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Peer Reviewed Selected Articles

• Islam, M.M., 2021. Social Dimensions in Designing and Managing Marine Protected Areas in Bangladesh. Human Ecology, pp.1-15.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-021-00218-z
• Islam, M.M., Begum, P., Begum, A. and Herbeck, J., 2021. When hazards become disasters: coastal fishing communities in Bangladesh. Environmental Hazards, pp.1-17.https://doi.org/10.1080/17477891.2021.1887799
• Islam, M.M., Nahiduzzaman, M. and Wahab, M.A., 2020. Fisheries co-management in hilsa shad sanctuaries of Bangladesh: Early experiences and implementation challenges. Marine Policy, 117:103955.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.103955
• Begum, A., Sarker, S., Uzzaman, M.S., Shamsuzzaman, M.M. and Islam, M.M. 2020. Marine megafauna in the northern Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh: Status, threats and conservation needs. Ocean & Coastal Management, 192:105228.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105228
• Sarker, S., Rahman, M.M. , Yadav, A.K. and Islam, M.M. 2019. Zoning of Marine Protected Areas for biodiversity conservation in Bangladesh through socio-spatial data. Ocean & Coastal Management, 173:114-122https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejar.2019.01.003
• Mozumder, M.M.H.; Pyhälä, A.; Wahab, M.A.; Sarkki, S.; Schneider, P. and Islam, M.M. 2019. Understanding Social-Ecological Challenges of a Small-Scale Hilsa (Tenualosailisha) Fishery in Bangladesh. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16:4814. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234814
• Sunny, A.R., Islam, M.M., Rahman, M., Miah, M.Y., Mostafiz, M., Islam, N., Hossain, M.Z., Chowdhury, M.A., Islam, M.A. and Keus, H.J., 2019. Cost effective aquaponics for food security and income of farming households in coastal Bangladesh. The Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research, 45:89-97https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejar.2019.01.003
• Mozumder, M., Uddin, M., Schneider, P., Islam, M. M. and Shamsuzzaman, M., 2018. Fisheries-Based Ecotourism in Bangladesh: Potentials and Challenges. Resources, 7(4):61.https://doi.org/10.3390/resources7040061
• Sarker, S., Bhuyan, M.A.H., Rahman, M.M., Islam, M.A., Hossain, M.S., Basak, S.C. and Islam, M.M., 2018. From science to action: Exploring the potentials of Blue Economy for enhancing economic sustainability in Bangladesh. Ocean & Coastal Management, 157: 180-192.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.03.001
• Islam, M.M. and Shamsuddoha, M., 2018. Coastal and marine conservation strategy for Bangladesh in the context of achieving blue growth and sustainable development goals (SDGs). Environmental Science & Policy, 87:45-54.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2018.05.014
• Islam, M.M., Aktar, R., Nahiduzzaman, M., Barman, B.K. and Wahab, M.A., 2018. Social Considerations of Large River Sanctuaries: A Case Study from the Hilsa Shad Fishery in Bangladesh. Sustainability, 10(4):1254.https://doi.org/10.3390/su10041254
• Mozumder, M., Wahab, M., Sarkki, S., Schneider, P. and Islam, M.M. 2018. Enhancing social resilience of the coastal fishing communities: A case study of hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha H.) fishery in Bangladesh. Sustainability, 10(10):3501.https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103501
