillong

      3.   International Fund for Agricultural Development, Rome

      4.   Guwahati High Court (Imphal Bench), Imphal through North-            Eastern Council, Shillong

      5.   La Farge, Asia Pacific Pvt. Ltd., Singapore and Jakarta

      6.   Water and Power Consultants of India Ltd., New Delhi

      7.   North-Eastern Council (Ministry of Development of North

            Eastern Region), Shillong

      8.   Aus Aid, Australia

      9.   Meghalaya Urban Development Agency, Government of

            Meghalaya, Shillong

     10.  ICIMOD, Kathmandu

 

19.    Partner institutions  and Research Collaborators

 

1.       International Development Research Centre, South Asia

       Regional Office, New Delhi.

2.      Ford Foundation, New Delhi.

3.      Community Forestry International, Inc, USA.

4.    International Centre for Mountain Development, Kathmandu.

5.    International Fund for Agricultural Development, Rome.

6.    Mountain Institute, USA.

7.    Development Consultants Private Ltd., Kolkata.

8.    Centre for International Forestry Research, Bogor, Indonesia.

9.    University of Liverpool, U.K.

 

20.       Participation in international symposia/seminars/workshops

            abroad

 

1. Presented a paper entitled “Impact of Surface Coal Mining on

    Ecosystem Health : A case study of Jaintia Hills, India at

    1st International Symposium on Ecosystem Health and Medicine

     held at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 19-23 June, 1994.

2. Presented a paper entitled “Use of microbial parameters as

    indicators in the monitoring of soil ecosystem functioning at

    XII International Colloquium on Soil Zoology held at Dublin,

    Ireland on 21-26 July, 1996.

3. Presented two papers entitled “Use of Soil Microbial Biomass in

   Monitoring Ecorestoration of Coal Mine Spoils” and “The Soil

   Microbial Biomass as an indicator of Soil Pollution by Heavy Metals”

  at XIV Latin American Congress of Soil Science held at Pucon,

  Chile on 8-12 November, 1999.

4. Presented three papers at International Workshop on Shifting

   Cultivation for Sustainability and Resource Conservation in Asia

   held at International Institute for Rural Reconstruction, Cavite,

   Manila, Philippines, on 14-27 August, 2000.

5. Presented paper entitled “Impact of Cash crop cultivation on Gender

    relations dynamics in Khasi Community, A matrilineal tribe of

   Meghalaya India. At the International Symposium on

   Towards Sustainablelivelihoods and Ecosystems in Mountain Regions,

   Chiang Mai, Thailand 7-9 March 2006.

6. Presented paper entitled “Forest products Market in

   Meghalaya: Opportunities and Constrains in livelihood of the poor”.

   Presented at   the International Workshop on Forest that Benefit

   the Poor: Linking Income Generation to influence among Forest

   Communities in Asia, held at CIFOR, Bogor Indonesia on

   8-12 May 2006.

7. Presented a paper entitled “Future of Nonwood Forest Production

   in Asia and Pacific” International Conference on The Future of

   Forests in Asia and the Pacific: outlook for 2020, Chiang Mai,

   Thailand 16-18 October, 2007.

8. Presented paper entitled “Forest Management Practices of Tribal

   People of Meghalaya, north-east India” the international

   conference on Sustainable Forest Management and Poverty

   Alleviation: Roles of Traditional Forest Related Knowledge.

   Kunming, China 17-20 December 2007.

9. Presented a paper entitled’ Interdependence of Upland and lowlands

   villages communities for forest products and water flow in

   Meghalaya, India. International Symposium-Interdependencies

   between upland and lowland agriculture and resource

   management, Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany

   1-4 April 2008.

 

21.   Development of curriculum

         1.      Certificate Course in Environmental Science for North-Eastern Hill  University, Shillong, 1992.

        2      M.Phil. Course optional paper on “Environmental Impact Assessment Methods” for North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, 1995

        3.      Curriculum for Joint Forest Management Training in North-East India, for NAEB, MoEF, New Delhi. Published by RCNAEB: NEHU, Shillong, 1998

4.      M. Sc and B. Sc courses in Environmental Science for

North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong.

 

22.       Participation in development projects/programmes of state and

          central governments

 

1.     Formulated/helped in formulation of integrated afforestation

and eco-development projects for various governments and

non-governmental agencies in north-eastern India.

2.     Evaluated a number of afforestation and eco-development

projects implemented by various governmental and non-governmental

agencies in north-eastern India.

3.     Conducted a large number of problem specific studies

related to afforestation and eco-development programmes of the

Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, New Delhi.

4.     Acted as expert for evaluation of nominations for various awards

 given by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of

India in the field of forestry development.

5.     Helped State Governments of north-eastern India in preparation

of draft enabling resolutions for implementation of Joint Forest

Management (JFM).

 

23.       Fellowships and honours

 

1.      Awarded Rothamsted International Fellowship – 1995 for higher

 research at Institute of Arable Crops Research (Rothamsted

Experimental Station), UK by IACR-Rothamsted, Rothamsted

International, Harpenden, UK.

2.      Gold Medal for standing first in M.Sc. (Botany) examination,

 1975 of Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur.

3.      Fellow of National Institute of Ecology, New Delhi.

 

24.   Chairman/Member of Committees/ Task Forces of Central and

        State Governments

 

1.      Chairman State level Expert Appraisal Committee, Meghalaya under

      EIA Notification Government of India 2006 for a period 2007-2010

      appointed by Govt. of India, Ministry of Environment and Forest,

      New Delhi.

2.      Member of Task force on Shifting Cultivation appointed by Ministry

      of Environment and Forest Government of India 2007.

3.      Member of Meghalaya Protection of Catchment Areas Advisory

      Board, Government of Meghalaya, Shillong 2007.

 

25.    Universities/ Research Institutes/Countries visited abroad:

Ottawa University, Ottawa, Mc Gill University, Montreal, Canada,    

Institute of Arable Crops Research (Rothamsted Experimental

Station),Kingdom, University College of Dublin, Ireland, Asian Institute

of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, Institute of Ethnobotany, Kunming,

People’s Republic of China, IIRR, Manila, Philippines, Centre for

International Forestry Research, Bogor, Indonesia, Paris,  France,

Pucon, Chile, Hohenheim University Stuttgart, Germany    

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The Names of Core Group Members are enlisted in Annexure-I of the annual Report
 
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