Dr Nike Doggart
- Position: Research Fellow
- Areas of expertise: tropical forests; charcoal; deforestation drivers; forest regeneration; forest-climate interactions; swidden agriculture; rural livelihoods; Eastern Arc Mountains; Tanzania
- Email: N.Doggart@leeds.ac.uk
- Website: ORCID
Profile
I am an interdisciplinary scientist investigating drivers of tropical deforestation and forest regeneration, in Tanzania.
Before joining the University of Leeds, I worked with the Tanzania Forest Conservation Group on conservation, development, advocacy and environmental education projects in Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests.
I value an interdisciplinary approach and am interested in linking research, practice and policy in the field of tropical forest conservation and management.
Research interests
My research interests include:
- Drivers of tropical deforestation and natural forest regeneration
- Swidden agriculture
- Sustainable charcoal
- Climate – tropical forest linkages
- Academic – practitioner – policy-maker linkages in tropical forest conservation
- National and international policies relevant to tropical forests including REDD+
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Leeds
- MSc Conservation, University College London
- MA (Hons) Geography University of Oxford
Professional memberships
- Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science
- Sustainability Research Institute