MPhil (Cantab), MSS & BSS (University of Dhaka)
Commonwealth & Cambridge Trust Scholar 2022/23
Alumnus of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge
Commonwealth & Cambridge Trust Scholar 2022/23
Alumnus of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge
PUBLICATIONS
Book
[1] Titumir, R.A.M., Afrin, T. & Islam, M.S. (2023). Natural Resource Degradation and Human-Nature Wellbeing: Cases of Biodiversity Resources, Water Resources, and Climate Change. Singapore: Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-19-8661-1
Book Chapters
[1] Titumir, R.A.M. & Afrin, T. (2022). Chapter 2: Current State of Terrestrial Ecosystems: Evidence of Resource Vulnerability. In R.A.M. Titumir (Ed.), Sundarbans and its Ecosystem Services: Traditional Knowledge, Customary Sustainable Use and Community Based Innovation (pp. 21-37). Sustainable Development Goal Series, Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3000-3_2
[2] Titumir, R.A.M. & Afrin, T. (2022). Chapter 4: Traditional Knowledge and Customary Sustainable Practices in Terrestrial Ecosystems. In R.A.M. Titumir (Ed.), Sundarbans and its Ecosystem Services: Traditional Knowledge, Customary Sustainable Use and Community Based Innovation (pp. 55-65). Sustainable Development Goal Series, Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3000-3_4
[3] Titumir, R.A.M. & Afrin, T. (2022). Chapter 9: Biodiverse Adaptation to Climate Change: Community-based Mangrove Agro Aqua Silvi (CMAAS) Culture. In R.A.M.
[4] Titumir (Ed.), Sundarbans and its Ecosystem Services: Traditional Knowledge, Customary Sustainable Use and Community Based Innovation (pp. 159-168). Sustainable Development Goal Series, Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3000-3_9
[5] Titumir, R.A.M., Afrin, T. & Islam, M.S. (2022). Chapter 11: Resilience and TRUs’ Contribution to SDGs and Aichi Biodiversity Targets. In R.A.M. Titumir (Ed.), Sundarbans and its Ecosystem Services: Traditional Knowledge, Customary Sustainable Use and Community Based Innovation (pp. 207-231). Sustainable Development Goal Series, Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3000-3_11
[6] Titumir, R.A.M., Afrin, T. & Islam, M.S. (2020). Traditional Knowledge, Institutions, and Human Sociality in Sustainable Use and Conservation of Biodiversity of the Sundarbans of Bangladesh. In O. Saito, S.M. Subramanian, S. Hashimoto & K. Takeuchi (Eds.), Managing Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes for Sustainable Communities in Asia: Mapping and Navigating Stakeholders, Policy and Action (pp. 67-92). Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1133-2_5
Articles
[1] Islam, M.S., Sarker, M.F.H., Afrin, T. & Islam, M.K. (2025). Effectiveness of Blended Learning in Facilitating Employability Skills among Tertiary-Level Students: A Proposed Model. Sage Open. Accepted for Publication.
[2] Afrin, T. & Islam, M.S. (2021). Exploring the Livelihood Pattern of the Floating Population using the SL Framework: A Case Study of Metropolitan Dhaka, Bangladesh. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy. https://doi.org/10.1080/13547860.2021.1884173
[3] Titumir, R.A.M. & Afrin, T. (2017). The Complementarity of Human and Nature Well-Being: A Case Illustrated by Traditional Forest Resource Users of the Sundarbans in Bangladesh. In UNU-IAS & IGES (Eds.), Sustainable Livelihoods in Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (Satoyama Initiative Thematic Review vol. 3), (pp. 34-45). Tokyo: United Nations University, Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability. https://collections.unu.edu/eserv/UNU:6444/SITR_vol3.pdf
Submitted Articles and Working Papers
[1] Afrin, T. & Islam, M.S. (Under Review/2025). Comparing ‘Degrowth’ with ‘Green Growth’ on the Question of Ecological Sustainability: A Way Forward for ‘Degrowth’. Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, Manuscript Submitted.
[2] Afrin, T. & Islam, M.S. (In Progress). Why Do Environmental Protests Succeed or Fail? A Comparative Analysis of Two Popular Movements (Phulbari and Rampal) in Bangladesh.
[3] Islam, M.S., Ahmed, C.T. & Afrin, T. (In Progress). Human Health in Wetlands: A Case Study on the Wetland Communities of Nikli Haor, Khishorganj, Bangladesh.
[4] Afrin, T. et al. (In Progress). Traditional Knowledge-Based Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies: Lessons Learned from South Asian Countries.