User:Moinul Islam Neloi

Name: Moynul Islam

Date of Birth: 14/12/1995

Birth Place: Gopalganj,Dhaka, Bangladesh

Nationality: Bangladeshi

Current Place of Residence: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Work: Research Assistant at Initiative for Biodiversity Research and Development (IBIRD)

Website : Neloi.weebly.com

About

Moynul Islam(Moinul Islam Neloi) is a former student at National University of Bangladesh, now a student at University of Dhaka, who works as a research assistant at IBIRD his research integrates the fields of botany with anthropology, geography and linguistics, among others. He is interested in the traditional knowledge systems and traditional land and resource management systems of Indigenous peoples, particularly in Bangladesh. Moynul has worked with First ever ethnobotanical database of Bangladesh nearly 2 year, collaborating with Indigenous communities to help document, retain and promote their traditional knowledge of plants and habitats, including Indigenous foods, materials and medicines, as well as language and vocabulary relating to plants and environments. Currently, Moynul is working with Initiative for Biodiversity Research and Development(IBIRD) on a research project. Research interests include native species restoration and conservation, sustainable agriculture, plant taxonomy and systematics, tropical forest ecology, invasive species ecology, environmental education, ethnobotany, ethnomedicine, traditional ecological knowledge, plants of spiritual significance, wild and traditional foods, community empowerment, and global environmental politics.

Field of Interests

Ethnobotany, Ethnomedicine, Plant Taxonomy and Systematics, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Tropical Forest Ecology, Biocultural Diversity Conservation, Plants of Spiritual Significance, Wild and Traditional Foods, Food Security, Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change, Phytochemistry, Botanical Therapeutics, Plant Tissue Culture.

Experience

Research Assistant at Initiative for Biodiversity Research and Development -IBIRD January 2016 - Present

Research Assistant at Ethnobotanical Database of Bangladesh February 2015 - Present

Child Parliament Member at National Children's Task Force 2009 - 2009 (less than a year)

Education

University of Dhaka Bachelor’s Degree, Botany/Plant Biology, 2017 - Present

National University of Bangladesh Bachelor’s Degree, Botany/Plant Biology, 2014 - 2017

Shariatpur Government College Higher Secondary, Science, 2011 - 2014 Activities and Societies: Debate team

'''P.T.G.D. Govt. High School''' High School, Science, 2009 - 2011 Grade: A Activities and Societies: Chorus

Volunteer Experience

Writer at Wikipedia December 2015 - Present

Contributor at Flora Bangladesh 2015 - Present

Languages

English (Professional working proficiency) Bangla (Native or bilingual proficiency) Hindi (Limited working proficiency) Urdu (Limited working proficiency) Punjabi (Limited working proficiency)

Publications

'''A Survey of Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers and local people of Shariatpur District, Bangladesh (Pending)'''

Authors: Moinul Islam Neloi

Potential areas of relevance


 * Proper documentation and preservation of unwritten traditional knowledge of plants used by the tribal communities for various purposes; medicine,      food, household articles and handicrafts before their disappearing.
 * Preparation of database on the basis of ethnobotanical information.
 * Document the conservation strategy followed by the tribal communities.
 * Preparation of Voucher Specimens.
 * Medicinal plant restoration design and implementation.
 * Data analysis and Determination of Informant Consensus Factor (ICF) and Fidelity Level (FL) of the plants on the basis of their use under various ailment categories.
 * Wildlife photography.

Awards


 * Collectorate Public High School (Shariatpur) Student Of The Year in 2008.
 * GrameenPhone Prothom Alo I-Genius District Runners Up in 2012 from Shariatpur District.
 * Runners Up at Collectorate Public High School (Shariatpur) Annual Quiz Competition in 2007.