Dr. Nur Muhammed

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsForestry,Empirical Social Research
Keywordsforest and environmental conservation, forestry investment analysis, indigenous people and forest dependency, socio-economics of small scale forestry

Current contact address

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Gerhard OestenInstitut für Forstökonomie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg
Start of initial sponsorship01/12/2009

Programme(s)

2009Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2011Muhammed, N., M.M. Hossain., M.F.H. Masum., S. Chakma., G. Oesten. and R. von Detten. Conflict and Corollaries on Forest and Indigenous People: Experience from Bangladesh (in press). In: J.J. Diez, Sustainable Forest Management (Book 2). ISBN 979-953-307-702-3.. Intech Open access publisher 2011.
2011Miah, M.D., S.Chakma, M. Koike and N.Muhammed: Contribution of forests to the livelihood of the Chakma community in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh DOI 10.1007/s10310-011-0317-y. In: Journal of Forest Research. Springer, 2011,
2011Muhammed, N., M.F.H. Masum., M.M. Hossain., S. Chakma. and G. Oesten: Economic dependence of rural people on homestead forestry in Mymensingh, Bangladesh (Submitted). In: Journal of Forestry Research, Springer Publishing, 2011,
2011Miah, M.D., M.F.H. Masum., M. Koike., S. Akther and N. Muhammed Environmental Kuznets Curve: the case of Bangladesh for waste emission and suspended particulate matter. . In: The Environmentalist, SpringerLink, 2011, 59-66
2011Muhammed, N., M. Koike, M.S.H. Chowdhury and F. Haque: The Profitability of Strip Plantations: A Case Study on Two Social Forest Divisions in Bangladesh. Taylor & Francis Publishing, The USA (in Press). In: Journal of Sustainable Forestry , 2011, 1-20
2010N. Muhammed, K.M. Salahuddin, M.A. Halim, N. Shaha, M.P. Rana and and M.J. Islam: Chowdhury, M.S.H., M.M. Rahman, M. Koike, Small-Scale Mehedi (Lawsonia inermis L.) Farming in the Central Bangladesh: A Promising NTFP-Based Rural Livelihood Outside the Forests. In: Small - Scale Forestry, Springer Netherlands, 2010, 93-105
2010Muhammed, N., Oesten, G., von Detten, R., Masum, M.F.H. and Chakma, S: Livelihood pattern and Forest dependence of the major tribes in Rangamati, Bangladesh. Proceedings of the Shinshu University International Symposium 2010 on Sustainable Agriculture and Environment: Asian Network II. Shinshu University, 2010. 45-58
2009Chowdhury, M.S.H., M. Koike, N. Muhammed, M.A. Halim, N. Shaha. and H. Kobayashi: Use of plants in healthcare: A traditional ethno-medicinal practice in south-eastern rural areas of Bangladesh. In: The International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management, Taylor & Francis, The United Kingdom, 2009, 41-51
2009Chowdhury, M.S.H., M. Koike and N. Muhammed: Embracing collaborative protected area management for conservation: An analysis of the development of the forest policy of Bangladesh. In: International Forestry Review, Commonwealth Forestry Association, The United Kingdom., 2009, 359-374
2009Chowdhury, M.S.H., M.A. Halim, N. Muhammed, M. Koike, and S. Biswas: Indigenous knowledge in natural resource management by the hill people: A case of the Mro tribe in Bangladesh. In: Forests Trees and Livelihoods, AB Academic Publishers, The United Kingdom, 2009, 129-151
2009Muhammed, N. and Koike, M.: Policy and Socio-economics of participatory forest management in Bangladesh. Trafford Publishers, 2009
2009Muhammed, N., F. Haque and M. Koike: The Role of Participatory Social Forestry in the Enhancement of the Socio-economic Condition of the rural poor: a Case Study of Dhaka Forest Division in Bangladesh. . In: Forests Trees and Livelihoods – an International Journal, The United Kingdom. , 2009, 47-67
