Sean Sloan PhD

I study tropical forest destruction, renewal, and underlying human dynamics. Human-environment transitions and options for sustainability are identified by tracking forest change and management at large scales and over long periods. Peruse my research for details.

Geographer

James Cook University, Australia

Research

Tropical Reforestation

Spontaneous tropical reforestation following socio-economic 'development', with implications for conservation and forest-carbon emission reductions (REDD+) Regions: Panama, Mesoamerica, Latin America and Caribbean

Global Forest Change

The history and future of pan-tropical forest transformation, management, production and conservation Regions: Tropics / Global South

Strategic Conservation

Designing tropical forest conservation strategies and landscapes to reduce forest carbon emissions at minimal social and economic cost Regions: Panama

Fires in the Anthropocene

Fire activity and management in human-modified tropical landscapes, especially in response to changing land use, climate and resource governance Regions: Borneo, Indonesia

Mining and African Forests

Implications of current and future industrial and artisanal mining for forests and conservation in the Congo Basin Regions: Congo Basin Countries

Roads & Environment

Assessing the environmental and socio-economic trade-offs of road infrastructure development in the tropics for smart development Regions: Insular Southeast Asia, Africa, Global