This is FES : Forestry & Environmental Science Department, SUST

The School of Agriculture and Mineral Sciences commenced its journey in 1998 with the Department of Forestry and Environmental Science (FES). This school, particularly the Department of FES, is set for a noble goal to prepare its graduates capable of facing a range of challenging and exciting roles in natural resource management in Bangladesh and abroad. A good number of experienced and devoted faculties and students coming from a broad range of backgrounds are in constant pursuit of seeking and creating knowledge in forestry. The department of FES presently offers 4-years BSc (Hons.) and two MSc degrees, MSc (General) and MSc (Thesis) in Forestry. On average, the department produces 50 graduates and 30 postgraduates each year. The graduates of FES are getting employment opportunities in a wide range of government and non-government institutions home and worldwide working in the fields of forest and environmental management, governance, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and livelihood and biodiversity conservation, among others. The department/school now provides ample opportunities to the students and faculties for education and research. The school is currently equipped with laboratory facilities in several relevant fields of research including plant genetics and biotechnology, remote sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS), forest ecology and management, and nursing of plants in a big nursery. Utilizing the existing laboratory facilities, students and faculties are engaged in a wide number of research activities to understand the patterns and processes of contemporary issues in theme areas including climate change, plant genetics and biotechnology, forest soil, plant pathology, ecosystem service valuation, disturbance ecology, ecological economics, wood anatomy, tropical dendroclimatology, bio-fertilizer and environmental management. These issues in hand have both local and international significances in facing the challenges of environmental security in the context of global climate change. The research outcomes are regularly published in reputed national and international peer-reviewed journals. Apart from regular academic activities, the department arranges technical seminars, thematic presentations, field visits, and national and international forest and environment-related days and events. The school often attains research grants from various national and international agencies. The ongoing researches are funded by national bodies like the ministries and SUST research center, and international agencies including SANDEE, Rufford, IFS and DFG. The school has some collaborative and exchange research programs with Glasgow University, Oxfam foundation, FAO, IUCN, and state-owned Forest Department (FD).