Biodiversity conservation research: Australia's priorities
Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council and Biological Diversity Advisory Committee
Commonwealth of Australia, 2001
ISBN 0 6425 4742 4
Appendix 1: Workshop participants and advisors
The Biological Diversity Advisory Council held a high level National Biodiversity Research Priorities Strategic Planning Workshop on 10 April 2000 to obtain advice from experts in a range of biodiversity conservation fields including ecology, taxonomy, land and marine area management, research and development, informatics and economics. Advice and comment on national biodiversity research priorities was received from the workshop participants and report advisors named below.
The views expressed in the June 2000 discussion paper, Biodiversity Research: Australia's Priorities, were those of the Biological Diversity Advisory Council and not necessarily the views of the workshop participants and advisors.
| Dr Colin Adrian Executive Director, Conservator of Flora and Fauna Environment ACT |
Dr Richard Marchant Senior Curator, Environment Program Team Victoria Museum, Vic |
| Cr Mike Berwick* Mayor, Douglas Shire Council, Qld |
Mr Norm McKenzie Principal Research Scientist, Woodvale Research Division Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM), WA |
| Dr Jeremy Burdon Chief Research Scientist Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, ACT |
Prof. Henry Nix Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies (CRES) Australian National University, ACT |
| Mr Andrew Campbell Executive Director, Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation (LWRRDC), ACT |
Dr Bill Phillips Interim Director, Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) Environment Australia, ACT |
| Mr Colin Creighton Executive Director National Land and Water Resources Audit (NLWRA), ACT |
Ms Belinda Robinson Assistant Secretary, Natural Heritage Trust and Biodiversity Policy Branch, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia, ACT |
| Mr Jim Croft Program Leader, Network and Information Systems Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, ACT |
Mr Paul Ryan Bushcare Facilitator Goulburn-Broken Catchment Management Authority, Vic |
| Dr Elizabeth Evans-Illidge Collection Management and Policy, Marine Biodiversity for Medicine, Industry and the Environment, Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), Qld |
Dr Denis Saunders* Assistant Chief, Wildlife and Ecology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO ), ACT |
| Dr Jim Fortune Investment Manager, Research and Development Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), ACT |
Mr Bruce Rose A/g Director, Indigenous Policy and Coordination Section Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia, ACT |
| Dr Mike Gillings Senior Lecturer, Key Centre for Biodiversity and Bioresources Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW |
Ms Denise True World Wide Fund for Nature – Australia (WWF), WA |
| Dr Jenny Gordon Senior Research Economist Centre for International Economics, ACT |
Dr James Walcott Program Manager, Rural Ecosystems, Bureau of Rural Sciences (BRS) Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry – Australia (AFFA), ACT |
| Dr Bob Inns Manager, Biodiversity Policy and Planning Dept for Environment and Heritage, SA |
Dr Judy West* Director, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, ACT |
| Prof. Peter Kanowski Head, Department of Forestry Australian National University, ACT |
Mr Charles Willcocks Assistant Secretary, Landcare and Natural Heritage Trust Branch Natural Resource Management Policy Division Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia (AFFA), ACT |
| Mr Brian Lawrence Manager, Riverine Program Murray-Darling Basin Commission (MDBC ), ACT |
Dr Howard Wildman* ExGenix Operations Pty Ltd, Vic |
* Members of the Biological Diversity Advisory Council
Comment on drafts of the discussion paper was received from workshop participants (above) and other advisors (below).
| Prof. Andrew Beattie Director, Key Centre for Biodiversity and Bioresources Macquarie University, NSW |
Prof. Hugh Possingham Department of Environmental Science and Management University of Adelaide, SA |
| Prof. Roger Kitching* Australian School of Environmental Studies Griffith University, Qld |
Dr Rosemary Purdie Director, Natural Resources, Evaluation and Communication Murray-Darling Basin Commission, ACT |
| Prof. Sam Lake Biological Science, Monash University, NSW |
Dr Brian Walker Chief, Wildlife and Ecology Division, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO ), ACT |
| Dr Conall O'Connell First Assistant Secretary Marine Group, Environment Australia, ACT |
* Members of the Biological Diversity Advisory Council
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