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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.
F.Sc. 1985.
Government Murray College, Sialkot, Pakistan
Subjects studied: Pre-Engineering (Physics, Chemistry,
Math. English etc.)
5. Matric 1982.
Subjects: Science group
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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 (June 2007 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.
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.
7. 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. Shahbaz B., Mbeyale,
G. and T. Haller (forthcoming) Tree, trust and the state: analysis of participatory forest governance in Pakistan and Tanzania. International J. Development.
22. Shahbaz, B., U. Geiser and A. Suleri (forthcoming) Risk, vulnerability and resilience: insights from Northwest Pakistan.
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