Peter Stanton

Peter Stanton
PSM
Peter Stanton PSM
	Stanton in 2004
Born	James Peter Stanton; 23 April 1940; Shorncliffe, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Queensland (1962); National Forestry School (1962);
Known for	National Parks for Cape York Peninsula (1976); Project 'Rakes': a rapid appraisal of key and endangered sites, the Queensland case study (1977); Cape Melville incident (1993–1994); The Rainforests of Cape York Peninsula (1995); The Vegetation of the Wet Tropics of Queensland bioregion (2005);
Spouse	Karen Stanton
Awards	Fred M. Packard Award (1982); Public Service Medal (Australia) (1996) for outstanding public service to natural system protection and conservation planning; Centenary Medal (2001) for a long and distinguished public service career contributing to conservation of the Wet Tropics; Cassowary Award (2001) for Science Wet Tropics Management Authority; Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) (2023) James Cook University In recognition of more than 60 years exceptional service to forest ecology and conservation planning;
	Scientific career
Fields	Rainforest Ecology; Conservation; Fire Ecology;
Institutions	National Parks Department of Queensland Forestry (1967-1974); Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (1977-1997); Australian Wildlife Conservancy (2003-Present);

James Peter Stanton PSM (born 23 April 1940) is an Australian landscape ecologist, fire ecologist, botanist and biogeographer who individually conducted systematic environmental resource surveys throughout Queensland whilst working for the National Parks department of Forestry (Qld.) from 1967 to 1974. He carried out his assessments in a range of dissimilar landscapes leading to the identification and protection of many critically threatened ecosystems across the state during a period of rapid and widespread land development under the Joh Bjelke-Petersen government. For this work he became the first Australian to receive the IUCN Fred M. Packard Award in 1982.

He was involved in two incidents where implemented or proposed disciplinary actions became prominent controversies. The first began with him standing in the path of bulldozers, the other with ordering that a vehicle and items seized from a smuggler be turned over to the police rather than being handled by higher-ups in his organization.

Since 2003, Stanton has worked with the Australian Wildlife Conservancy as a fire and vegetation ecologist.

Peter Stanton PSM
Stanton in 2004
Born	James Peter Stanton (1940-04-23) 23 April 1940 Shorncliffe, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Queensland (1962) National Forestry School (1962)
Known for	National Parks for Cape York Peninsula (1976) Project 'Rakes': a rapid appraisal of key and endangered sites, the Queensland case study (1977) Cape Melville incident (1993–1994) The Rainforests of Cape York Peninsula (1995) The Vegetation of the Wet Tropics of Queensland bioregion (2005)
Spouse	Karen Stanton
Awards	Fred M. Packard Award (1982) Public Service Medal (Australia) (1996) for outstanding public service to natural system protection and conservation planning Centenary Medal (2001) for a long and distinguished public service career contributing to conservation of the Wet Tropics Cassowary Award (2001) for Science Wet Tropics Management Authority Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) (2023) James Cook University In recognition of more than 60 years exceptional service to forest ecology and conservation planning
Scientific career
Fields	Rainforest Ecology Conservation Fire Ecology
Institutions	National Parks Department of Queensland Forestry (1967-1974) Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (1977-1997) Australian Wildlife Conservancy (2003-Present)