Penny van Oosterzee
Adjunct Research Fellow
Contact details
Email: penny@biome5.com.au
Phone: 0408 847 564
BSc, MSc
Research interests
Manager of newly formed Degree Celsius JV between her business BIOCARBON, and regional NRM body FNQ NRM Ltd. Degree Celsius is a regional carbon pooling initiative which pools and brokers biocarbon from Far North Queensland’s NRM activities.
Environmental consultant, since 1981, researching and reporting on resource inventory, natural area management, ecological, ecotourism, environmental planning and landuse capability studies, environmental impact assessment and recreational planning. Responsible for strategic planning, business planning, quality control, legislation, systems, financial management, project supervision and development, research, operations and client liaison. Director of EcOz Environmental Services for 18 years in the Northern Territory, and in that capacity author of over 100 environmental assessment reports and EISs.
Ecotourism consultant specialising in environmental policy, research on sustainable tourism management, integration of wildlife experiences, ecological research and traditional culture.
Current projects
- Degree Celsius
- BIOCARBON
Publications
Peer-reviewed papers
van Oosterzee, P. 2000. Ecotourism and biodiversity conservation – two way track. Pacific Conservation Biology 6:2 89-93
van Oosterzee, P. and Morrison, M. 1990. Only Lizards Need Apply. GEO, 12:3 80-93.
Carmody, M., van Oosterzee, P. and Ledgar, R. 1988. Troubled Heartlands. Habitat Australia 16:1 13-16.
van Oosterzee, P. 1984. The Recreation Opportunity Spectrum: Its Use and Misuse. Australian Geographer 16:2 97-104.
van Oosterzee, P. 1984. The Clyde River : Is this Wild River in Danger? National Parks Journal 28:6 12-14.
van Oosterzee, P. 1983. Flooding the Budawangs. National Parks Journal 27:5 10-11.
van Oosterzee, P. 1982. More About Deep Ecology. Habitat Australia 10:6 11-12.
van Oosterzee, P. 2006. Drawing the Wallace Line. In Evolution and Biogeography of Australasian Vertebrates edited by J.R. Merrick, M. Archer, G.M. Hickey and M.S.Y. Lee. Oatlands, NSW: Auscipub Pty Ltd.
van Oosterzee, P. and Preece, N. 1998. Ecotourism in communicating ecology. In Wills, Ray and Hobbs, Richard (eds). Ecology for Everyone: Communicating ecology to scientists, the public and the politicians. Surrey Beatty and Sons.
Popular books
Author of popular science and non-fiction books including
The Discovery of the Hobbit: The Scientific Breakthrough that Changed the Face of Human History – Mike Moorwood & Penny van Oosterzee – 2007 by Random House.
Dragon Bones: The Story of Peking Man – A story of the search for the roots of humanity set against the Chinese civil war. Allen & Unwin 1999.
Where worlds collide: The Wallace Line - The first definitive book on the biogeography and natural and cultural history of the Wallace Line concept, updating the original theories by Sir Alfred Russell Wallace. Commissioned by: Reed Books 1997. Eureka ‘97; Whitley ‘97
A Field Guide to Central Australia: A definitive guide to the natural and cultural values of central Australia, complementing The Centre: The natural history of Australia's Arid regions. Commissioned by: Reed Books, 1995
The Centre: The Natural History of Australia's Desert Regions Reed Books Eureka ‘91,
Exploring Nature in the Deserts. The Young Naturalist Series. Australian Museum / Reed Books, Sydney. Whitley 1991
van Oosterzee, P. 1999. Indigenous Participation in Tourism. In Whitehead, P., Storrs, M., McKaige, M., Kennett, R. and Douglas, M. (eds) Wise Use of Wetlands in Northern Australia: Indigenous Use, Proceedings of a Workshop held at Batchelor college, Batchelor, Northern Territory, 29-30 September and 1 October 1998. Centre for Tropical Wetlands Management & Centre for Indigenous Natural and Cultural Resource Management, Northern Territory University, Darwin.
van Oosterzee, P. 1998. Biogeographic relationship between Australia and Asia. In ARAZPA/ ASZK Conference Proceedings Taronga Zoo, Sydney, March 22-27.