2008Muhammed N., M. Koike and F. Haque: Forest Policy and sustainable forest management in Bangladesh: an analysis from national and international perspectives. In: New Forests - an International Journal, Springer Link, USA, 2008, 201-216
2008Muhammed, N., M. Koike, F. Haque and M. D. Miah: Quantitative assessment of people oriented forestry in Bangladesh: A case study on Tangail Forest Division. In: Journal of Environmental Management – Elsevier, USA, 2008, 83-92
2008Chowdhury, M.S.H., K.M. Salahuddin, N. Saha, N. Muhammed, and M. Koike: Recreational Potential of Green Space in Polluted City: Visitor’s View on Baldah Garden of Dhaka, Bangladesh . In: Proceedinds paper: Abdullah, S.A., N. Ahmad, M.S. Othman, A.A. Kutty and Z.A. Rahman (eds.) 3rd regional Symposium on Environment and Natural Resources; Conservation for a Green Future. LESTARI, University of Kebangsaan, Malaysia , 2008, 255-273
2008Halim, M.A., M.S.H. Chowdhury, N. Muhammed, M. Rahman and M. Koike: Sap Production from Khejur Palm (Phoenix sylvestris) Husbandry: A Substantial Means of Seasonal Livelihood in Rural Bangladesh. In: Forests Trees and Livelihoods – an International Journal, The United Kingdom, 2008, 305-318
2008Chowdhury, M.S.H., M.A. Halim, N. Muhammed, F. Haque and M. Koike: Traditional utilization of wild date palm (Phoenix sylvestris) in rural Bangladesh: An approach to sustainable biodiversity management. In: Journal of Forestry Research, Springer Link, China, 2008, 245-251
2007Muhammed, N., M.T. Kamal, F. Haque, M.S.H. Chowdhury and M. Koike: A study on the Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) of the Sundarbans in Bangladesh with special reference to tiger-human conflict. In: Journal of Socio-economic Research and Development, 2007, 86-91
2007Muhammed, N., F. Haque and M. Koike: Agroforestry in Private land: a north-western Indian case study. In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Bioenergy Conference, Jyvaskyla, Finland, 2007, 293-301
2007Muhammed, N., M. Koike, F. Haque, M.S.H. Chowdhury and. M.A. Halim: Assessment of Teak (Tectona grandis) timber sale and its associated price influencing factors: a case study on Sylhet forests of Bangladesh. In: International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Technology, 2007, 42-48
2007Chowdhury, M.S.H., M.A. Halim, M.D. Miah, N. Muhammed and M. Koike: Biodiversity Use through Harvesting Faunal Resources from Forest by the Mro Tribe in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh. In: International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management, Sapiens Publishing, 2007, 56-62
2007Chowdhury, M.S.H., S. Biswas, M.A. Halim, S.M.S. Haque, N. Muhammed and M. Koike: Comparative Analysis of Some Selected Macronutrients of Soil in Orange Orchard and Degraded Forests in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh. In: Journal of Forestry Research, Springer Link, 2007, 27-30
2007Chowdhury, M.S.H., M.A. Halim, S. Biswas, S.M.S. Haque, N. Muhammed and M. Koike: Comparative Evaluation of Physical Properties in Soils of Orange Orchard and Bushy Forest in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh . In: Journal of Forestry Research, Springer Link, 2007, 245-248
2007Chowdhury, M.S.H., M.D. Miah, N. Muhammed, F. Haque, and M. Koike: Gender role in the daily life activities of the MRO tribe in Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. In: Journal of Socioeconomic Research and Development, 2007, 80-85
2007Rana, M.A., T. Noguchi and N. Muhammed: Impact of Participatory Forest Management (PFM) on socio-economic development in Bangladesh- A case study in the Madhupur Sal forest. In: Journal of Forest Economics, 2007, 46-56
2007Chowdhury, M.S.H., M. S. Uddin, F. Haque, N. Muhammed and M. Koike: Indigenous Management of Patipata (Schumannianthus dichotoma) Plantation in the Rural Homesteads of Bangladesh. In: Journal of Subtropical Agricultural Research and Development, 2007, 202-207
