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Naima Iram<\/strong><\/p>\n

Academic Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD in Environmental Sciences, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia<\/p>\n

Master of Zoology, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan<\/p>\n

Master of Education, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan<\/p>\n

Research areas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blue Carbon,\u00a0Carbon budgets, Greenhouse gas fluxes, Coastal wetland ecosystem services, wetland restoration<\/p>\n

Research interests<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am a wetland ecologist interested in finding the potential of coastal wetlands, including seagrasses, mangrove forests, salt marshes and supratidal forests, in tackling climate change through blue carbon and associated ecological services. My research integrates field data to answer questions about carbon and nitrogen cycling, particularly carbon storage and greenhouse gas emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) from the coastal wetland.<\/p>\n

Biography<\/strong><\/p>\n

My interest in wetland ecology, mainly blue carbon, started during my PhD at Griffith University, Australia.\u00a0 My doctoral research was focused on evaluating parameters that can be incorporated into carbon projects, such as the restoration of coastal wetlands. During my doctoral research, I measured blue carbon, including soil carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas fluxes from a wide range of natural, degraded and restored coastal wetlands. My work is some of the only research providing information for developing the Blue Carbon Methodology to mitigate carbon emissions in Australia (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/rec.13739<\/a>). In my post-doctoral research, I worked on a restoration project called Blue Heart Sunshine Coast to explore blue carbon and blue carbon co-benefits of wetlands restoration (2022-2025). With Dr Fernanada Adame, my role was to quantify emissions factors and water quality improvement benefits of wetlands restoration on marginal agricultural lands.<\/p>\n

Previously, I have worked as a Lecturer in Zoology (2 years) and an Educator (3 years) at secondary and tertiary levels in Pakistan. These roles involved teaching zoology and biology courses and mentoring undergrad and high school students.<\/p>\n

At the Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions, National University of Singapore, I am leading a field team for a large regional blue carbon project funded by Temasek Holdings. My research aims to quantify robust and defensible blue carbon budgets of mangroves and seagrasses across Southeast Asia by measuring in-situ carbon stocks and fluxes.<\/p>\n

Selected publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n