Six years research
experience in the field of Agrobiodiversity Conservation and Management and
five years research experience in the field of Forest Ecology with
specialization in Agro-forestry with RS and GIS application
Ø Received fellowship under “United Nations University
(UNU)-Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Joint Initiative on Shifting
Agriculture, Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods in Marginal
Mountain Environments” sponsored by the United Nations University (UNU, Tokyo)
as JRF from March 2006 to June 2006.
Duties included field based research work to Analyze homegardens as
a component of village landscape and local livelihood from Cachar district,
Assam which were finally analyzed and results presented in a JNU-UNU-NIRD
Collaborative International Synthesis Workshop and in the form of publication-
·
Presented a paper entitled “
Analyzing homegardens as a component of village landscape and local
livelihoods: A case study in Barak Valley, Assam” in the JNU-UNU-NIRD Collaborative International Synthesis Workshop on Shifting
Agriculture, Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Marginal
Mountain Environment held from 23rd-25th September
2006, in Guwahati, Assam, India
·
Das, T. and Das, A.K. (2007)
Analyzing homegardens as a component of village landscape and local livelihood:
A case study from Cachar district, Assam, India, pp 279-307. In: Saxena, K.G.,
Liang, L. and Rerkasem, K. (eds.). Shifting Agriculture in Asia: Implications
for Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Livelihood. Bishen Singh
Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, India.
Ø Underwent a PG Diploma certificate course in RS and GIS Application
for Natural Resources Management with specialization in Forestry and Ecology
from Indian Institute of Remote Sensing in the year 2007. Did a project work on
"Landscape Characterization using Satellite Remote Sensing and GIS in
Surat District, Gujarat" under the supervision of Dr. Sarnam Singh,
Scientist `SG', as part of the 3 month project work in IIRS, Dehradun.
Ø Received post-doctoral fellowship as SRF (extended) selected by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) from 1.06.09
to 1.09.09 at pay scale of Rs.15000/- pm
Ø Carried out a post-doc research
project under the Department of Science and Technology Women Scientist DST-WOS
(A) Scheme entitled “Tree diversity and ecology in
traditional homegardens of Barak Valley, northeast India using Remote Sensing
and GIS” from 01.10.2009 to 30.09.2012 at pay scale of Rs.35000/- pm.
The main
objectives of the project work was to assess the composition, diversity
and distribution pattern of homegardens
in different cultural and ecological settings at the village landscape level
using RS and GIS data and to determine the nutritional and economic value of
homegarden products. For this purpose remote sensing and geospatial tools were
used for mapping and analyzing homegarden diversity in the landscape unit. The
study created an information base, which will help design proper conservation
scheme for long term maintenance of biodiversity with special management for
areas where homegardens are prone to disappear due to different level of disturbance.
The results of the work were presented in an international conference and under
the process of publication in peer reviewed international journal-
·
Presented a paper entitled
“Mapping of homegardens as a component of trees outside forests in the rural
landscapes of Cachar and Hailakaindi districts of Barak Valley, Assam using
Remote Sensing and GIS” in the International
Conference on Global Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Environmental Sustainability
in the 21st Century held from 15-17 February 2012, in Assam
University, India
·
Poster presentation of paper
entitled “Spatial distribution analysis of homegardens in rural landscapes of
Barak Valley, Assam, northeast India using RS & GIS” in the World Congress on Agoroforestry held
from 10-14 February 2014 in Delhi, India
·
Das, T. and Das, A.K. (2014) Mapping and identification of homegardens as a
component of the trees outside forests using remote sensing and gis. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote
Sensing 42(1): 233-242.
Ø Carrying out a post-doc research
project under the Science and Engineering Research Board Start-Up Research
Grant (Young Scientists) Scheme entitled “Above-ground
biomass and carbon pool assessment in rural homegardens of Barak Valley, Assam,
northeast India using Remote Sensing and GIS” from 02.06.2014 for a duration of
three years at pay scale of Rs.35000/- pm.
The main objectives of the project work is to assess the
composition, diversity and distribution pattern of homegardens and to use a
combination of field methods and RS and GIS data to determine the above-ground
biomass and carbon sequestration potential of rural homegardens with different
ecological and cultural settings.
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