Jerome Klaas Vanclay is an Australian academic. He is currently a Professor for Sustainable Forestry at

Southern Cross University Southern Cross University (SCU) is an Australian public university, with campuses at Lismore and Coffs Harbour in northern New South Wales, and at Coolangatta, the most southern suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland. It is ranked in the top ...

(SCU), and a coordinator in ''IUFRO''.

Career

Jerry Vanclay is currently the Professor of Sustainable Forestry in the School of Environment, Science and Engineering at

and served as and Dean of Science and Head of School for 11 years. Vanclay received a doctorate (D.Sc.For.) from the

University of Queensland , mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work , established = , endowment = A$224.3 million , budget = A$2.1 billion , type = Public research university , chancellor = Peter Varghese , vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry , city = B ...

in 1992. Before joining SCU, Vanclay was Principal Scientist with the

Center for International Forestry Research The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) is a non-profit scientific research organization that conducts research on the use and management of forests with a focus on tropical forests in developing countries. CIFOR, which merged wit ...

(CIFOR), and Professor of Tropical Forestry at the

Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University ( da, Kongelige Veterinær- og Landbohøjskole, abbr. KVL) was a veterinary and agricultural science university in Denmark. It was founded in 1856 and operated until 2007, when it became a part of t ...

Copenhagen, Denmark Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

. He leads SCU's research program in decision support systems for forest management (including growth modelling and yield prediction) and teaches Forest Management. He is a member of the Southern Cross Group and chaired (2004–09) the ''Expert Independent Advisory Panel'' to the ''Minister of the Sustainability and Environment'' in

Victoria (Australia) Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in ...

Awards

Vanclay was awarded the

Queen's Award for Forestry The Queen's Award for Forestry is awarded by Queen Elizabeth II to recognise outstanding contributions to forestry by a Commonwealth citizen nominated by the Commonwealth Forestry Association. The award recognises achievements and supports future w ...

in 1997, and the

IUFRO The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) (french: Union Internationale des Instituts de Recherches Forestières, german: Internationaler Verband Forstlicher Forschungsanstalten, es, Unión Internacional de Institutos de ...

Scientific Achievement Award in 2010. He is a fellow of the

Royal Society of New South Wales The Royal Society of New South Wales is a learned society based in Sydney, Australia. The Governor of New South Wales is the vice-regal patron of the Society. The Society was established as the Philosophical Society of Australasia on 27 June ...

Publications

His research interests focus on information systems for forestry and land use management. He has written over 350 publications, at least 130 of which appear in refereed journals. He wrote the definitive text on forest growth modelling, ''Modelling Forest Growth and Yield'', and serves on the editorial boards of several journals including ''Small-scale Forestry'' and ''Forest Biometry, Modelling and Information Sciences''. His most recent book ''Realizing Community Futures'' deals with participatory modelling to resolve natural resource conflicts.

References

External links

Jerome Vanclay bio at SCUJerome Vanclay's publicationsSustainable forestry at SCU
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