Dr. Philip Gibbons

Biography

Philip Gibbons has 30 years of experience in land management, with half of his career working for state governments in Victoria and New South Wales as a park ranger, firefighter, and forest ecologist. He completed his PhD in 1999 and has played key roles in the development of codes of practice for harvesting timber in native forests, native vegetation laws, biodiversity offsets policy, and protected area management related to the reduction of house loss due to bushfires. He is currently a Professor at the Fenner School of Environment and Society at The Australian National University, where he teaches courses related to biodiversity conservation. His research focuses on the management of native vegetation, particularly in improving environmental impact assessments, environmental offset policies, and managing landscapes to reduce losses from wildfires while promoting cost-effective ecological restoration in natural urban landscapes. He collaborates closely with Commonwealth and State Governments, non-government agencies, and the private sector to ensure that his research informs the courses he teaches, particularly the Biodiversity Conservation course.

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