Associate Professor Lisa Palmer

Associate Professor Lisa Palmer

Associate Professor, Environmental Studies, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

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Sciences & Technology

Indigenous knowledge and the myth of ‘wilderness’

Aboriginal ideas of ‘wilderness’ are in contrast to romantic views of a ‘pristine’ environment. But it actively excludes Indigenous and local people from conservation

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Island encounters

A new book explores the history and culture of Timor-Leste from the outside in, weaving together the past, present and future of an island divided by colonialism and conflict

Sciences & Technology

How Timor-Leste has mobilised against COVID-19

Timor-Leste is now COVID-19 free, but the ongoing threat of disruption from the pandemic could have longer term impacts on the country