Climate Resilient Innovative Livelihoods in Indian Sundarban Delta (PDF)

sequestration, 310 scientific papers and contributed chapters in several books on biodiversity, environmental science, aquaculture, and livelihood development. Dr. Zaman is presently a member of Fisheries Society of India. She is also running projects on carbon sequestration by mangroves of Indian Sundarbans. She is the recipient of DST Women Scientist and Jawaharlal Memorial Doctoral fellowship awards. Her areas of research include aquaculture, fish nutrition, phytoplankton diversity, climate change mangrove ecology and alternative livelihood. Dr. Zaman is also the first researcher in the maritime state of West Bengal (India), who initiated trial experiments on iron fertilization and subsequent enhancement of primary (phytoplankton) and secondary (fish) productions in the brackish water ponds of Indian Sundarbans with the financial assistance of Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. Dr. Zaman is also providing consultancies on green technology and emission control to several industries, NGOs, and corporate sectors.


Dr. Prosenjit Pramanick is presently holding the position of Post-Doctoral Researcher, Department of Oceanography, Techno India University, West Bengal. He had passed Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry in 2010 from University of Calcutta, West Bengal, and Master of Science in Biochemistry (in 2012) from Vidyasagar University, West Bengal and then obtained his Ph.D. degree in 2017 from Techno India University, West Bengal. He has to his credit about 113 scientific publications, 23 book chapters published by Springer International, Emerald Group, CSIR-NISCAIR, 2 Books, and 18 publications in conference proceedings in the sphere of Food technology, Aquaculture, Agribiotechnology, Alternative livelihood and Environmental Science. He has participated in various National and International conferences, seminars, workshops and webinars. He also served as an Associate Editor in an Inter-continental Webinar Proceedings on "Ecosystem Services and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG)" entitled "Natural Resources and their Ecosystem Services". He has expertise in water quality assessment (in situ and ex situ), food product preparation from mangrove floral species and carbon sequestration. He has served in several consultancy services on the carbon sequestration and Biodiversity assessment conducted by Konnagar Municipality, Government of West Bengal, Kingston Educational Institute, Forest Department, Government of West Bengal, TATA STEEL Ltd. Kalinganagar, Odisha, India, TATA STEEL Ltd. Noamundi Mines, Jharkhand, India and several coal-based power sectors. He also rendered his technological expertise as Research Associate in a project on innovative fish feed conducted by the Directorate of Fishery, Government of West Bengal.