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Professor Stephen Garnett is globally recognized as an expert in three areas - on conservation management, particularly threatened species; on the importance of the equitable involvement of Indigenous Peoples to conservation; and on the governance of taxonomic lists. In the field of conservation management he has, among other work, reviewed the extinction risk of all Australian birds every decade since 1990, each time producing action plans that have helped set the national agenda. His work with Indigenous Peoples is built on his leadership of a team that created the first global map of Indigenous Peoples lands. In the field of taxonomy, he has made substantial contributions to the development of guidelines for transparent and collaborative governance of taxonomic lists, with the aim of ensuring that global taxonomic lists have the highest levels of reliability and accuracy and so are more likely to be adopted by users of taxonomic lists worldwide. He also works at a regional level on various aspects of sustainability including renewable energy and thermal comfort. Professor Garnett has been honoured with several prestigious awards, including a Serventy medal by BirdLife Australia, of which he has been elected as a Fellow, and a Whitley Gold award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to science publication. He has also been appointed by parties to the Convention on Migratory Species as a co-counsellor for birds.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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2019 Rainmaker Readiness: The benefits of improved governance of taxonomic lists
Garnett, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
15/01/20 → 30/04/21
Project: Research
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HOMB: 2019 Rainmaker Readiness - Improving habitat offsets for migratory shorebirds through adaptive wetland management
Garnett, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Campbell, H. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B) & Lilleyman, A. (Chief Investigator C)
1/11/19 → 31/10/21
Project: Research
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2021 Rainmaker Start-up - Estimating the population sizes of Australian birds
Garnett, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Murphy, B. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B)
5/08/21 → 4/06/22
Project: Research
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2021 Rainmaker Start-up grant: Building partnerships to develop culturally appropriate PES mechanisms for Indigenous peoples and local communities"
Sangha, K. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Russell-Smith, J. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Garnett, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Edwards, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Evans, J. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Yates, C. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Banks, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Murphy, B. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/11/21 → 31/01/23
Project: Research
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Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification of Toxic Metals in the Finniss River Food Web
Ely, I. (Student Investigator) & Garnett, S. (Supervisor)
1/07/22 → 21/12/25
Project: Research
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Data analysis and report on Christmas Island Hawk-owl (HO) survey data collected from 8 separate island-wide occupancy surveys conducted between 2006 and 2019
Garnett, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Murphy, B. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B)
13/05/22 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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DP230102933 Improving the Governance of Species Lists
Garnett, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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An actor-centered, scalable land system typology for addressing biodiversity loss in the world's tropical dry woodlands
Pratzer, M., Meyfroidt, P., Antongiovanni, M., Aragon, R., Baldi, G., Czaplicki Cabezas, S., de la Vega-Leinert, C. A., Dhyani, S., Diepart, J. C., Fernandez, P. D., Garnett, S. T., Gavier Pizarro, G. I., Kalam, T., Koulgi, P., le Polain de Waroux, Y., Marinaro, S., Mastrangelo, M., Mueller, D., Mueller, R. & Murali, R. & 17 others, , May 2024, In: Global Environmental Change. 86, p. 1-14 14 p., 102849.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing good governance principles of renewable energy megaprojects
Zander, K. K., Nepal, R. & Garnett, S. T., 20 Oct 2024, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 477, p. 1-10 10 p., 143848.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Australian threatened birds for which the risk of extinction declined between 1990 and 2020
Garnett, S. T., Barry Baker, G., Berryman, A. J., Carlile, N., Ely, I., Geyle, H. M., Legge, S. M., Rumpff, L., Zander, K. K. & Woinarski, J. C. Z., 2024, In: Emu. 124, 1, p. 68-82 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biological characteristics of Australian threatened birds
Olah, G., Heinsohn, R., Berryman, A. J., Legge, S. M., Radford, J. Q. & Garnett, S. T., 2024, In: Emu. 124, 1, p. 83-92 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biological invasions on Indigenous peoples’ lands
Seebens, H., Niamir, A., Essl, F., Garnett, S. T., Kumagai, J. A., Molnár, Z., Saeedi, H. & Meyerson, L. A., Jun 2024, In: Nature Sustainability. 7, 6, p. 737–746 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Book Review: Amazing Annoying Birds – Living with Australian Brush-turkeys by Ann Göth
Garnett, S., 2024, In: Australian Field Ornithology. 41, p. 25-25 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
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Building a future for our birds: What we are doing right, and wrong
Woinarski, J. C. Z., Legge, S. & Garnett, S., 15 Feb 2024, Australian Geographic.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Open Access
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RRS Claim: Publication in Q1 SJR: Garnett, S.: IUCN captive management guidelines support ex situ conservation...
Garnett, S. (Participant)
Mar 2021Activity: Other activities › Researcher Recognition Scheme [ORI use only]
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RRS Claim: The Conversation: Garnett, S.: We name the 26 Australian frogs
Garnett, S. (Participant)
19 Aug 2021Activity: Other activities › Researcher Recognition Scheme [ORI use only]
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RRS Claim: Publication in Q1 SJR: Garnett, S.: Butterflies on the brink: identifying the Australian butterflies ...
Garnett, S. (Participant)
Feb 2021Activity: Other activities › Researcher Recognition Scheme [ORI use only]
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RRS Claim - Timely HDR Completion - S Mahood
Garnett, S. (Participant)
29 Oct 2020Activity: Other activities › Researcher Recognition Scheme [ORI use only]
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RRS Claim record: PhD Completion of Simon Peter MAHOOD
Garnett, S. (Participant) & Mahood, S. P. (Participant)
29 Oct 2020Activity: Other activities › Timely and Quality HDR Completion (RRS)