G M Bhat is working as a Faculty of Forestry at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir,Wadura India.His international experience includes various programs, contributions and participation in different countries for diverse fields of study.His research interests as a Professor reflect in his wide range of publications in various national and international journals.He is the Editorial Board Member of many International journal and serves as a member of various associations , apart from being an author for many books. He is specialized in marine and brackish water pollution and pollutants and published many scientific research articles in  this field.

 Livelihoods dependency, forest, so-cioeconomic characteristics, indigenous people, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.