Rupesh Bhomia
Dr. Rupesh Bhomia is a trained wetland biogeochemist and his research has focused on studying tropical wetlands including freshwater swamps to coastal systems across broad environmental and latitudinal gradients. During his PhD at the University of Florida (USA), he studied biogeochemical transformation of nutrients in sub-tropical wetlands. Subsequently, at Oregon State University (USA), he studied carbon sequestration and cycling in peatlands of Peruvian Amazon and mangroves ecosystems of Honduras, India, Senegal, Ghana, Madagascar, Liberia and Gabon. His current research focuses on ecological assessment and monitoring of tropical wetlands as potential options for designing nature-based solutions for climate change. His research has been published in various peer reviewed international journals, and has coordinated special issues as a guest editor. [For publications :https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=J04IkkYAAAAJ]
Publications
- Improved uncertainties analysis of Indonesia’s Forest Reference Emission Level 2016
- Refining greenhouse gas emission factors for Indonesian peatlands and mangroves to meet ambitious climate targets
- Analysis for improvement of Indonesia FREL–2016
- Seasonal and spatial patterns of surface water quality in large-scale treatment wetlands with different vegetation communities
Presentations
- Incorporating coastal blue carbon in forest reference emissions level and market potential
- Carbon dynamics in mangrove ecosystems of Andaman Islands: A living laboratory for studying natural disturbance and ecological succession
Projects
- Mangrove Monitoring for Climate Change Mitigation in India
- Assessment and Stocktaking of the role of mangroves in climate change adaptation and their inclusion in national policies and other instruments
- Improving Indonesia’s FREL through Refined GHG Accounting in Wetlands and Knowledge Management
- Mainstreaming Wetlands into the Climate Agenda: A multi-level approach (SWAMP-II)
