Director, ANU WildCountry Research and Policy Hub

Brendan has a PhD in plant ecology from The Australian National University. He has worked as a research scientist with the CSIRO and the Canadian Forest Service.

Professional Activities

Brendan is member of the IUCN Council in his role as a regional councillor for Oceania. He is also a member of the Earth Charter International Council; the Cape York Region Scientific and Cultural Advisory Committee; and the advisor committee of the TRIN CERF Hub. He co-convenes the first year course "The Blue Planet: an introduction to Earth System science" and convenes the graduate course "Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation".

Academic Highlights

Brendan spent the first half of 2008 on sabbatical in the USA with the Center for Humans and Nature. Amongst other things, he gave an invited presentation at a climate change symposium organised by the Chicago Botanic Gardens, and convened a symposium at an international conference on biological and cultural diversity hosted by the American Museum of Natural History.

Selected Publications

Mackey, G.B., Watson, J.E.M. and Hope, G. (2008) Climate change, biodiversity conservation, and the role of protected areas: an Australian perspective. Biodiversity 9:11-18.

Mackey, B. Berry S & Brown T. (2008) Reconciling approaches to biogeographic regionalization: a systematic and generic framework examined with a case study of the Australian continent. Journal of Biogeography. 35: 213-229

Mackey, B., Keith, H., Berry, S. and Lndenmayer D.B. (2008). Green Carbon: the role of natural forests in carbon storage. Part 1. A green carbon account of the eucalypt forests of south east Australia. ANU E Press, Canberra.

Shearman, P.L., Bryan, J.E., Ash, J., Hunnam, P., Mackey, B. and Lokes, B. (2008). The state of the forests of Papua New Guinea. Mapping the extent and condition of forest cover and measuring the drivers of forest change in the period 1972-2002. University of Papua New Guinea.

Mackey B.G, Woinarski J.C.Z.R., Nix H. and Trail B. 2007.The Nature of Northern Australia: its natural values, ecology, and future prospects. ANU Electronic Press, Canberra

Mackey, B.G. 2005. The Earth Charter and ecological integrity - a commitment to life on Earth. In. The Earth Charter in Action. Edited by Peter Corcoran. Published by Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) Publishers, Amsterdam. Pp 63-68,

Mackey B.G., Lindenmayer D.B., Gill A.M., McCarthy A.M. and Lindesay J.A. 2002. Wildlife, fire and future climate: a forest ecosystem analysis. CSIRO Publishing.