As world population already reached 8 billion in 2022, demand for food, urbanization, greenhouse gases, wastes and pollution among many other environmental have increased subsequently. Unfortunately, the rise of these environmental challenges will have substantial impacts on biodiversity including plants and animals’ populations as well as their broader habitats & ecosystems that they occupy. Perhaps, this situation urges for applying robust impacts-assessment studies that leads to informative conservation decision-making & planning. However, because of the complexity of these global environmental changes (e.g., climatic changes, pollution, invasive species …etc.), the coming era of biodiversity conservation needs not only better methodologies for studying & understanding impacts or devising solid adaptation and mitigation strategies, but also quantitative, objective, flexible, and cost-effective measures
for assessing the performance of these recommended / adopted strategies.
2023 – present: University of Khartoum, Desertification Studies Institute, Sudan Graduate course averaging 10 students per semester, covering the following topics: scientific method, why research, type of research, research process and stages, literature review, research planning and proposals, study design
2022 to present University of Khartoum, Faculty of Forestry, Sudan. An undergraduate course averaging 10 students per semester, covering the following topics: introduction to the environment, environmental threats, impacts of threats on the environment, subsequent impacts on people’s livelihoods, potential
2020 to present: University of Khartoum, Faculty of Forestry, Sudan, An undergraduate course averaging 20 students per semester, covering the following topics: wildlife diversity, population dynamics, threats to wildlife, conservation strategies, endangered species conservation, conservation monitoring …etc.
2020 to 2023: University of Khartoum, Faculty of Forestry, Sudan, An undergraduate course averaging 40 students per semester, covering the following topics: scientific method, why research, type of research, research process and stages, Research planning and proposals, study design and
2019 to 2023: Faculty of Forestry, Sudan An undergraduate course averaging 60 students per semester, covering the following topics: organismal biology, biotic & abiotic factors, ecological organization, populations, communities, ecosystems, biomes, the concept of biodiversity, ecosystem ecology and energy follow,
2017 to 2019: University of Khartoum, Faculty of Forestry, Sudan, An undergraduate course averaging 35 students per semester, covering the following topics: biotic & abiotic factors, wildlife diversity, wildlife populations & communities of dryland, ecosystems, population growth, wildlife threats, management
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1- Books (Book Chapters) 2- Journal Publications
Siddig (2019) discusses Africa’s ongoing biodiversity data deficiency, linking it to financial, infrastructural, and expertise shortages. The article underscores the continent’s rich biodiversity and the necessity for robust data to guide conservation. It calls for increased funding, international collaboration, and
Siddig et al. (2016) analyze 14 years of publications on Ecological Indicators to understand how ecologists choose and use indicator species for monitoring ecological changes. They reveal diverse methods and criteria for selection, emphasizing the need for standardization and clearer
In the 2014 paper, “Biodiversity of Sudan: between the harsh conditions, political instability and civil wars,” Ahmed A. H. Siddig examines the complex factors affecting Sudan’s biodiversity. The study highlights how the country’s harsh environmental conditions, ongoing political instability, and