• Song, A., Bower, S., Onyango, P., Cooke, S., Akintola, S., Baer, J., Gurung, T., Hettiarachchi, M., Islam, M.M., Mhlanga, W. and Nunan, F., 2018. Intersectorality in the governance of inland fisheries. Ecology and Society, 23(2):27. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10076-230217
• Shamsuzzaman, M.M. and Islam, M.M. 2018. Analysing the legal framework of marine living resources management in Bangladesh: Towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 14.Marine Policy 87:255-262.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.10.026
• Islam, M.M., Islam, N., Mostafiz, M., Sunny, A.R., Keus, H.J., Karim, M., Hossain, M.Z. andSarker, S. 2018. Balancing between livelihood and biodiversity conservation: A model study on gear selectivity for harvesting small indigenous fishes in southern Bangladesh. Zoology and Ecology, 28(2):86-93https://doi.org/10.1080/21658005.2018.1429895
• Islam, M.M., Sunny, A.R., Hossain, M.M. and Friess, D.A., 2018. Drivers of mangrove ecosystem service change in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh. Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, 39(2):244-265.https://doi.org/10.1111/sjtg.12241
• Shamsuzzaman, M.M., Islam, M.M., Tania, N.J., Al-Mamun, M.A., Barman, P.P. and Xu, X., 2017. Fisheries resources of Bangladesh: Present status and future direction. Aquaculture and Fisheries, 2(4):145-156.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aaf.2017.03.006
• Islam, M.M., Shamsuzzaman, M.M., Mozumder, M.M.H., Xiangmin, X., Ming, Y. and Jewel, M.A.S., 2017. Exploitation and conservation of coastal and marine fisheries in Bangladesh: Do the fishery laws matter? Marine Policy, 76:143-151.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2016.11.026
• Islam, M.M., Islam, N., Sunny, A.R., Jentoft, S., Ullah, M.H. and Sharifuzzaman, S.M. 2016.Fishers’ perceptions of the performance of hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha) sanctuaries in Bangladesh. Ocean & Coastal Management, 130:309-316.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2016.07.003
• Karim, M., Ullah, H., Castine, S., Islam, M.M., Keus, H.J., Kunda, M., Thilsted, S.H. and Phillips, M., 2016. Carp–mola productivity and fish consumption in small-scale homestead aquaculture in Bangladesh. Aquaculture International: 1-13.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-016-0078-x
• Islam, M. M. and Chuenpagdee, R. 2013. Negotiating Risk and Poverty in Mangrove Fishing Communities of the Bangladesh Sundarbans. Maritime Studies,12(7):1-20https://doi.org/10.1186/2212-9790-12-7
• Islam, M.M. and Herbeck, J. 2012. Migration and Translocal Livelihoods of Small-scale Fishers in Bangladesh. Journal of Development Studies, 49(6):832-84. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2013.766719
• Jentoft, S., Onyango, P.O. and Islam, M. M. 2010. Freedom and Poverty in the Fishery Commons. International Journal of the Commons, 4(1):345–366.http://doi.org/10.18352/ijc.157
• Mozumder, M.M.H., Pyhälä, A., Wahab, M., Sarkki, S., Schneider, P. and Islam, M.M., 2020. Governance and Power Dynamics in a Small-Scale Hilsa Shad (Tenualosa ilisha) Fishery: A Case Study from Bangladesh. Sustainability, 12(14), p.5738.
• Islam, M.M., Islam, N., Habib, A. and Mozumder, M.M.H., 2020. Climate Change Impacts on a Tropical Fishery Ecosystem: Implications and Societal Responses. Sustainability, 12(19), p.7970.
• Islam, M.M., Pal, S., Hossain, M.M., Mozumder, M.M.H. and Schneider, P., 2020. Coastal Ecosystem Services, Social Equity, and Blue Growth: A Case Study from South-Eastern Bangladesh. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8(10), p.815.

