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Department of Fibre Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Email: bsuaf@yahoo.com
Qualifications
1. Ph.D.
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Pakistan & NCCR North-South/University
of Zurich, Switzerland.
Thesis title,"Analysis of institutional changes in forest management and their impact on rural
livelihood strategies in NWFP, Pakistan".
2. M.Sc. 1994.1st division.
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
(Pakistan).
Subject Studied: Approaches to rural development in Pakistan, extension education, research methods in
social sciencs, interviewing, Advanced positivistic research, Qualitative evaluation, Cotton, wool and synthetic fibres, textile
spinning, testing and quallity control, computer programming, statistics etc.
3. B.Sc. 1988. 1st division.
Punjab University (Government College Faisalabad), Pakistan.
Subjects Studied: Physics, Math., english etc.
4. Integrated Training Courses, Switzerland,
Kyrgyzstan, laos and Switzerland (2002,
2003, 2004 & 2006), National Center for
Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South, Switzerland.
5. Critical Analysis for Development (2002), Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Islamabad
Pakistan
6. Use of Statistical
Techniques in Research (2003), EU-Asia Link Project, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
7. Post-Doctorate Research (2009), Department of Geography, Zurich
University, Switzerland.
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Experience
Post-Doctorate (2007- cont.)
NCCR North-South (Switzerland). Impact of development interventions on poverty-environment nexus in Northwest
Pakistan, Mekong basin in Laos and Pangani basin in Tanzania
Doctorate (2002-2007).
Dept. of Agricultural Extension, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan & NCCR North-South,
Switzerland.
Research work about forest reforms and livelihoods of people living in mountain areas of North
West Frontier Province of Pakistan.
Visiting Fellow, Sustainable Development Policy
Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Research Fellow, Sustainable Development Alternatives, Islamabad Pakistan
Senior Researcher, National Center for Competence in Research (NCCR North-South), Switzerland
Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension (2009 to date)
Lecturer (March 1996 to June 2007)
Dept. of fibre Technology, University
of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan).
Teaching/research.
PROCESS OFFICER (1994-1996)
Indus Polyester Company, Industrial Estate Hattar, Distt. Haripur,
NWFP (Pakistan)
Conferences Attended/ Papers Presented
1.
Political capital, livelihoods security, and sustainable forest utilization: a case study on devolution of power
in Pakistan”.
Poster presented at CIFOR International Conference on Rural Livelihoods,
Forests and Biodiversity. Bonn, Germany, May 19-23, 2003.
2.
Forest reforms in North West Frontier
Province: impact of newly created institutions on livelihood assets of forest users”.
Paper presented at Sustainable Development conference, SDPI, Islamabad, December
2003.
3.
Participation in forest management: land use and livelihood strategies of forest users in North-West
Frontier Province of Pakistan” Paper presented
at ‘International Conference on Local Land Use Strategies in a Globalizing World’.21-23 August 2003. Copenhagen,
Denmark.
4.
Participatory forest management: analysis of forest use patterns, livelihood strategies and extent of participation
of forest users in Mansehra and Swat districts of Pakistan.
Paper presented at Sustainable Development conference, SDPI, Islamabad, December
2004.
5.
The impact of forest reforms on some factors of livelihoods vulnerability in the highlands of the Northwest
Pakistan. Paper presented at Sustainable Development conference, SDPI, Islamabad,
December 2005.
6.
Do institutional changes ensure livelihood security and reduce vulnerability of marginalized mountain people:
a case study from Pakistan. Paper presented at 6th
Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Change Research Community. Bonn, Germany
9-13 October 2005.
7.
An analysis of decentralized forest management in the mountain areas of North-West Frontier Province
of Pakistan. Paper presented at 6th Open Meeting
of the Human Dimensions of Global Change Research Community. Bonn,
Germany 9-13 October 2005.
8. Participatory forest management. 8th Sustainable
Development Conference (Troubled times: Sustainable development in the age of extremes), Sustainable Development Policy Institute
(SDPI), Islamabad, Pakistan: December
2005
9. The state, civil society and trust: evaluating the sustainability of decentralized natural resource management project
in Pakistan. EASY-ECO Saarbrücken Conference (11 to
14 October, 2006), Germany
10
Institutions for sustainable livelihoods and resource management. Session Convener ESSP Open Science
conference, Beijing China.
November 2006.
11
Analysis of Myths and Realities of Deforestation in Northwest Pakistan:
Implications for Forestry Extension. 9th Sustainable Development Conference, 13-15 December 2006.
12 Analysis of Pakistan’s forest policies.
South Asian Regional Workshop on “Protecting Forests and Forest Dwellers: Role of Law”,
16-17 June, 2007 at Dhaka, Bangladesh
13 Actors’
analysis in the context of natural resource governance in Northwest Pakistan. Forthcoming. 10th
Sustainable Development Conference. 12-14 December 2007, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) Islamabad.
14. Political economy of forest management in Pakistan. Workshop organized by Henry
L. Stimson Center USA and Center for Strategic and
International Studies Jakarta. July 28-29, 2008, Jakarta, Indonesia.
15 Forests, livelihoods and power relations in Northwest
Pakistan. Special lecture organized by Development Study Group, November 2008. Department of Geography, Zurich University Switzerland
16. Dilemmas in participatory forest management in MWFP. SDPI seminar series, Sustainable Development Policy Institute
(SDPI), Islamabad, 27th July 2009.
