Person
Moors, Philip James (1948 - )
- Born
- 5 April 1948
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Botanic gardens director, Conservationist, Science administrator and Ornithologist
Summary
Philip Moors is a conservationist and ornithologist who for over 30 years played key roles in the management of scientific organisations. He was the first full-time Director of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union from 1989 to 1992 during which time he saw the publication of the first volume of the highly successful Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic birds, (1990), and attracted funding for projects such as the Australian Bird Count and the seabird atlas. Moors was Director, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne from 1992 to 2012. He oversaw significant rejuvenation of the Gardens and the development of the Australian Garden at the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne.
Details
Chronology
- 1969 - 1970
- Career position - Interpretation Officer, New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service
- 1970
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), Australian National University
- 1974
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Aberdeen, Scotland
- 1974 - 1985
- Career position - Scientist, New Zealand Wildlife Service
- 1982
- Career position - Organiser and Editor, International Council for Bird Preservation (ICBP) symposium on management of islands for the conservation of rare birds
- 1985 - 1987
- Career position - Assistant Director, Research, New Zealand Wildlife Service
- 1987 - 1988
- Career position - Assistant Director, Research, New Zealand Department of Conservation
- 1989 - 1992
- Career position - Director, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union
- 1992 -
- Career position - Member, Maud Gibson Trust
- 1992 - 2012
- Career position - Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
- 1996 - 1999
- Career position - Member, Garden State Advisory Council
- 1998 - 2012
- Career position - Chairman, Board of Management, Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal for service to the community through conservation and the environment
- 2002 - 2008
- Award - National Secretary, Birds Australia
- 2005 -
- Career position - President, Botanic Gardens Australia and New Zealand
- 2005 -
- Career position - Member, Executive Board, Committee for Melbourne
- 2010 -
- Career position - Member, Advisory Council, National Parks Victoria
- 2010 -
- Career position - Member, Sustainability and the Environment Committee, Myer Foundation
- 2010 -
- Career position - Trustee, Helen Macpherson Smith Trust
- 2012
- Life event - Retired
- 2013 -
- Career position - Member of the Board, Penguin Foundation
- 2013
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to conservation and the environment through contributions to the botanical and scientific community and the promotion of Australian flora
- 2018 -
- Award - Fellow, Birdlife Australia
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon, '2018 Fellows of Birdlife Australia: citations: Douglas Dow, Stephen Garnett, Philip Moors', Emu, 118 (4) (2018), 388. Details
Resources
- 'Moors, P J (1948-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1012460. Details
See also
Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn
Created: 22 March 2001, Last modified: 30 November 2021
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