Prof Jeff Sayer ~ Adjunct Professor

Professor of Conservation & Development Practice

Director of Development Practice Programme

Member of the ISPC (Independent Science and Partnership Council) of the CGIAR Consultative Group

Fellow of IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)

DSc Universidad Autonoma, Madrid, Spain

MSc University College London, England

BSc Hull University, England 

Most of Prof. Sayer’s recent research has been on integrative science applied to the problems of reconciling conservation and development at large spatial scales through the use of landscape and ecosystem approaches. He has focussed on the conservation and development problems of tropical moist forests in the Congo Basin and South-East Asia. He also has a special interest in the environmental impacts of different strategies for feeding a world of 9 billion people whilst maintaining environmental values.

Research Disciplines

• Environmental Science and Management (0502)
• Agriculture, Land and Farm Management (0701)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Environmental Policy, Legislation and Standards (9607)
• Ecosystem Assessment and Management (9605)
• Land and Water Management (9609)

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

• Acheampong E, MacGregor C, Sloan S and Sayer J (2019) Deforestation is driven by agricultural expansion in Ghana's forest reserves. Scientific African, 5, Article: e00146, DOI:10.1016/j.sciaf.2019.e00146.
• Sari D, Sayer J, Margules C and Boedhihartono A (2019) Determining the effectiveness of forest landscape governance: a case study from the Sendang landscape, South Sumatra. Forest Policy and Economics, 102, pp. 17-28, DOI:10.1016/j.forpol.2019.01.014.
• Acheampong E, Sayer J and MacGregor C (2018) Road improvement enhances smallholder productivity and reduces forest encroachment in Ghana. Environmental Science & Policy, 85, pp. 64-71, DOI:10.1016/j.envsci.2018.04.001.
• Boedhihartono A, Bongers F, Boot R, van Dijk J, Jeans H, van Kuijk M, Koster H, Reed J, Sayer J, Sunderland T, Turnhout E, van Vianen J and Zuidema P (2018) Conservation science and practice must engage with the realities of complex tropical landscapes. Tropical Conservation Science, 11, DOI:10.1177/1940082918779571.
• Bull G, Boedhihartono A, Bueno G, Cashore B, Elliott C, Langston J, Riggs R and Sayer J (2018) Global forest discourses must connect with local forest realities. International Forestry Review, 20 (2), pp. 160-166, DOI:10.1505/146554818823767573.
• Collier N, Sayer J, Boedhihartono I, Hanspach J, Abson D and Fischer J (2018) System properties determine food security and biodiversity outcomes at landscape scale: a case study from West Flores, Indonesia. Land, 7 (1), Article: 39, DOI:10.3390/land7010039.
• Riggs R, Langston J and Sayer J (2018) Incorporating governance into forest transition frameworks to understand and influence Cambodia's forest landscapes. Forest Policy and Economics, 96, pp. 19-27, DOI:10.1016/j.forpol.2018.08.003.
• Riggs R, Langston J, Margules C, Boedhihartono A, Lim H, Sari D, Sururi Y and Sayer J (2018) Governance challenges in an Eastern Indonesian forest landscape. Sustainability, 10 (1), Article: 169, DOI:10.3390/su10010169.
• Campbell B, Beare D, Bennett E, Hall-spencer J, Ingram J, Jaramillo F, Ortiz R, Ramankutty N, Sayer J and Shindell D (2017) Agriculture production as a major driver of the Earth system exceeding planetary boundaries. Ecology and Society, 22 (4), DOI:10.5751/ES-09595-220408.
• Sayer J, Margules C and Boedhihartono A (2017) Will biodiversity be conserved in locally-managed forests? Land, 6 (1), Article: 6, DOI:10.3390/land6010006.
• Weng L, Sayer J and Xue L (2017) Will China redefine development patterns in Africa? Evidence from Cameroon. The Extractive Industries and Society, 4 (3), pp. 506-512, DOI:10.1016/j.exis.2017.04.004.

Book Chapters

• Rampengan M, Law L, Gaillard J, Margules C, Boedhihartono A and Sayer J (2018) Mobility and livelihoods: a small island perspective. In: Disaster risk reduction in Indonesia: environmental, social, and cultural aspects. Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, IL, USA, pp. 68-81

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 75+ research outputs authored by Prof Jeff Sayer from 2005 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

• Drivers of Change in Farming Systems and Forest Cover in Ghana (PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• A study of Forest Management in Indonesia (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

Completed

• The political ecology of spatial development initiatives, Indonesia (2019, PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Maintaining connectivity for tropical rainforest mammals in agricultural landscapes (2018, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Impacts of multiple hazards on small island communities: perspectives from North Sulawesi, Indonesia (2015, PhD , Associate Advisor)
• Growth physiology and productivity of cultivated Aquilaria crassna Pierre ex Lecomte (Thymelaeaceae) in tropical Australia and its reproduction biology (2017, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Ecosystem services across contrasting forested landscapes in Queensland's Wet Tropics Bioregion: contemporary patterns, processes and likely future trends under a changing climate (2016, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Adapting to climate change: perspectives from rural communities in Lombok, Eastern Indonesia (2016, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Impact of roads on farm size, market participation, and forest cover change in rural Ghana (2016, Masters , Primary Advisor)
• Foreign Investments in African Extractive Industries: a Focus on China-Africa with Case Studies in Cameroon (2015, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Conservation challenges of wet-tropical nature reserves in north-east India (2015, PhD , Associate Advisor)
• Wildlife Hunting, Alternative Protein Sources and Biodiversity Conservation on The Bird’s Head Peninsula of West Papua, Indonesia (2020, PhD , Associate Advisor)
• Governing landscape transitions in Cambodia (2020, PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Regeneration and recovery dynamics of logged forests in the Solomon Islands (2017, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

The map shows research collaborations by institution from the past 7 years.
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