Muhammad Zafar Khan

Muhammad Zafar Khan

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Email: zafar.khan@kiu.edu.pk

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I am a PhD in Environmental Science (Wildlife Ecology & Conservation), postdoc in natural resource management & policy and specialized in ecology and conservation. I am currently working as a faculty member and chair of the Department of Forestry, Range and Wildlife Management, Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan. I have been been associated with the University of Oregon as a Fulbright Postdoc Scholar and Courtesy Faculty. I have more than two decades of academic, research and project management experience in participatory conservation and sustainable development. I have also been associated with Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). My areas of expertise include, environmental conservation, natural resource management, protected areas management and ecosystem-based climate adaptation. I have undertaken more than 12 projects pertaining to research, development and academic collaboration. I have extensively published and authored more than 50 articles, book chapters, manuals and reports.

  • PhD Karakoram International University, Gilgit
  • Conservation Manager WWF Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan Region)
  • Manager Environmental Education and Awareness Raising WWF Pakistan (Indus for All Programme)
  • Coordinator Capacity building and training Pakistan Wetlands Program (Ministry of Environment and WWF Pakistan)
  • Community Liaison Officer Qurumbar Valley Project
  • Environmental Education Officer Mountain Areas Conservancy Project (WWF Pakistan and IUCN Pakistan)
  • SEED PRODUCTION OFFICER Aga Khan Rural Support Program (North South Seeds)
  • Project Administrator British Council (Northern Areas Education Project)
  • Intern Aga Khan Rural Support Program
  • Assistant Professor Karakoram International University, Gilgit
  • Head of Department Karakoram International University
  • Associate Professor Karakoram International University Gilgit

