Rate My Professor Taegan Calnan

With over two decades of experience as an environmental scientist in natural resource management across Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and North Queensland, Calnan has contributed across university, government, and non-government organization sectors. Her expertise encompasses vegetation management, biocultural knowledge transmission, and community engagement in natural resource management. She earned a Bachelor of Applied Environmental Science from James Cook University in Townsville and a Master of Science by research from Charles Darwin University in Darwin, where her 2006 thesis examined erosion control using soil surface treatments and native grasses at Craig Creek, Northern Territory. A key publication is her 2024 co-authored article, 'Fire for the future: governance of market-based savanna fire management projects in Arnhem Land, northern Australia,' published in the International Journal of Wildland Fire. This study analyzes the Arnhem Land Fire Abatement projects' governance model, highlighting benefits such as cultural fire responsibilities, regional networking, and collective decision-making, alongside concerns over external influences on traditional landowner roles. Her contributions align with UN Sustainable Development Goals 12 and 16, supporting the Indigenous Land and Sea Management movement through Aboriginal ecological knowledge, landscape health, and remote livelihoods.