Special Commendation

Professor Stephen Garnett

Stephen Garnett is Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods at Charles Darwin University. He is recognised nationally and internationally for research on conservation management, particularly of threatened species, and is one of the leaders of the National Environment Science Programme’s Threatened Species Recovery Hub.

Stephen is a Serventy Medallist, Elected Fellow of BirdLife Australia and Elected Co-counsellor for Birds with the Convention on Migratory Species. These accolades are in recognition of his significant contributions to the promotion of research and conservation of birds, threatened and migratory species in particular, in the Australasian region. He has an extensive publication record, having written about 200 scientific papers and 50 book chapters, and has written or edited about 20 books.

Stephen co-authored and co-edited the 1992, 2000, 2010 and 2020 editions of the Action Plan of Australian Birds, all of which have received Whitley Awards. These plans have prioritised the directions and funding for Australian threatened bird research, conservation and management for the last 30 or more years. He is among the first group of zoologists to examine comprehensively the impacts of climate change on Australian birds and to develop a climate change adaptation plan.

Other books written or co-written by Stephen have dealt with ecology and conservation of birds, crocodiles and marine turtles in the Australian tropics, and sustainable environmental management of northern Australia. He has also sat on the editorial boards of several major ecological and conservation journals.

All these attributes qualify Stephen Garnett as an outstanding recipient of the Whitley’s Special Commendation for 2022.

Commendations

	Whitley Medal Australian Deserts: Ecology and Landscapes Steve Morton CSIRO Publishing
	Children's Natural History Australia's Incredible Insects Jessa Thurman Australian Geographic
	Children's Conservation Awareness One Potoroo: A Story of Survival Penny Jaye and Alicia Rogerson (Illustrator) CSIRO Publishing
	Children’s Investigative Zoology Poo, Spew and Other Gross Things Animals Do! Nicole Gill, Romane Cristescu and Rachel Tribout (Artist) CSIRO Publishing
	Cultural Zoology for Children Walking in Gagudju Country: Exploring the Monsoon Forest Diane Lucas, Ben Tyler and Emma Long (Illustrator) Allen & Unwin
	Best Children’s Book Great White Shark Claire Saxby and Cindy Lane (Illustrator) Walker Books Australia
	Historical Zoology Feather and Brush: A History of Australian Bird Art Penny Olsen CSIRO Publishing
	Illustrated Zoology Extinct: Artistic Impressions of Our Lost Wildlife Benjamin Gray CSIRO Publishing
	Invasive Species Zoology The Ferals that Ate Australia Guy Hull Harper Collins Publishers
	Natural History Platypus Matters: The Extraordinary Story of Australian Mammals Jack Ashby Harper Collins Publishers
	Regional Natural History Eungella: Land of Clouds Eds. Bronwyn Mitchell and Ruth Ridgway Queensland Museum
	Wildlife Photography David Hollands' Birds of Prey of Australia David Hollands Bloomings Books
	Zoology Field Guide Photographic Field Guide to Australian Frogs Mark G. Sanders CSIRO Publishing
	Highly Commended The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2020 Eds. Stephen Garnett, G Barry Baker CSIRO Publishing