Dr Libby Pinkard

https://people.csiro.au/P/L/Libby-Pinkard

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HOBART TAS 7001 AUSTRALIA

Biography

Dr Libby Pinkard is the Science Lead for Biodiversity and Nature in CSIRO Environment, and leads research directed at environmentally sustainable land management spanning a range of science, policy and technical domains. She is a recognised leader in forest science with expertise in climate change adaptation. Her background as a systems scientist has enabled her to address issues related to resource supply and security in landscapes, using approaches such as natural capital assessment and accounting. A key priority of the portfolio she leads relates to providing practical solutions, guidance materials and tools to improve management outcomes for nature, that help to embed and account for nature in business and government practices and acknowledge the risks of not managing nature appropriately.

Professional Areas

Current Roles

Science Lead biodiversity and nature
Living Landscapes

Academic Qualifications

1997

PhD
University of Tasmania
1993

MSc
University of Tasmania
1984

BSc
Australian National University

Professional Experiences

2020-2025

Research Director, Living Landscapes Program
CSIRO Environment
2006-present

Principal Senior Research Scientist
CSIRO
2003-2006

Postdoctoral fellow
University of Tasmania
1998-2003

Research Scientist
Forestry Tasmania

Achievements and Awards

2018-2023

Editor-in-chief, forest ecology and management
Forestry journal
2018-2024

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

2017-2020

Increasing farm gate profits: the role of natural capital accounts. Funded by DAWR through Rural Research for Profits funding scheme
2017-2018

Valuing trust and social licence in the primary sectors. lead agency SCION
2017-2020

Is natural selection sufficient for adaptation of plant populations to climate change? Postdoctoral fellowship, Research Plus
2011-2014

Adaptation strategies to manage risk in Australia's plantations
2014-2018

SIEF Forests for the Future
2013-2016

Clear polymer film and revegetation outcomes
2011-2011

Climate change and South Australia's plantations: impacts, risks and options for adaptation
2010-2012

Predicting mortality in Australia’s forests: building capacity to adapt to future climates
2009-2010

Forest industries climate change adaptation: from policy to practice
2009-2009

Alternative approaches for determining photosynthetic responses of Australian forest species to elevated CO2
2007-2009

Predicting NPP of temperate forest systems: uncertainty associated with climate change and pest attack
2006-2008

Climate change and Australia’s plantation estate: pest impacts on carbon stores

Community and Corporate Citizenship

2016-now

Alumni member, Greening Australia