Proceeding Papers

• Shamsuddoha, M. andIslam, M. M. 2016. Bangladesh National Conservation Strategy: Coastal and Marine Resources. Department of Environment, The Bangladesh Government and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). p 50. https://bforest.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bforest.portal.gov.bd/notices/c3379d22_ee62_4dec_9e29_75171074d885/Executive%20Summary(NCS).pdf
• Shamsuddoha, M., Islam, M. M,Haque, M.A., Rahman, M. F. and Sarker, T. 2014. Impact of Climate Change on Major Economic, Social and Livelihoods Sectors in the Coastal and Haors Areas of Bangladesh. Technical Report, Participatory Research and Development Initiative-PRDI, Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund (BCCTF). p 56
• Shamsuddoha, M.,Islam, M., Haque, M.A., Rahman, M. F., Roberts, E., Hasemann, A., Roddick, S. 2013. Local Perspective on Loss and Damage in the Context of Extreme Events: Insights from Cyclone-affected Communities in Coastal Bangladesh. Germanwatch, Munich Climate Insurance Initiative, United Nations University – Institute for Human and Environment Security International Centre for Climate Change and Development. p 28. https://cprdbd.org/local-perspective-on-loss-and-damage-in-the-context-of-extreme-events/

Books

• Islam, M.M. and Jentoft, S. 2019. Creating an enabling environment to support disaster risk reduction in the context of the SSF Guidelines: a case study from Bangladesh. In: Securing sustainable small-scale fisheries: sharing good practices from around the world. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No. 644. URL: http://www.fao.org/3/CA3041EN/ca3041en.pdf
• Islam, M.M. 2018. Boat, Waters and Livelihoods: A Study on Nomadic Fishers in the Meghna River Estuary of Bangladesh. In: Bushra Nishat,B., Mandal, S and Pangare, G.(Editors). Conserving Ilish, Securing Livelihoods: Bangladesh-India Perspectives, International Water Association
• Islam, M.M. and Jentoft, S. 2017.Addressing disaster risks and climate change in coastal Bangladesh: Using the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines. In: Implementing the small-scale fisheries Guidelines: Global efforts, Jentoft, S. Franz,N., Paladines, M. J. B. and Chuenpagdee, R. (eds) (pp 521-539). MARE publication series, Springer, The Netherlands.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55074-9_24
• Islam, M.M. and Hossain, M.M. 2017. Community dependency on the ecosystem services from the Sundarbans mangrove wetland in Bangladesh. In: Wetland Science: Perspectives from South Asia, B. A. K. Prusty,R. Chandra & P. A. Azeez (eds) (pp 301-316). Springer, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3715-0_16
• Islam, M. M. andChuenpagdee, R. 2017. Threats of extreme events to the Bangladesh Sundarbans: Vulnerabilities, responses and appraisal. In: Societal and governing responses to global change in marine systems. P. Guillotreau, A. Bundy, R. I. Perry (eds.), Routledgehttps://doi.org/10.4324/9781315163765
• Islam. M.M., Shamsuzzaman, M.M., Sunny, A.R. and Islam, N. 2016. Understanding fishery conflicts in the hilsa sanctuaries of Bangladesh. In: Inter-sectoral governance of inland fisheries.Song, A.M., Bower, S.D., Onyango, P., Cooke, S.J., &Chunepagdee, R. (eds.) (pp18-31), TBTI Publication Series, St John's, NL, Canada. http://toobigtoignore.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Ch-2_Islam-et-al_2017_TBTI_Inland-Fisheries-e-book.pdf
• Islam, M. M.and Chuenpagdee, R. 2017.Nomadic fishers in the hilsa sanctuary of Bangladesh: The importance of social and cultural values for wellbeing and sustainability. In: Social wellbeing and the values of small-scale fisheries. Johnson, D., Acott, T.M., Stacey, N.,and Urquhart, J. (eds) (pp195-216). Springer, The Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60750-4_9
• Sharifuzzaman, S. M., Rahman, H., Ashekuzzaman, S. M., Islam, M. M., Chowdhury, S. R. and Hossain, M. S. 2016. Heavy Metals Accumulation in Coastal Sediments. In:Environmental remediation technologies for metal-contaminated soils.H. Hasegawa et al. (eds.) (pp. 21-42). Springer, Japan.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55759-3_2
• Islam, M. M. 2011. Living on the Margin: The Poverty-Vulnerability Nexus in Small-scale Fisheries in Bangladesh. In: Poverty mosaics: Realities and Prospects in Small-scale Fisheries, S. Jentoft&A. Eide (eds)( pp71-95). Springer, The Netherlands.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1582-0_5
• Hossain, M.M. andIslam, M. M. 2006. Ship Breaking Activity and It’s Impacts on the Coastal Zone of Chittagong, Bangadesh:Towards Sustainable Management.Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), Chittagong, Bangladesh. p ix+54. http://ypsa.org/publications/Impact.pdf