van Oosterzee, P. 1997. In the Midst of the Orient Echoes of Australia. Keynote Paper delivered to Unlocking Museums, National Conference of Museums Australia Inc. Sept. 1997.
van Oosterzee, P. and Preece, N.D. 1996. Ecotourism in World Heritage Tropical Forests. Keynote address to International Conference on World Heritage Tropical Forests; Science for Better Management and Understanding, Cairns, Sept 1996.
van Oosterzee, P. 1996. How the requirements of tourism can be incorporated into bioregional planning for the conservation of biodiversity. In: Approaches to Bioregional Planning. (Editor R. Breckwoldt, Proceedings National Conference 30 Oct-1 Nov 1995, Dept Environment Sport and Territories, Canberra.
van Oosterzee, P. 1996. Ecotourism in Communicating Ecology. Keynote address to the Ecological Society of Australia symposium, Townsville.
van Oosterzee, P. 1995. Uncertainty, Systems and Sustaining an Industry. Paper presented at Fenner Environment Conference: Risk and Uncertainty in Environmental Management. Australian Academy of Science.
van Oosterzee, P. 1994. Ecotourism and Biodiversity - Strategy for Integration. Proceedings of the First Conference on Eastern Indo-Australian Vertebrates.
Preece, N.D. and van Oosterzee, P. 1992. Operating an Ecotourism enterprise in remote Australia. Invited paper presented to Directions for Tourism Conference, Alice Springs, Apr 1992.
van Oosterzee, P. and Preece, N. 1991. Tourism Funding Research - The Desert Discovery Experience Proc. Inaugural International Ecotourism Congress, Brisbane, Aust Sep 91
Preece, N. and van Oosterzee, P. 1991. Ecotourism: Contributing to an Intelligent Country. Proceedings of the Inaugural International Ecotourism Congress, Bris, Australia Sep 91
Major reports, working papers
North Queensland Tropical Birding Trails Feasibility Study - by EcOz, Charles Darwin Uni, CRC Sustainable Tourism, for Townsville Enterprise Ltd./FNQTBT Committee 2005-06.
Wangamaty (Lower Daly River) Management Plan, Wangamaty LandCare Group Pty Ltd 2003.
Moore, S., van Oosterzee, P. and Lennon, J. 2001. Successful Tourism at Heritage Places: a guide for tourism operators heritage managers and communities. Australian Heritage Commission and the CRC for Sustainable Tourism.
Pitcher, M., van Oosterzee, P. and Palmer, L. 1999. Choice and Control: The Development of Indigenous Tourism in Australia. CINCRM and CRC Sustainable Tourism.
van Oosterzee, P. 1996. Top End and Kimberley Tourism Case Study. In Young M.D., Gunningham, N., Elix, J., Lambert, J., Howard, B., Grabosky, P. and McCrone, E. Reimbursing the Future: An evaluation of motivational, voluntary, price-based, property-right, and regulatory incentives for the conservation of biodiversity. Biodiversity Series, Paper No. 9. Biodiversity Unit.
Preece, N., van Oosterzee, P. and James, D. 1995. Two Way Track Biodiversity Conservation and Ecotourism. Biodiversity Series, Paper No. 5, Biodiversity Unit, Dept Environment, Sport & Territories. 88pp.
Land Systems EBC in association with Ecoz/Discovery Ecotours and 9 others. 1994. Desert Wildlife and Botanic Gardens - Alice Springs, Masterplan.
van Oosterzee, P. 1993. Central Australian Parks Tour Operators Manual, Conservation Commission, Northern Territory.
Aboriginal Heritage; Wildlife Events; Wildlife Viewing - Fact Sheets. 1993. Australian Tourist Commission.
van Oosterzee, P. 1987. The Alice Springs and Environs Wildlife Guide. NTNPA.
Popular articles
van Oosterzee, P. 1992. Silence of the Malas. Wildlife Australia Magazine. March
1992.
Sea of Stone. Panorama March 1988.
Rabbits: The Desert Makers. Australian Geographic. No 7. July- Sept. 1987.
Fossil Rivers. Australian Geographic. No 5. Jan-Mar 1987.
The Aboriginal Industry. Simply Living Mag. Vol. 2., No 14.
