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DR JOHN PETHERAM



Contact Details

Organization: Forest and Ecosystem Science
Position: Honorary (Senior Fellow)
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Homepage: http://ariel.unimelb.edu.au/%7Ejohneth/
Work: 53214101
Mobile: 0409 809 806
Fax: 53214194
Room: 98
Level: 01
Building: Unimelb Office/Labs
Campus: ILFR - Creswick

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Social aspects of land and natural resources Agriculture, forests, community, extension, participatory management Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe, Kenya

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science - Agriculture University of Natal 31-Dec-1965
Adult Education University of Rhodesia 31-Dec-1973
Master of Science Wales 31-Dec-1976
Doctor of Philosophy New England 31-Dec-1987

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Revision of book: Plants of the Kimberley Region of Western Australia Chief Investigator MEAT & LIVESTOCK AUST LTD MLA Out of Session/Special Funding 01/01/2003
Social, environmental and economic sustainability in the context of Melanesian mining projects Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL,
LIHIR MANAGEMENT CO		 Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) 01/01/2004

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Biodiversity conservation: Officials' perceptions and discord with community forest management in Nepal
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Forestry Chronicle
    Volume: 81
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 387-391
    Publisher: Canadian Institute of Forestry
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • A community-university-GIS partnership for weed mapping
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Agricultural Research and Extension Network
    Volume: July 2004
    Issue: 50
    Page numbers: 9
    Publisher: Overseas Developmewnt Institute(London)
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  • Cardamon cultivation and forest biodiversity in Northwest Vietnam
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Agricultural Research and Extension Network
    Volume: July 2004
    Issue: 50
    Page numbers: 10
    Publisher: Overseas Developmewnt Institute(London)
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  • Collaborative Forest Management: A Review
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Australian Forestry
    Volume: 67
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 138-147
    Publisher: Institute of Foresters of Australia
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  • Concepts and perceptions of biodiversity in community forestry in Nepal
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Small-Scale Forest Economics, Management and Policy
    Volume: 3
    Page numbers: 401-410
    Publisher: Univerity of Queensland
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Biodiversity in Community Forestry - Perceptions and Attitudes in Nepal
    Year: 2004
    Event name: International Symposium: Human Dimensions of Family, Farm and Community Forestry, Proceedings MISC0000
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of 2004 International Symposium: Human Dimensions of Family, Farm and Community Forestry
    Page numbers: 187-191
    Publisher: International Union of Forest Research Organisation Research Group3.08 Small s(Pullman)
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  • From engaging the public - to supporting citizens in collaborative partnerships. Insights for extension from community forestry
    Year: 2004
    Event name: Extending extension beyond the traditional boundaries, methods and ways of thinking
    Conference Publication: Extending extension beyond the traditional boundaries, methods and ways of thinking
    Page numbers: 1-14
    Publisher: Australasia Pacific Extension Network(Hobart)
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  • Weed mapping: a GIS application in Victoria, Australia
    Year: 2004
    Event name: MapAsia 2004
    Conference Publication: MapAsia 2004 conference
    Page numbers: 174, 1-6
    Publisher: MapAsia 2004 conference(Beijing)
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Reports

  • Proceedings of the community forestry forum
    Year: 2004
    Publisher: Institute of Land and Food Resources, The University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2003

Books

  • Plants of the Kimberley Region of Western Australia
    Year: 2003
    Publisher: University of Western Australia Press(Crawley)
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Journal Articles

  • Bush-fallow gardening systems: Lihir Islands, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Agricultural Research and Extension Network
    Volume: 47
    Page numbers: 13-13
    Publisher: Overseas Developmewnt Institute(London)
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  • Public response to plantation forestry on farms in south-western Victoria
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Australian Forestry
    Volume: 66
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 93-99
    Publisher: Institute of Foresters of Australia
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Description in farming systems research- bush-fallow-gardening, Lihir Islands, PNG
    Year: 2003
    Event name: First International Conference of Australian Farming Systems Association
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of 1st International Conference of Australian Farming Systems Association
    Page numbers: 1-9
    Publisher: Australian Farming Systems Association(Toowoomba)
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  • From engaging the public to supporting citizens in collaborative partnerships. Insights for extension from community forestry
    Year: 2003
    Event name: Extending extension beyond traditional boundaries, methods and ways of thinking
    Conference Publication: Extending extension beyond traditional boundaries, methods and ways of thinking
    Page numbers: 1-11
    Publisher: Australasia-Pacific Extension Network(Wodonga)
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Publications in 2002

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Dairy farm employment - a vital link in the supply chain
    Year: 2002
    Event name: Facing the challenges of the supply chain in 2010
    Conference Publication: Conference Proceedings
    Page numbers: 113 - 118
    Publisher: The University of Melbourne Institute of Land & Food Resources Dookie (Shepparton)
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Reports

  • Collaborative Forest Management - A Review
    Year: 2002
    Customer: Steering Group, Community Forest Management - Minister for Conservation and Environment, Wombat Forest, Vic.
    Publisher: Institute of Land and Food Resources, The University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Blue gums and rapid rural change - issues for regional planning
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Agricultural Science
    Volume: 14
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 35-38
    Publisher: Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology(Melbourne)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Dairy farm employment relationships and the challenge to the 'work' of extension
    Year: 2001
    Event name: APEN 2001 International Conference: Exploring beyond the boundaries of extension and paving the way for a positive futur for regional communities
    Conference Publication: Exploring beyond the boundaries of extension and paving the way for a positive future for regional communities.
    Page numbers: 181-190
    Publisher: Australasia-Pacific Extension Network(Toowoomba)
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  • Extension for community forestry development in the Midhills zone of Nepal
    Year: 2001
    Event name: International Union of Forestry Research Organisations, Extension Working Party Symposium
    Conference Publication: Assisting forest owners, farmers and stakeholder decision-making.
    Page numbers: 369-379
    Publisher: International Union of Forest Research Organisation(Melbourne)
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  • Farmers as trainers - co-learning from participatory R&D in West Timor
    Year: 2001
    Event name: 8th Regional SEAAFSR-E Conference
    Conference Publication: In challenges to the farming systems approach - Past, present and future
    Page numbers: 201-207
    Publisher: South East African Association for Farming systems Research-Extension(Nairobi)
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  • Preconditions for spontaneous agroforestry in hilly regions of Vietnam - implications for extension
    Year: 2001
    Event name: International Union of Forestry Research Organisations, Extension Working Party Symposium
    Conference Publication: Assisting forest owners, farmers and stakeholder decision-making
    Page numbers: 459-472
    Publisher: International Union of Forest Research Organisation(Melbourne)
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  • Trials on farms, and particularly "adaptation trials".
    Year: 2001
    Event name: International Union of Forestry Research Organisations Extension Working Party symposium
    Conference Publication: Forestry Extension - Assisting forest owner, farmer and stakeholder in decision making
    Page numbers: 345-351
    Publisher: International Union of Forest Research Organisation(Melbourne)
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