Rovindra Lakenarine | Faculty of Natural Sciences

Mr. Rovindra Lakenarine

B.Sc.

Lecturer I
Department of Biology

rovindra.lakenarine@uog.edu.gy

Office Number

E.g. D05, Building D, FNS

Education

BSc. (2018), Biology, University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus, Guyana
PgDipEd. (2020), Education (Higher Education), University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus, Guyana
MS.c. (2021), Global Technology and Development, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States

Biography

Rovindra’s research focuses on marine and coastal ecology, fisheries management, and conservation. His current research concentrates on bycatch in small-scale fisheries in the tropics, with an emphasis on techniques to achieve sustainable fishing in our oceans. Rovindra’s teaching spans several biology courses, including Ecology, Coastal Zone Management, and Natural Resources Management, and he has been instrumental in mentoring undergraduate students.

Teaching

On leave

Selected Publications

Lakenarine, R., Chhetri, N., Chhetri, N. & Senko, J. (2024). Characterization of small-scale net fisheries off the coast of Guyana. PLoS ONE 19(6): e0306332. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306332
Shiwdas, A., Lakenarine, R. & Seecharran, D. (2023). Abundance and Behavior of Migratory Birds in a Mangrove and Salt Marsh Ecosystem in Guyana, South America. Proc Zool Soc. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12595-023-00485-2
Alfred, S., Ram, M., Lakenarine, R., Hemraj, D. & Maharaj, G. (2022). Occurrence and types of microdebris in commercial fish species of Guyana, South America. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114021

Grants/fellowships/ Awards

College of Arts, Sciences and Education Dean’s Distinguished Doctoral Fellowship (2023), Florida International University

Faculty of Natural Sciences – University of Guyana, Dean’s Publication Award (2021).

Best Student Paper Presentation Award- Latin America and Caribbean Congress for

Conservation Biology (2018), University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.

UG-UF-WWF Building Human Capacity for Natural Resource Management in Guyana: 750 USD, (2018) Impacts of Climate Change on Farmers and their Adaptive Strategies along the Essequibo Coast, Guyana.