  • Fulbright Postdoc Fellowship 2019-2020

  • Participatory natural resource management including community-based conservation
  • Protected Areas Management
  • Wildlife Ecology and Management
  • Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
    • Pastoralist experience and tolerance of snow leopard, wolf and lynx predation in Karakoram Pamir Mountains, Khan, B., Ablimit, A., Nawaz, M. A., Ali, R., Khan, M. Z., Din, J. & Karim, R. 2014. Pastoralist experience and tolerance of snow leopard, wolf and lynx predation in Karakoram Pamir Mountains, J. Bio. & Env. Sci. 5 (4) 214–229.
    • Abundance, distribution and conservation of key ungulate species in Hindu Kush, Karakoram and Western Himalayan (HKH) mountain ranges of Pakistan., Khan, M. Z., Khan, B., Ahmed, E., Khan, G., Ajmal, A., Ali, R., Abbas, S. Ali, M. 2014. Abundance, distribution and conservation of key ungulate species in Hindu Kush, Karakoram and Western Himalayan (HKH) mountain ranges of Pakistan. Int. J. Agric. Biol., 16: 1050–1058.
    • Indigenous and cross breeds of Yak in Gilgit-Baltistan – current status and future prospects of trans-boundary yak husbandry in Karakoram Pamir mountain areas, Khan, B., Khan, M. Z. & Abbas, S. 2014. Indigenous and cross breeds of Yak in Gilgit-Baltistan – current status and future prospects of trans-boundary yak husbandry in Karakoram Pamir mountain areas. In Yang Pin (ed.). Proceedings of the fifth international conference on Yak (27-30 August 2014 Lanzhou, China. Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, CAAS, pp 51-52.
    • A review of behavioural ecology and conservation of large predators inhabiting the Central Karakoram National Park (CKNP), Pakistan. , Khan, M. Z., Awan, M. S., Khan, B., Abbas, S. & Khan, G. 2014. A review of behavioural ecology and conservation of large predators inhabiting the Central Karakoram National Park (CKNP), Pakistan. J. Bio. & Env. Sci. 5 (2) 439:446.
    • Studies in assessment of environmental degradation and tourism in the Karakoram Mountain ranges using water quality characterization., Karim, R., Nafees, M. A., Khan, T., Khan, M. Z., Wafi, S. & Ali, S. 2014. Studies in assessment of environmental degradation and tourism in the Karakoram Mountain ranges using water quality characterization. J. Bio. & Env. Sci., 5(2): 260-267.
    • Source specific composition and quantification of solid waste in Ghulmet valley, district Hunza-Nagar, Pakistan., Ali, K., Begum, F., Durrani, S., Khan, M. Z., Akbar, M., Ali, S., Raza, G., Ishaq, S., Hussain, S. A. 2015. Source specific composition and quantification of solid waste in Ghulmet valley, district Hunza-Nagar, Pakistan. J. Bio. & Env. Sci., 6(1), 404–4013.
    • Population structure and grouping tendency of Asiatic ibex Capra sibirica in the Central Karakoram National Park, Pakistan., Khan, M. Z., Awan, M. S., Bocci, A., Khan, B., Abbas, S. Y., Khan, G. & Abbas, S. 2014. Population structure and grouping tendency of Asiatic ibex Capra sibirica in the Central Karakoram National Park, Pakistan. J. Bio. & Env. Sci. 5 (2) 542-554.
    • Baseline study of vegetation in Doyan valley, District Astore, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan., Ali, R., Khan, B; Ali, A., Khan, M. Z., Khan, G., Abbas, S., Hussain, E. & Ali, M. 2014. Baseline study of vegetation in Doyan valley, District Astore, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. International Journal of Emerging Trends in Science and Technology 1 (1): 7-19.
    • Avian diversity in central Karakoram National Park, Gilgit-Baltistan., Abbas, S., Tabassum, R., Khan, M. Z., Khan, B., Hussain, S., Khan, G. & Awan, S. 2014. Avian diversity in central Karakoram National Park, Gilgit-Baltistan. Int. J. Agric. Biol., 16: 377‒382.
    • Large mammals conservation and management in CKNP. Scientific Conference: Karakoram Resources & Climate Change Glacier, Water & Ecosystem, Bocci A., Ercoli, E., Khan, M. Z., Nawaz, M. A. Lovari, S. 2013. Large mammals conservation and management in CKNP. Scientific Conference: Karakoram Resources & Climate Change Glacier, Water & Ecosystem, September 09, 2013, Islamabad Pakistan.
    • High altitude rangelands and their interfaces in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan: Current status and management strategies., Khan, M. Z., Khan, B., Awan, S., Khan, G,. Ali, R. 2013. High altitude rangelands and their interfaces in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan: Current status and management strategies. In Ning, Wu; Rawat, GS; Joshi, S; Ismail, M; Sharma, E. (eds) High-altitude rangelands and their interfaces in the Hindu Kush Himalayas. Kathmandu: ICIMOD. pp 66-77.
    • Study of avifauna in Safari Park and University of Karachi, Pakistan. , Abbas, S., Hussain, S., Gabol, K., Tabassum, R., Abbas, H., Khan, M. Z., Khan, B. & Khan, M. U. A. 2013. Study of avifauna in Safari Park and University of Karachi, Pakistan. International Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology, 1(3) 235-242.
    • Shimshal Pamir Lakes: a prospective high altitude wetlands site for trans-boundary collaboration between China and Pakistan., Khan, B., Khan, M.Z., Ali, R., Khan, G., Ali, F., & Ali, M. 2012. Shimshal Pamir Lakes: a prospective high altitude wetlands site for trans-boundary collaboration between China and Pakistan. Rec. Zool. Surv. Pakistan, 21: 1-9.
