Dr Peter Brown
Research Scientist
Contact details:
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GPO BOX 1700
CANBERRA ACT 2601 AUSTRALIA
Biography
With a strong background in ecology of vertebrate pests in agricultural systems, Dr Peter Brown is working to strengthen natural resource management decisions in Australia and south-east Asia through participatory engagement with rural communities. Dr Brown joined CSIRO in 1993 as a technical officer servicing field projects to manage mouse plagues in Australia. Since then he has led research projects working with farmers to develop ecologically based rodent management strategies in Australia and expanding into south-east Asia (particularly Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar and Laos). Key elements were linking biological and ecological knowledge into decision frameworks, understanding damage thresholds and capacity building of local staff. In 2006 Dr Brown diversified his interests into examining the potential impact of climate change on Australia's biodiversity. He then went on to explore various aspects of adaptive capacity of Australia's rural households and develop engagement strategies for rural communities to examine their own adaptive capacity, economic sustainability and social well-being. More recently, he has focussed on working with farmers in Australia and Southeast Asia in looking at what might constrain or enable farmers to improve natural resource management decisions and outcomes and to better manage for climate change in the future. Common across all his work, has been working as an ecologist to engage with rural communities to examine issues in agricultural systems and working closely with economists and sociologists. Researcher ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/G-2690-2010
Professional Areas
- Adaptive capacity of farmers to deal with change
- Participatory engagement with farmers
- Pest abundance and crop damage interactions
- Population modelling
- Population ecology of small mammals
- Management of rodent pests
- 2005 - present: Conference Organising Committee, International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management
- 2011 - present: Associate Editor for Wildlife Research
- 2014 Session Chair for 5th ICRBM conference, China
- 2010 Session Chair for 4th ICRBM conference, South Africa
- 2009 Invited paper, 10th International Mammal Congress, Argentina
- 2009 Invited paper, 10th INTECOL Congress, Brisbane
- 2006 Plenary paper, 3rd ICRBM, Vietnam
Current Roles
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Climate Change affecting Land Use in the Mekong Delta: Adaptation of Rice-based Cropping Systems (ACIAR)
Academic Qualifications
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1988
BAppSc (CCAE) ecology and natural resources
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1993
MAppSc (UC) resourse management
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2005
PhD (UNSW) behavioural and population ecology of small mammals
Achievements and Awards
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1997
Chief's Award for Scientific Achievement and Impact (Team Award)
CSIRO -
1999
Chief's Award for Scientific Achievement by a young scientist (Individual)
CSIRO -
2002
Award for Excellence in Partnership
CSIRO -
2009
Team Award for excellence in converting rigerous science to agricultural and NRM policy advice for State and Federal Governments
CSIRO -
2009
Award for work on the implications of climate change for Australia's National Reserve System
CSIRO