Jerome K Vanclay Trusted member Professor Southern Cross University European Forest Institute Mediterranean Office (EFIMED)

Biography & Interests

Jerry is Professor for Sustainable Forestry, Dean of Science, and Head of the School of Environment, Science and Engineering at Southern Cross University (SCU). He was previously Principal Scientist with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), and Professor of Tropical Forestry at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL) in Copenhagen, Denmark. Jerry received a higher doctorate (D.Sc.For.) from the University of Queensland in 1992, received the Queen's Award for Forestry in 1997, and the IUFRO Scientific Achievement Award in 2010. Jerry leads SCU's research in forest management and has taught the undergraduate units FOR00109 Forest Modelling and Management and FOR00110 Natural Resource Policy. His research interests focus on information systems and conflict resolution for forest and land use management. He chaired the Expert Independent Advisory Panel to the Minister for the Environment in Victoria (2003-09), is a member of the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication, and is a director of the Water and Carbon Group. Jerry has written over 350 publications, with more than 150 in refereed journals. He wrote the definitive text on forest growth modelling, Modelling Forest Growth and Yield. He also co-authored Realizing Community Futures, a guide to the use of participatory modelling for better environmental outcomes. He has written several myth-busting papers on private native forestry, on faunal richness, and on timber harvesting. Recent research includes mixed species plantings, competition indices, and participatory modelling.