    • In the Indus Delta it is No More the Mighty Indus, Khan, M. Z., & Akbar, G. (2012). In the Indus Delta it is No More the Mighty Indus, in River Conservation and Management (eds P. J. Boon and P. J. Raven), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781119961819.ch6.
    • Floristic and phytosociological assessment of vegetation of Keenjhar Lake and surrounding area (Thatta, Sindh), Pakistan. , Akbar, G., S. Khatoon, M. Imran, N. Rizwan, M. Z. Khan & Islam, S. 2010. Floristic and phytosociological assessment of vegetation of Keenjhar Lake and surrounding area (Thatta, Sindh), Pakistan. Int. J. Biol. Biotech., 7 (3): 147-158.
    • Does agroforestry help protect natural forests in semiarid environs. , Khan, B., Khan, M.Z. & Khan, G. 2009. Does agroforestry help protect natural forests in semiarid environs. Pakistan Journal of Forestry, 59 (1): 30-38.
    • Role of community-based conservation and natural resource management in building climate resilience among vulnerable mountain societies, Article
    • ssessing conservation attitudes of mountain communities under different resource management regimes in northern Pakistan, Article
    • Recent Advances in Ecological Research On Asiatic ibex (Capra sibirica): A Critical Ungulate Species of Highland Landscapes, Article
    • Migration, Remittances and Climate Resilience: Do Financial Literacy and Disaster Risk Reduction Orientation Help to Improve Adaptive Capacity in Pakistan?, Aritcle
    • Community-based and traditional natural resource conservation in Northern Pakistan: Comparative analysis of attitudes and beliefs, Article
    • Patterns of livestock depredation and Human–wildlife conflict in Misgar valley of Hunza, Pakistan, Article
    • Climate Vulnerability of Irrigation Systems in the Upper Indus Basin: Insights from three Karakoram villages in northern Pakistan, Article
    • An updated population status of Astor Markhor (Capra falconeri falconeri) in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, Article
    • Agricultural water management challenges in the Hunza River Basin: Is a solar water pump an alternative option?, Article
    • Mapping of Soil Properties under Different Land Uses in Lesser Karakoram Range, Pakistan., Article
    • Physicochemical properties of irrigation water in western Himalayas, Pakistan, Article
    • Enhancing socioeconomic resilience and climate adaptation through value chain development of mountain products in Hindu Kush Himalayas, Article
    • Quantitative analysis of glucose level in blood serum of three goat breeds (Capra hircus) in northern Pakistan, Article
    • easonal Variation in Population Structure of Himalayan Ibex (Capra sibirica) in Central Karakoram National Park, Pakistan, Article
    • Assessing Natural Forest Conservation Using Diameter Size Class Distributions in Pakistan, Article
    • Soil quality and organic carbon stock across the different land use in a mountainous landscape of Karakoram Region, Gilgit, Pakistan, Article
    • Predicting the potential impacts of trophy hunting on population structure of Himalayan ibex (Capra sibirica) in northern Pakistan, Article
    • Dependence of rural livelihoods on forest resources in Naltar Valley, a dry temperate mountainous region, Pakistan, Article
    • A human health risk of heavy metals in drinking water systems of Central Hunza, Pakistan, Article
    • Dynamics of above ground herbaceous biomass in high altitude rangelands of Pakistan, Article
    • The Response of Land Surface Temperature to the Changing Land-Use Land-Cover in a Mountainous Landscape under the Influence of Urbanization: Gilgit City as a case study in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region of Pakistan, Article
    • Analyzing Land Cover Change Using Remote Sensing and GIS: A Case Study of Gilgit River Basin, North Pakistan, Article
    • Analyzing Land Cover Change Using Remote Sensing and GIS: A Case Study of Gilgit River Basin, North Pakistan, Article
    • Soil Quality Variation under Different Land Use Types in Haramosh Valley, Gilgit, Pakistan, Article
    • Spatio-temporal variation of selected heavy metals in drinking water systems of Central Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, Article
    • Effect of landslide induced flood on soil physic-chemical properties in the mountainous landscape, northern Pakistan, Article
    • Population status and migration trends of Marco Polo argali (Ovis ammon polii) in Pakistan, Article
    • Sympatric snow leopards and Tibetan wolves: Coexistence of large carnivores with human-driven potential competition, Article
    • Livestock depredation by large predators and its implications for conservation and livelihoods in the Karakoram Mountains of Pakistan., Article
    • Trophy hunting of wild ungulates in northern Pakistan, Book Chapter
    • Indigenous Practices of Yak Breeding in Gilgit-Baltistan: Current status and future prospects for trans-boundary yak husbandry in the Karakoram-Pamir mountain area, Book Chapter
    • igh altitude rangelands and their interfaces in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan: Current status and management strategies, Book Chapter
    • In the Indus Delta it is No More the Mighty Indus, Book Chapter
    • Mountain Studies: Understanding and Managing Mountains for People and Nature, Book
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