Nasim Ahmad Ansari


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Nasim Ahmad AnsariI completed my Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from Purvanchal University, Jaunpur. As I was interested in ecology,  I decided to pursue my master’s degree in Wildlife Science from Aligarh Muslim University. After completing my M.Sc. in 2009, I  joined WWF-India and started working in freshwater ecology and biodiversity conservation. While working at WWF, I also started my Ph.D in Forestry and Environmental Sciences from Kumaun University, Nainital and finished it in 2015 with the research title ‘A study on bird communities and relationship with habitat structure in Surajpur Wetland, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh India’. 

After four years of dedicated field research at WWF-India, I gained a deep interest in biodiversity conservation and wildlife management. 

I joined the Wildlife Institute of India in 2013 for a project on the Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Tiger Reserves in India, under Dr. V.B. Mathur (Director, WII). In addition to the national exercise of MEE of Protected Areas (Pas), I have also been associated with the MEE of Sikkim State and the Eco-sensitive Zone (ESZ) declaration around PAs project of MoEF&CC.  

Currently, I am working as a Project Associate for Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN)-India Project in Wildlife Institute of India. BIOFIN-India is a UNDP funded project for mobilising resources for biodiversity and sustainable development in collaboration with MoEF&CC, National Biodiversity Authority of India (NBA) and National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP). 

Key Publications: 

1. Ansari N.A. and A. Nawab. 2015. Avifauna of Surajpur Wetland. Journal of Threatened  Taxa. 7(11): 7776-7785.

2. Ansari N.A. 2015. Structure and Composition of Butterfly (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) fauna in Surajpur wetland, National Capital Region, India. Asian Journal of Conservation Biology  4(1): 43-54.

 3. Ansari, N.A. 2015. Dynamic cropping pattern within the last two decades: A case study of Gautam Buddh Nagar District, National Capital Region, India. International Journal of Advanced Research, 3(4): 262-265.

4. Ansari N.A. 2015. Population Composition and Distribution of Indian Sarus Crane Grus antigone in Gautam Budh Nagar District, with special reference to Surajpur Wetland, National Capital Region, India. International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences, 5(3): 41-46.

5. Bura, P., N.A. Ansari and A. Nawab. 2013. Ecological Assessment, Conservation and Management of Surajpur Wetland, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. 95-103p. In: International Day for Biological Diversity (22nd May 2013), Water and Biodiversity, Uttar Pradesh State Biodiversity Board, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. 

6. Mathur, V.B., S.P. Singh, N.A. Ansari. 2015. Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) of National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in India. Revised Technical Manual for MEE of PAs in India 2015-16. 33p. 

7. Mathur, V.B., V.K. Uniyal, P.C. Tyagi, A.K. Bhardwaj, D. Mohan, S. Sen, A. Srivastav, P. Singh, and N.A. Ansari 2015. Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) of National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in India, Process and Outcomes, 2006 to 2014. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. 189p.

8. Mathur, V.B., V.K. Uniyal, P.C. Tyagi, A.K. Bhardwaj, D. Mohan, S. Sen, A. Srivastav, P. Singh, and N.A. Ansari 2015. Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) of National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in India, Process and Outcomes, 2006 to 2014. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. 189p.

9. Mathur, V.B., R. Gopal, H.S. Negi, S.P. Yadav and N.A. Ansari 2014. Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) of Tiger Reserves in India: Process and Outcomes. National Tiger Conservation Authority of India and Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, 144p.