Professor Dr. John Mccarthy

Biography

John McCarthy is an Associate Professor at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University. He holds a B.Sc from the University of Melbourne, a B.A. Hons from Monash University, and a PhD from Murdoch University. His research interests are focused on agricultural policy, food security, agrarian change, land tenure, and social capital. He also engages in topics concerning environmental management, forest management, biodiversity conservation, climate change, and resource conflicts. McCarthy's work addresses natural resource governance within developing contexts and includes student supervision and collaboration in academic projects. He has a significant number of publications and active projects related to understanding the impacts of COVID-19 on food security and improving community fire management in Indonesia. McCarthy's contributions to these areas emphasize the importance of policy in managing natural resources effectively and sustainably.

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