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Professor John Woinarski works in the Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, specialising in conservation biology. He has authored about 10 books and 300 scientific articles and book chapters, and is a Deputy Director of the Threatened Species Recovery Hub of the National Environmental Science Program. Recognition for his work includes the Eureka Prize for Biodiversity Research, the NT Chief Minister’s Research and Innovation Award, the Serventy Medal (for lifetime contribution to Australian ornithology) and the Society for Conservation Biology’s Distinguished Service Award. He has been a member of many government policy and management committees. John is employed part-time and currently lives in Melbourne.
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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Developing a cross-cultural approach for the description and conservation of an undescribed mammal species from the Kimberley region of Western Australia
Potter, L. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Woinarski, J. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Murphy, B. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
4/03/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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DP250104149 How safe are island havens for biodiversity?
Banks, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Murphy, B. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Cremona, T. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Woinarski, J. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Legge, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Smith, B. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Whitehead, C. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Kutt, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/01/25 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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LP170101134 Integrating fire and predator management to conserve threatened species
Wintle, B. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Driscoll, D. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Woinarski, J. (Chief Investigator C) & York, A. (Chief Investigator D)
20/05/19 → 19/05/22
Project: Research
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RIEL220SM NESP TSR Project 6.2 Indigenous Engagement
Garnett, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Woinarski, J. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B)
18/12/14 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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Species Traits and Susceptibility
Legge, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Garnett, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Woinarski, J. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Marsh, J. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Gallagher, R. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Ramsey, R. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
15/04/24 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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UQ NESP Threatened Species Recovery (TSR)
Garnett, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Woinarski, J. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Zander, K. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Murphy, B. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
18/12/14 → 30/12/21
Project: Research
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A-Islands: A Vascular Plant Dataset for Biodiversity Research and Species Monitoring on Australian Continental Islands
Schrader, J., Coleman, D., Abbott, I., Bryant, S., Buckley, R., Crayn, D. M., Gallagher, R. V., Harris, S., Heatwole, H., Jackes, B., Kreft, H., Mills, K., Kirkpatrick, J., Latz, P. K., Neldner, J., Sattler, C., Visoiu, M., Wenk, E. H., Woinarski, J. C. Z. & Worboys, S. & 3 others, , 1 Mar 2025, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 36, 2, p. 1-8 8 p., e70019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Factors affecting the detection probability of a critically endangered flying-fox: Consequences for monitoring and conservation
Dorrestein, A., Rust, H. P. R., Macgregor, N. A., Tiernan, B., Jankowski, A., Woinarski, J. C. Z., James, D. J., Flakus, S., Schulz, M., Pahor, S., Mann, A., Desmond, B. & Welbergen, J. A., 17 Apr 2025, In: Wildlife Research. 52, 5, p. 1-16 16 p., WR24030.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Half of the habitat of Australia's highly imperilled narrow-range species is outside protected areas
Ward, M., Maron, M., Simmonds, J. S., Lintermans, M., Whiterod, N. S., Chapple, D. G., Possingham, H. P., Legge, S. M., Gallagher, R. V., Wintle, B. A., Vine, S., Ashman, K., Hoskin, C. J., Garnett, S. T., Woinarski, J. C. Z., Scheele, B. C., Loane, C., Fitzsimons, J. A., Stewart, R. R. & Tulloch, A. I. T. & 10 others, , 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Biological Conservation. p. 1-11 11 p., 111195.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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No More Extinctions: Recovering Australia's Biodiversity
Woinarski, J. C. Z., Garnett, S. T. & Legge, S. M., 18 Feb 2025, In: Annual Review of Animal Biosciences. 13, 1, p. 507-528 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Policy decisions matter: Cessation of logging benefits 34 threatened species in Victoria, Australia
Ashman, K. R., Ward, M., Dickman, C. R., Harley, D., Valentine, L., Woinarski, J., Marsh, J. R., Jolly, C. J., Driscoll, D. A., Bowd, E., Watchorn, D. J., Clemann, N. & Lindenmayer, D. B., Mar 2025, In: PLoS One. 20, 3 March, p. 1-13 13 p., e0319531.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The cost of recovering Australia’s threatened species
Reside, A. E., Carwardine, J., Ward, M., Yong, C., Venegas Li, R., Rogers, A., Wintle, B. A., Silcock, J., Woinarski, J., Lintermans, M., Taylor, G., Pintor, A. F. V. & Watson, J. E. M., Mar 2025, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 9, 3, p. 425-435 11 p., e12682.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The estimated cost of preventing extinction and progressing recovery for Australia's priority threatened species
Ward, M., Possingham, H. P., Wintle, B. A., Woinarski, J. C. Z., Marsh, J. R., Chapple, D. G., Lintermans, M., Scheele, B. C., Whiterod, N. S., Hoskin, C. J., Aska, B., Yong, C., Tulloch, A., Stewart, R. & Watson, J. E. M., 11 Feb 2025, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 122, 6, p. 1-10 10 p., e2414985122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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