Dr Leah Talbot
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Biography
Dr Leah Talbot was supported by CSIRO to undertake her PhD, in the area of investigating conservation and Indigenous governance, knowledge, rights and interests in Protected Areas, in Australia and in Sweden. Leah has experience in conservation and environmental management, high level Indigenous negotiations and developing collaborative Indigenous research methodologies, participative planning with Indigenous communities. She also has experience in International forums particularly in environment policy, community engagement and Indigenous involvement. Her employment history incorporates extensive time working with Indigenous community organisations in the areas of native title, cultural heritage, protection of significant cultural sites, oral and community history, and natural and cultural resource management. Generally, her interests have always included social justice issues, Indigenous peoples rights and responsibilities, environmental issues, protection of cultural and natural resources, and finding ways and methods to develop a better future for our planet and people. Leah is also a Board Director with the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. Leah also has a Masters of Science (with the thesis topic Indigenous Land Management Techniques Thesis) and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences. Leah has spent time living in Costa Rica, and has travelled extensively throughout South America and other parts of the world. Leah is also an Aboriginal descendant of the Kuku Yalanji People, Indigenous people from Far North Queensland, Australia.
Professional Areas
- 2017 Plenary Speaker - EcoTAS17 Ecological Society of Australia
- 2017 Ministerial appointment - Indigenous Advisory Committee Member to Minister for Environment and Energy
- 2017 Ministerial appointment - Queensland Government Climate Advisory Council Member
- 2017 Indigenous Reef Advisory Committee Member - Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
- 2012 Ministerial appointment - Wet Tropics Management Authority - Board Member
- 2008-2013 Ministerial appointment – Cape York Peninsula Regional Advisory Committee (CYPRAC – under the Cape York Peninsula Heritage Act 2007)
- 2005 Member of the International Committee of the Cultural and Conservation (CEESP) Working Group – IUCN
- 2005 Member of the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), IUCN
- environmental policy
- Indigenous research methodologies
- community engagement
- participatory planning
- native title and cultural heritage management
- Indigenous land management techniques
Fields of Research
Academic Qualifications
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2018
PhD
James Cook University -
2015
Professional Certificate - Indigenous Research Methodolgies - First Class Honours
Melbourne University -
2005
Masters of Science
James Cook University -
1996
Bachelor of Science in Australian Environment Science
Griffith University
Professional Experiences
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2003-2013
Program Officer
Australian Conservation Foundation -
1999-2001
Native Title Program Officer
Brisbane City Council -
1998-1998
Research Officer
Department of Families, Youth and Community -
1997-1998
Native Title Research Officer
Goolburri Aboriginal Corporation Land Council -
1995-1997
Native Title Research Officer
FAIRA Aboriginal Corporation
Achievements and Awards
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2002-2005
Scholarship holder
Rainforest Co-operative Research Centre