Contact details:
HOBART TAS 7001 AUSTRALIA
Biography
Libby is the Research Director for the Living Landscapes Program in CSIRO Environment. She has extensive experience in science and people leadership across broad disciplines. Her background as a systems scientist has enabled her to address issues related to resource supply and security in the forest industry, including climate change impacts and adaptation, and to apply this knowledge to promote environmentally sustainable land management including through natural capital assessment and accounting.
Professional Areas
Current Roles
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Research Director
Living Landscapes
Academic Qualifications
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1997
PhD
University of Tasmania -
1993
MSc
University of Tasmania -
1984
BSc
Australian National University
Achievements and Awards
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2018-2018
Editor-in-chief, forest ecology and management
Forestry journal -
2018-now
Section Editor Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration
Current Forestry Reports -
2017-2021
Editorial Board
Australian Forestry -
2016-now
Greening Australia Alumni
Greening Australia -
2014 -Now
member Forest and Forest Products Committee
Dept Agriculture Water and Environment -
2012-2019
Editorial Board
Forestry: an Internatinal Journal -
2011-2011
Gottstein Travelling Fellowship to examine alternatives to Free Air CO2 experiments for determining tree responses to rising atmospheric CO2 involving travel to New Zealand and the US
Gottstein Trust
Grants
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2017-2020
Increasing farm gate profits: the role of natural capital accounts. Funded by DAWR through Rural Research for Profits funding scheme
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2017-2018
Valuing trust and social licence in the primary sectors. lead agency SCION
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2017-2020
Is natural selection sufficient for adaptation of plant populations to climate change? Postdoctoral fellowship, Research Plus
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2011-2014
Adaptation strategies to manage risk in Australia's plantations
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2014-2018
SIEF Forests for the Future
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2013-2016
Clear polymer film and revegetation outcomes
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2011-2011
Climate change and South Australia's plantations: impacts, risks and options for adaptation
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2010-2012
Predicting mortality in Australia’s forests: building capacity to adapt to future climates
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2009-2010
Forest industries climate change adaptation: from policy to practice
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2009-2009
Alternative approaches for determining photosynthetic responses of Australian forest species to elevated CO2
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2007-2009
Predicting NPP of temperate forest systems: uncertainty associated with climate change and pest attack
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2006-2008
Climate change and Australia’s plantation estate: pest impacts on carbon stores
Community and Corporate Citizenship
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2016-now
Alumni member, Greening Australia