Dr Namita Brahma | Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Dr Namita Brahma

Assistant Professor
Guwahati Campus,
Chairperson, Centre for Ecology, Environment and Sustainable Development, School of Social Sciences and Humanities

Qualification

M.Sc (Zoology, Specialisation – Animal Ecology and Wildlife Biology), Gauhati University,

Ph.D. (Department of Zoology), Gauhati University

Contact

namita.brahma[at]tiss[dot]ac[dot]in

Personal email id - namitabrahma@gmail.com

Office email id - namita.brahma@tiss.edu

Mobile number - 8473940546

Dr. (Mrs) Namita Brahma is presently the Chairperson and an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Ecology, Environment and Sustainable Development in TISS Guwahati Campus. She has done her research work on Critically Endangered grassland bird Bengal florican. She has also worked for Conservation of biodiversity and Community based conservation in Manas landscape. She received Future Conservationist Award of Conservation Leadership Programme in 2008 for carrying her research and conservation work on Bengal florican. She has been instrumental in capacity building and enhancing women participation in conservation based rural livelihoods in and around Manas National Park and World Heritage Site. Ms Brahma has worked in diverse projects ranging from ecological research, conservation education to mobilizing, motivating, capacity building on alternative livelihoods for communities living around forest fringes.

Habitat ecology, Studying ecology of Avifauna and its habitat in the changing landscape, Understanding biodiversity and its challenges in Urban ecosystems. Understanding issues related to human and wildlife conflicts, management and mitigation measures, Studying different dimensions of conservation mainly different communities presumption and perception on conservation, Women and sustainable resource utilization, resource management and conservation. Women and Environment. Gender and climate change. Challenges related to livelihood alternatives for communities mainly living in the forest fringes, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ecosystem services.

1. Anukul Nath, Bibhuti P Lahkar, Namita Brahma, Pranjit Sarmah, Arup Kr Das, Suvasish Das, Thunu Basumatary, Rajual Islari, Anindya Swargowari (2023) “Breaking Dawn: Factors influencing mammalian habitat usage in western Assam following socio-political instability” Journal for Nature Conservation, Vol 72 (126357) February 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2023.126357

2. Alolika Sinha, Anukul Nath, Bibhuti P Lahkar, Namita Brahma, Hiranya Sarma, Anindya Swargiary (2022) "Understanding the efficacy of different techniques to manage Chromolaena odorata L., an Invasive Alien Plants in the Sub-Himalayan Tall Grasslands: towards grassland recovery". Ecological Engineering 179 (2022)

3. Simon P. Mahood, Rohit R. S. Jha, Asad R. Rahmani, Jyotendra J. Thakuri, Hong Chamnan, Rajat Bhargava, Bibhuti P. Lahkar, Namita Brahma, Sujit S. Narwade, Naveen Pandey, Kedar Gore, Devesh Gadhvi, Son Virak and Stephen T. Garnett (2019) “A systematic expert-based assessment of progress and priorities for conservation of the Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis”; Journal of Conservation Science and Practices 1: e121 https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.121

4. Anukul Nath, Alolika Sinha, Bibhuti P. Lahkar and Namita Brahma (2019): “In search of Aliens: Factors influencing the distribution of Chromolaena odorataL. and Mikania micranthaKunth in the Terai grasslands of Manas National Park, India” Ecological Engineering, 131(16-26) 0925-8574.

5. N. J. Collar, H. S. Baral, N. Batbayar, G. S. Bhardwaj, N. Brahma, R. J. Burnside, A. U. Choudhury, O. Combreau, P. M. Dolman, P. F. Donald, S. dutta, D. Gadhavi, K. Gore, O. A. Goroshko, Hong C., G. A. Jathar, R. R. S. Jha, Y. V. Jhala, M. A. Koshkin, B. P. Lahkar, G. Liu, S. P. Mahood, M. B. Morales, S. S. Narwade, T. Natsagdorj, A. A. Nefedov, J. P. Silva, J. J. Thakuri, M. Wang, Y. Zhang & A. E. Kessler (2017): “Averting the extinction of bustards in Asia”Forktail – Journal of Asian Ornithology, 33 (1-26) 0950-1746.

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Ecological concepts, Ecological Research Methods, Avifaunal studies - tools and techniques to study birds. Wildlife population and habitat monitoring, Biodiversity Conservation, Human and wildlife interaction issues – mitigation measures, Conservation Based Rural Livelihoods, Understanding issues related to livelihood and conservation among different communities in forest fringes, Population, Migration and Environment. Natural Resource Management, Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Human and Wildlife interactions.

Fundaments of Ecology (C1)

Ecological Field Research Methods (C5)

Biodiversity Conservation and Management (C7)

Conservation Based Rural Livelihoods (C15)

Population, Migration and Environment (C20)

Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management TC3 thematic course - CUGS