2025

Forestry Australia with funding from ACIAR and The Crawford Fund  (voluntary position) - Initiate and lead,  in partnership with the Pacific Community,  the development of a Pacific Network of Forestry Professionals.  Conduct consultation workshops in Pacific Island Countries, including Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu and the  Solomon Islands..

Asia Development Bank -  member of Expert Team reviewing the Fiji Forest  Bill  (March-June)

2024

Fiji Pine Ltd - review of plantation silviculure (February) and delivery of training in plantation silviculure (April)

Forestry Australia with funding from ACIAR and The Crawford Fund  (voluntary position) - Initiate and lead,  in partnership with the Pacific Community,  the development of a Pacific Network of Foresrty Professionals.  Conduct consultation workshops in Pacific Island Countries, including Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu and the  Solomon Islands..

Crawford Fund (voluntary positions)- 

1. Conduct training in sandalwood regulations for forest officers and growers in Tonga

2. Mentor for the Head of Forestry Tonga (continued since 2019).

Voluntary position - Mentor to the Chief Forest Practices Officer, Forest Practices Authority Tasmania

Green Basket Limited, Tonga - Independent technical adviser for sandalwood project.

2023

Pacific Community - Forestry Consultant -  Prepare guidelines for the harvesting of senile coconut palms; review future work for the Pacific Cocoa project; contribute to the Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry.

Forestry Australia with funding from ACIAR and The Crawford Fund  (voluntary position) - Initiate and lead, in partnership with the Pacific Community, the development of a Pacific Network for Foresrty Professionals.

Crawford Fund (voluntary position)- Mentor for the Head of Forestry Tonga (continued since 2019).

Voluntary position - Mentor to the Chief Forest Practices Officer, Forest Practices Authority Tasmania

Green Basket Limited, Tonga - Independent technical adviser for sandalwood project.

2022

Pacific Community - Forestry Consultant -  Development of  framework and projects for the Healthy Ecosystems Program of the Land and Resources Division of SPC.

Green Basket Limited, Tonga - Independent Technical Adviser for sandalwood project

2021

Forestry Corporation New South Wales  - Consultant on environmental compliance  framework (January to March 2021)

VicForests, Victoria- Consultant on forest regulation 

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)  - Consultant (Forestry and Tree Resources Management Specialist) for the project: Integrated Land and Agro-ecosystem Management System for Tonga (ILAMS) (February to May 2021).

Pacific Community - Forestry Consultant -  Review of forestry legislation and code of practice for Fiji (January to May 2021).

Pacific Community  and Ministry of Forestry Fiji - Forestry Consultant -  Stakeholder consultations and review of wood processing regulations (September 2021 -)

Crawford Fund - Mentor for the Head of Forestry Tonga (three years from April 2019).

Green Basket Limited, Tonga - Independent Technical Adviser for sandalwood project.

2020

Forestry Corporation New South Wales  - Consultant on environmental compliance  framework (from September 2020)

VicForests, Victoria- Consultant on forest regulation (August 2020- January 2021) 

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)  - Consultant (Forestry and Tree Resources Management Specialist) for the project: Integrated Land and Agro-ecosystem Management System for Tonga (ILAMS) (June to August 2020).

Pacific Community - Forestry Consultant -  Review of forestry legislation and code of practice for Fiji (March - August 2020).

Crawford Fund - Mentor for the Head of Forestry Tonga (three years from April 2019).

Green Basket Limited, Tonga - Independent Technical Adviser.

2019

Asia Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation (APFNet) and the Pacific Community (SPC) - Chief Technical Adviser for the project Capacity Building Towards Effective Implementation of Sustainable Forest Management Practices in Fiji, Tonga and Niue (continuing engagement).

Crawford Fund - Appointed as Mentor for the Head of Forestry Tonga (three years from April 2019).

Green Basket Limited (formerly Sandalwood Tonga Limited) - Independent Technical Adviser (from May 2019)

2018

Lycée Professionnel Agricole de Wallis et Futuna - Consultant for the preparation of a forest policy for Wallis and Futuna (August 2018).

Crawford Fund - Organised and conducted a study program of sustainable forest management practices in Tasmania for 16 forestry officers from five Pacific Island countries (May 2018).

Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources - Independent reviewer for the report on progress with the implementation of the Victorian Regional Forest Agreements (December 2017 - February 2018).

Asia Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation (APFNet) and the Pacific Community (SPC) - Chief Technical Adviser for the project Capacity Building Towards Effective Implementation of Sustainable Forest Management Practices in Fiji, Tonga and Niue (continuing engagement, including two missions to Fiji and one to China).

