Biography:
Dr. M. M. Sheikh is Professor and Head of the Department of Geography at Government Lohia P.G. College, Churu, Rajasthan, India, affiliated with MGS University. He has over 26 years of academic and research experience, authoring 60+ research papers, 10 books, and supervising 14 Ph.D. scholars (with 6 ongoing). His expertise spans climate change, environmental management, natural resource conservation, and desert biodiversity.
Dr. Sheikh has led nine major national research projects funded by UGC, ICSSR, and DST, and has presented and collaborated internationally across Europe, USA, Egypt, and China. He is a member of 21 national and international academic bodies, serves on several journal editorial boards, and evaluates doctoral theses worldwide. Actively engaged in environmental conservation, he contributes to community initiatives through ISDESER, leads plantation drives, and promotes sustainability education. He has served as Program Officer for NSS for over 11 years and is currently Honorary District Scout Commissioner, supporting environmental and social awareness programs
Title : Land degradation and desertification in the Thar Desert of India: A geographical analysis