I recently retired from my position as a Senior Principal Research Scientists with CSIRO in the Sustainability Pathways Program and now am an adjunct (honorary) Professor with James Cook University's Cairns Institute. I am an internationally-recognised expert in the science of ecosystem governance and multiple knowledge systems for sustainability, including biodiversity futures, climate change and how indigenous knowledge can inform resilience. I a member of the IUCN Commission on Environment Economic and Social Policy, the World Commission on Protected Areas and Chair of the Gondwana World Heritage Advisory Committee (Qld section).