2017

Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources -Independent reviewer for the report on progress with the implementation of the Victorian Regional Forest Agreements (December 2017 - February 2018).

ASI (Accreditation Services International GmbH) - engaged as Local Technical Expert for an FSC Forest Management audit of two certifying bodies and two forest managers in Victoria, Australia (June 2017).

Asia Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation (APFNet) and the Pacific Community (SPC) - Chief Technical Adviser for the project Capacity Building Towards Effective Implementation of Sustainable Forest Management Practices in Fiji, Tonga and Niue (missions to Fiji (March and July 2017), Niue (July 2017) and Tonga (April and November 2017).

Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources -Independent reviewer for the report on progress with the implementation of the Regional Forest Agreement for the South-West Forest Region of Western Australia (January - April 2017). 

2016

Asia Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation (APFNet) and the Pacific Community (SPC) - Chief Technical Adviser for the project Capacity Building Towards Effective Implementation of Sustainable Forest Management Practices in Fiji, Tonga and Niue (preparation of project reports for Tonga and Niue and missions to Tonga (April and September 2016) and Niue (November 2016).

Sandalwood Tonga Ltd - Engaged to write a forest management plan for the development of a sandalwood plantation on the island of 'Eua, Tonga (October 2016).

Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources -Engaged as the independent reviewer for the report on progress with the implementation of the Regional Forest Agreement for the South-West Forest Region of Western Australia (October 2016).

Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources - Engaged to review and collate assessments relevant to the Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement (April, 2016).

Forest Practices Authority Tasmania - Consultant on forest policy and regulatory matters to the Chief Forest Practices Officer of the FPA

2015

Secretariat of the Pacific Community – Engaged to review draft Pacific Islands National Forestry Inventory Booklets (July 2015)

Head of Forestry Tonga - Adviser on the revision of the forestry legislation in Tonga (throughout 2015)

Asia Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation (APFNet) and Secretariat of the Pacific Community –  Appointed as Chief Technical Adviser for the project Capacity Building Towards Effective Implementation of Sustainable Forest Management Practices in Fiji, Tonga and Niue (inception workshops in Fiji, Tonga and Niue, Sept-Oct 2015).

Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (Tasmania) - Adviser on silviculture and forest regulation to the IUCN/ICOMOS reactive mission on the Tasmanian World Heritage Wilderness Area (Nov 2015).

Forest Practices Authority Tasmania - Engaged as consultant adviser on forest policy and regulation to the A/Chief Forest Practices Officer and Board of the FPA (July 2015 to present)

2014

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Australian Government– Chief Technical Adviser and program leader for the project Promoting sustainable forest management by developing effective systems of forest planning, monitoring and control in Papua New Guinea (part-time to June 2014).  Responsible for reviewing and revising the PNG Logging Code of Practice and conducting workshops and a train-the-trainer program for governmental and industry foresters.

Secretariat of the Pacific Community – Engaged to conduct consultation workshops with stakeholders and to prepare drafting instructions for forest regulations, draft policy and draft implementation strategy for the regulation of sandalwood in Tonga.

2013

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Australian Government– Chief Technical Adviser and program leader for the project Promoting sustainable forest management by developing effective systems of forest planning, monitoring and control in Papua New Guinea (part-time throughout 2013).

Secretariat of the Pacific Community – Engaged to develop a regulatory framework for the harvesting and management of sandalwood in Tonga, from May 2013.

World Bank – Short term consultant as expert member of the Technical Advisory Panel to review a project under the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (Sept- Oct 2013).

2012

Forests NSW – Audit of the forest management and compliance systems for the State forests of NSW, Australia, February and April 2012.

Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Japanese International Cooperation Agency and the Crawford Fund – Engaged to conduct training for the implementation of the code of practice for the sustainable management of the forests and tree resources of Tonga, March 2012.

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Australian Government– Workshop facilitator for international meeting of experts and principal writer for three policy briefs- Reduced Impact Logging:  Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies in the Emerging Forest Carbon Economy, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, May 2012.

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Australian Government– Chief Technical Adviser for the project Promoting sustainable forest management by developing effective systems of forest planning, monitoring and control in Papua New Guinea, part-time from March 2012.

2011

Secretariat of the Pacific Community – Prepared a Forest Management Plan for Niue, conducted stakeholder workshops and prepared a report on the implementation of the plan.

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) – Engaged as organiser for an international meeting of experts on the role of reduced impact logging (RIL) as a component of REDD+ (scheduled for May 2012).

