Dr Addison is a social-ecological systems scientist, and senior lecturer. Her research interests include environmental/social and economic trade-offs in development, development futures, resource institutions, the livelihood/conservation nexus, off-reserve conservation and strategies for managing variability and uncertainty.

With colleagues, she is working on a number of projects across northern Australia exploring the  role (and potential role) of Indigenous land and sea management programes (see her National Environmental Science Program Northern Australia projects here - https://www.nespnorthern.edu.au/about/people/jane-addison/), and maintains a research interest in the Mongolian pastoral sector (see it here - https://agriculture.uq.edu.au/project/strengthening-incentives-improved-grassland-management-china-and-mongolia).

Jane is a Fellow of The Cairns Institute, an advisor mentor to the US-based Development Research Institute - Mongolia and Inner Asia, and an Associate Editor of Society and Natural Resources.

Jane is also the current course coordinator of the Bachelor of Environmental Practice and Bachelor of Environmental Science and Management, an active member of JCU's Gender Equity Action and Research committe, and Human Ethics Advisor to the College of Science and Engineering. 

Jane welcomes contact by potential Honors and PhD students whose interests align with hers'.

Teaching

• EV2100: International Environmental Policy and Governance (Level 2; TSV)
• EV5107: International Environmental Policy and Governance (Level 5; TSV)
• EV5200: Natural Resource Management (Level 5; TSV)

Research Disciplines

• Applied economics (3801)
• Agriculture, land and farm management (3002)
• Environmental management (4104)

Fellowships

• 2009 - Endeavour Research Fellowship

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Chaitae A, Addison J, Gordon I and Marsh H (in press) Domestic ivory trade: the supply chain for raw ivory in Thailand is driven by the financial needs of elephant owners and market factors. Human Dimensions of Wildlife,
• Chaitae A, Gordon I, Addison J and Marsh H (2022) From Protection of Elephants to Sustainable Use of Ivory in Thailand. Oryx, 56 (4). pp. 601-608
• Chaitae A, Rittiron R, Gordon I, Marsh H, Addison J, Pochanagone S and Suttanon N (2021) Shining NIR light on ivory: a practical enforcement tool for elephant ivory identification. Conservation Science and Practice, 3 (9).
• Jarvis D, Stoeckl N, Larson S, Grainger D, Addison J and Larson A (2021) The learning generated through Indigenous natural resources management programs increases quality of life for Indigenous people – improving numerous contributors to wellbeing. Ecological Economics, 180.
• Addison J, Brown C, Pavey C, Lkhagvadorj E, Bukhbat D and Dorjburegdaa L (2020) Understanding alignments and mis-alignments of values to better craft institutions in the pastoral drylands. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 4.
• Bai H, YIn Y, Addison J, Hou Y, Wang L and Hou X (2020) Market opportunities do not explain the ability of herders to meet livelihood objectives over winter on the Mongolian Plateau. Journal of Arid Land, 12 (2). pp. 522-537
• Brown C, Behrendt K, Ping L, Guanghua Q, Bennett J, Bao Z, Addison J, Kemp D, Guodong H and Jing Z (2020) Refining China's grassland policies: an interdisciplinary and ex-ante analysis. The Rangeland Journal, 42 (6). pp. 435-445
• Larson S, Stoeckl N, Jarvis D, Addison J, Grainger D, Watkin Lui F, Walalakoo Aboriginal Corporation , Bunuba Dawangarri Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC , Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC and Yanunijarra Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (2020) Indigenous land and sea management programs (ILSMPs) enhance the wellbeing of Indigenous Australians. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (1).

Book Chapters

• Addison J, Lkhagvadorj E, Dorjburegdaa L, Bao Z and Ping L (2020) Herders as agents of change. In: Common Grasslands in Asia: a comparative analysis of Chinese and Mongolian grasslands. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham, Glos, UK, pp. 120-145
• Addison J, Brown C, Lkhagvadorj E, Zhang J, Waldron S, Bao Z and Duinkherjav B (2020) Institutions and macrodevelopments. In: Common Grasslands in Asia: a comparative analysis of Chinese and Mongolian grasslands. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham, Glos, UK, pp. 12-47
• Brown C, Bennett J, Quanghua Q, Dorjburegdaa L, Addison J, Gombosuren U, Kemp D, Guodong H, Behrendt K and Ping L (2020) Strengthening policy incentives. In: Common Grasslands in Asia: a comparative analysis of Chinese and Mongolian grasslands. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham, Glos, UK, pp. 165-174
• Kemp D, Guodong H, Ping L, Zhongwu W, Mengli Z, Gombosuren U, Jargalsaihan G, Yingjun Z, Xiangyang H and Addison J (2020) Grassland livestock systems. In: Common Grasslands in Asia: a comparative analysis of Chinese and Mongolian grasslands. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham, Glos, UK, pp. 48-77

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 37+ research outputs authored by Dr Jane Addison from 2012 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Oil, Fisheries and Coastal livelihoods: A Political Ecology of Coastal Governance in Niger Delta, Nigeria (PhD , Primary Advisor)

Completed

• The sustainability of the elephant ivory trade in Thailand: demand, supply and controls (2023, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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