Main Uddin

Dr. Main Uddin is currently working as a postdoctoral research fellow (honorary) at the School of the Environment, The University of Queensland, specialising in mangrove ecosystem restoration and blue carbon science. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Queensland, Australia, with the Dean's Award for his outstanding Ph.D. thesis, where his research focused on mangrove forest establishment through afforestation/restoration programmes and their role in climate change mitigation. He also achieved a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Sustainable Environmental Management from the UK through the Commonwealth Scholarship Programme. He achieved a 04-year professional B.Sc. (Hons) and a 01-year MSc in Forestry degree from the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Dr. Main Uddin has held an academic and research-focused faculty position at the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh (https://cu.ac.bd/public_profile/index.php?ein=5140), where he had served for more than 12 years. He also has several years of experience as an environment officer/consultant in overseas government and non-government sectors, working particularly on conducting Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), Environmental Management Plans (EMPs), environmental reporting, and environmental compliance. He has authored and co-authored over 20 peer-reviewed articles and has delivered more than 20 lectures, talks, and interviews to Bangladesh, UK, Australia, and international audiences. His primary research interests are in forest restoration, mangrove restoration, blue carbon ecosystem conservation, biodiversity conservation, environmental management, and compliance.