2010

Secretariat of the Pacific Community – Prepared a report on options for the sustainable management of forests and tree resources in Tonga and prepared a draft national Code of Forestry Practice, February 2010 and June 2010.

Forest Practices Authority Tasmania – Organised and hosted a study tour on forest regulation in Tasmania for the Director-General of the Lao PDR Forest Inspection Department and staff.

2009

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) China- Invited to regional workshop of forest managers to present international experience on the protection of environmental values through sound forest management and regulatory systems, Teng Chong, Yunnan, China, November 2009.

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Australian Government– Conducted national workshops on monitoring and evaluation in Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam, March 2009.

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Australian Government – Organised and facilitated a regional workshop on monitoring and evaluation of codes of harvesting practice, involving eight countries from the Asia-Pacific Region, China, June 2009.

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Australian Government – Conducted a national workshop on forest monitoring and evaluation in Papua New Guinea, June 2009.

Secretariat of the Pacific Community – Prepared a draft Code of Harvesting Practice for the ‘Eua forestry plantations (Tonga), February 2009; and conducted consultations on the draft Code, May 2009.

2008

Government of Norway and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) - Mission to Cambodia, China and Viet Nam to review the status of monitoring and evaluation of forest harvesting practices. December, 2008.

World Bank – Presentation on forest management planning to the global video seminar series on Timber Theft Prevention, involving the Philippines, Viet Nam, Lao PDR, Indonesia, Cambodia through satellite links to Washington DC and Hobart, Tasmania, October 2008.

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) - Mission to Myanmar, Vietnam and Lao PDR to review FAO project “Enhancing Sustainable Forest Harvesting in Asia” and to advise on opportunities for sustaining the implementation of reduced impact logging, July/August 2008.

Secretariat of the Pacific Community – Organised and hosted a study tour of forest management and code implementation in Tasmania for 16 forestry practitioners from six Pacific Island nations, April 2008.

2007

GTZ and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community – Mission to Fiji to complete the revision of the Fiji Forest Harvesting Code of Practice and the development of implementation, monitoring and training strategies, Suva, Fiji, November 2007.

Secretariat of the Pacific Community - Coordinator for national workshop on developing implementation strategies for the Fiji Forest Harvesting Code of Practice, Suva, Fiji, August 2007.

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) – Coordinator for international workshop on the implementation of codes of harvesting practice, Sandakan, Malaysia.  February and May 2007.

2006

FAO and Japanese Overseas Forestry Consulting Association (JOFCA )- Conducted training workshop on monitoring and evaluation systems for the implementation of codes of harvesting practice in Viet Nam, Myanmar and Laos PDR, Bangkok, July 2006.

FAO and JOFCA – Expert Advisor to Tripartite Meeting on implementation of codes of harvesting practice, Hanoi, Viet Nam, January 2006.

2005

World Bank – Author of chapter of book on the control of illegal logging, international workshop, Cebu City, Philippines, November 2005.

FAO/JOFCA – Conducted training in implementation of codes of forest practice, Myanmar, November 2005.

World Bank – Consultancy on proposed implementation of code of practice for salvage logging project, Laos, September 2005.

2004

World Bank - mission on forest management in Fiji, December 2004.

FAO - Conducted training in implementation of codes of forest practice, FAO regional training workshop, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, September 2004.

2003

Japanese Government - Invited paper and chair of working group at the International Meeting of Experts on the Development and Implementation of National Codes of Practice for Forest Harvesting:  Issues and Options 17-20 November 2003, Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

2002

World Bank - Appraisal Mission for World Bank Sustainable Forestry Project, Laos PDR, November 2002.

Forest Practices Board Tasmania - Study tour of forest practices regulation in Virginia and South Carolina, USA, June 2002.

1999

Forest Practices Board Tasmania - Study tour of trends in forest practices in California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, August/September 1999.

Crawford Foundation - Invited paper to the Regional Consultation on Implementation of Codes of Logging Practice and Directions for the Future, 12-16 July, 1999, Port Vila, Vanuatu.

1997-98

Queensland Government – Member of the Technical Advisory Group for the Queensland Department of Natural Resources (Managing Habitat Trees in Queensland Forests), 1998.

Australian Government - Member of the Expert Advisory Group, Assessment of Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management, Queensland Regional Forest Agreement, 1998.

Australian Government - Member of the Expert Advisory Group, Assessment of Ecologically Sustainable Forest Management, West Australia Regional Forest Agreement, 1997.