2006Miah, M. D., M.A. Hossain, N. Muhammed and M.Y. Shin: Distribution and Traditional Practice on Neem in the Rural Homesteads of Chittagong Coastal Plain of Bangladesh. In: Journal of Korean Forest Society, 2006, 524-531
2006Miah, M. D., M.M. Rashed, N. Muhammed, M. Koike and M.Y. Shin: Using pattern, depletion and conservation strategy of the Triphala in the village groves of Chittagong region of Bangladesh. In: Journal of Korean Forest Society, 2006, 532-538
2005Muhammed, N., M. Koike and M. Sajjaduzzaman: A Study on Land Tenure Complexities of Sal (Shorea robusta) Forests in Bangladesh. In: International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 2005, 318-320
2005Sajjaduzzaman, M., M. Koike and N. Muhammed: An Analytical Study on Cultural and Financial Aspects of Roof Gardening in Dhaka Metropolitan City of Bangladesh. In: International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 2005, 184-187
2005Muhammed, N. and Koike, M.: Can social forestry effectively contribute to poverty alleviation in rural Bangladesh? A case study. In: Naito, K Role of Forests for Coming Generations. Japan Society of Forest Planning Press, 2005. 107-118
2005Sajjaduzzaman, M., N. Muhammed and M. Koike: Mangrove plantation destruction in Noakhali coastal forests of Bangladesh: A case study on causes, consequences and model prescription to halt deforestation. In: International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 2005, 731-734
2005Muhammed, N., M. Koike, M. Sajjaduzzaman and K. Sophanarith: Reckoning social forestry in Bangladesh: policy and plan versus implementation. In: Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research. Edinburgh, UK The Oxford University Press, 2005, 373-383
2005Sajjaduzzaman, M., A.S. Mollick, R. Mitlohner, N. Muhammed and M.T. Kamal: Site index for Teak (Tectona grandis Linn. f.) in forest plantations of Bangladesh. In: InternationalJournal of Agriculture and Biology, 2005, 547-549
2004Hossain,M.K., M.D. Miah and N. Muhammed: Conversion of natural Sal forests with alien species in Bangladesh- Madhupur Sal forests perspectives. In: Journal of Forestry & Environment, 2004, 7-17
2004Muhammed, N., M. Koike and A.W. Bitter: Investment Analysis of Teak (Tectona grandis) – A Case study on Sylhet Forests of Bangladesh. In: Journal of Forest Planning, 2004, 77-86
2000Muhammed, N., M.K. Hossain and M.D. Miah: Growth Performance of some plantation tree species in Madhupur Sal Forest areas of Bangladesh. In: Chittagong University Studies, 2000, 99-104
1998Hossain, M. K., M.S. Hossain and N. Muhammed: A Comparative Study of Undergrowth of Eucalyptus Camaldulensis and Some Other Plantation in Sal Forest Areas of Bangladesh. In: Indian Journal of forestry, 1998, 93-96
Muhammed, N., S. Chakma., M.F.H. Masum., M.M. Hossain. and G. Oesten: A Case study on Garo ethnic people of Sal (Shorea robusta) forests in Bangladesh. (Submitted). In: International Journal of Social Forestry, CSF Publisher ,
Muhammed, N., M.F.H. Masum., M.M. Hossain., S. Chakma.and G. Oesten: A study on forests and livelihoods of the Khasi in Bangladesh. (Submitted). In: Forests, Trees and Livelihoods, AB Academic Publishers. The United Kingdom, ,
Muhammed, N., M.F.H. Masum, M.M. Hossain, S. Chakma.,G. Oesten. and R. von Detten: Floral composition and biodiversity conservation in homestead forests in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21513732.2011.629211. In: International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management. Taylor & Francis Publishing., ,
Muhammed, N., M.M. Hossain., M.F.H. Masum., S. Chakma., G. Oesten. and R. von Detten: Scrupulous Ogle on Conflict in CHTs Bangladesh: Root Causes, its Corollaries and Blue Steps Forward (submitted). In: Conflict, Indigenous people, Chittagong Hill Tracts, ,