Tim Cadman

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Tim is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow with the Law Futures Centre and the Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law at Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. Tim has been an academic researcher and teacher since 1996.

Tim Cadman

Tim is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow with the Law Futures Centre and the Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law at Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. Tim has been an academic researcher and teacher since 1996.

Tim has published a number of books. In 2011 he published Quality and Legitimacy of Global Governance: Case Lessons from Forestry, with Palgrave Macmillan. His latest book is about climate governance: Governing the Climate Change Regime Institutional Integrity and Integrity Systems.

Through his work as a practitioner, Tim has been closely engaged in environmental and sustainable trade-related activities around the Pacific Rim countries and beyond since 1992. His main areas of expertise are in global environmental governance, responsible investment, sustainable forestry, and climate change.

From 2009-2012 he was Sustainable Business Fellow in the Faculty of Business at USQ, and a member of the Australian Centre for Sustainable Business and Development. In 2010 he was appointed as a Research Fellow of the Earth System Governance Project. Tim is also a member of the editorial board of the new Earthscan Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment and the Berghahn International Journal of Social Quality.

Griffith University opened its doors over 40 years ago, we’ve been deeply connected to the Asian region, socially conscious and environmentally aware, an integral part of the community and heavily industry focused. We’ve also become a comprehensive, research-intensive university, ranking in the top 2% of universities worldwide. More about Griffith University.
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Tim's project publications

Red panda in forest - Unsplash

Forest governance for sustainable communities and red panda conservation

17/02/2023
Building the capacity of marginalised groups by increasing their skills and raising awareness about sustainable forest management could have tangible impacts on the ground, including the protection and conservation of Nepal’s unique flora and fauna into an uncertain and difficult future.
Red panda in the forests of Himalaya

Historical trends in and status of red panda research

10/08/2022
The red panda is a unique species known for its distinct biological and ecological characteristics, and its captivating appearance but its future remains uncertain. This study assessed the history of conservation studies over 193 years.
The three pillars of integrated forest management

Policy Brief: The Three Key Pillars of Integrity-based Forest Management

26/08/2021
Integrated landscape approaches to forest management are more holistic than conventional sector-based approaches and provide a more promising approach to sustainable management. Integrity-based Forest Management (INFORM) provides a framework for developing and evaluating integrated landscape approaches built on ecosystem integrity, effective planning and strong governance.
The three pillars of integrated forest management

Three Key Pillars for Integrity-based Forest Landscape Management

30/11/2020
Integrated landscape management of forest landscapes requires ecosystem integrity, effective planning and strong governance. Integrated landscape approaches to forest management are more holistic than conventional sector-based approaches and provide a more promising approach to sustainable management.