List of Publications (Selected) & Conference Proceedings
1. Shahbaz,
B. (2002). Participatory development: Let the people develop themselves. Daily The News (Political Economy Section), September
8, 2002.
2. Shahbaz,
B. (2002). Rethinking the rights of mountain people. Daily The News on Sunday (Political Economy Section). December 15, 2002.
3. Shahbaz,
B. (2002). Participatory development: Involving stakeholders to evolve policies and strategies. SDPI Research & News Bulletin.
Vol. 9, No. 4, July-August 2002.
4.
Shahbaz, B. and T. Ali (2003). Forests friendly development. Daily the News on Sunday (Political Economy Section). October
19, 2003.
5.
Shahbaz, B. and T. Ali (2003). Sustainable livelihoods framework and the state of forests in mountain areas of Northwest Pakistan. In “Mountains
of Pakistan- protection, potential and prospects”. Eds. Mufti S.A., Hussain, S. and Khan, A. A. Global Change Impact Studies
Center (GCISC), Islamabad (Pakistan).
6. Shahbaz,
B. (2003). Participation in forest management: land use and livelihood strategies of forest users in North-West Frontier Province
of Pakistan”. Local land use strategies in a globalizing world: shaping sustainable social and natural environment. Ed.
Mertz, O., Wadley, R. and Christensen, A. E., Proceedings ‘International Conference on Local Land Use Strategies in
a Globalizing World’.21-23 August 2003. Copenhagen, Denmark.
7. Shahbaz,
B. and T. Ali. (2006). Participatory forest management. In Troubled times: Sustainable development in the age of extremes.
Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Islamabad, Pakistan: 148-158.
8. Shahbaz,
B., T. Ali and A. Suleri (2007). A critical analysis of forest policies of Pakistan:
implications for sustainable livelihoods Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies of Global Change. Springerlink Publishers. 12(4):
441-453
9. Shahbaz,
B., A. Suleri and T. Ali (2007). Impact of participatory forest management on vulnerability and livelihood assets of forest
dependent people in Northern Pakistan. International Journal of Sustainable Development &
World Ecology 14(2):211-223.
10.
Ali, T., Shahbaz, B. and A. Suleri (2006). Analysis of myths and realities of deforestation in Northwest
Pakistan: implications for forestry extension. International J. Agric. & Biol., Faisalabad 8(1).
11. Ali, T, M. Ahmad, B. Shahbaz, and A. Suleri (2007) Impact of participatory forest management
on financial assets of rural communities in Northwest Pakistan. Ecological Economics,
63(2007): 588-593; doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.12.017
12. Chemical composition and physical properties of cotton fibre as affected
by some endotoxin de-activation treatments. Journal of Chemical Soc. of Pakistan.
23(3), pp 187-190. 2002.
13. Application of multiple taker-in system at card. Indian journal of
Fibre & Textile Research. Vol. 26, PP 324- 326. 2001.
14. Technological studies on the spinning performance of cultivated cotton species
and varieties. Pak. J. Appl. Sciences. Vol. 1. No. 1, pp.1-2, 2001.
15. S/J knitted fabrics. Indian Textile Journal. 110(4), PP 50-55. 2000.
16. Effect of different models of ring spinn9ing frames upon tensile parameters
of 23`s cotton/polyester blended yarn. Pak. J. Scientific & Industrial Research.42(5) PP 293-295, 1999.
17. Effect of control roller attachment at taker-in on the efficiency of cotton
carding. Indian J. of Fibre & Textile Research. vol. 4, June. PP 136-138, 1999.
18. Blowroom efficiency. Indian Textile Journal. CIX(6) pp. 26-29. 1998.
19. Strength and regularity of yarn as influenced by different models of ring frames.
Pakistan Textile J.47(7) PP 26-29, 1998.
20. A study on the effect of caustic potash treatment upon weight loss and tenacity
of local and imported brands of polyester staple fibres. Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan. 19(3) PP 190-193, 1997.
21. Trees, trust and the state: analysis of participatory forest governance in Pakistan and Tanzania.
International J. Development. 2008. 20, 641-653
22. Shahbaz, B., U. Geiser and A. Suleri
(forthcoming) Risk, vulnerability and resilience: insights from Northwest Pakistan.
23 Donor-driven
participatory forest management and ‘local social realities’: Insights from Pakistan. In: Geiser U, Rist S, editors. Decentralisation Meets Local Complexity:
Local Struggles, State Decentralisation and Access to Natural Resources in South Asia and Latin America.
Perspectives of the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South, University of Bern, Vol. 4. Bern: Geographica Bernensia, pp 249–273.
24.
Political economy of forest management in Pakistan. In Richard, Cornin and Amit pandya (Eds.) Exploiting
natural resources: Growth, instability and conflict in Middle East and Asia. Henry L.
Stimson Centre, Washington DC, USA: 2009. 21-22 Available online http://www.stimson.org/rv/Natural_Resources/Exploiting_Natural_Resources-Chapter_2_Shabaz.pdf
Books
1.
Shahbaz, B. (2009). Dilemmas in Participatory forest management in Pakistan: the livelihoods perspectives. Human Geography /
Schriftenreihe Humangeographie, vol. 25; Department of Geography, Zurich University,
Switzerland.
2.
Shahbaz, B., U. Geiser and A. Suleri (forthcoming). Forests, livelihoods
and relation of powers. (Edited book)
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