Gerry Turpin
Biographic Data
| ID | 3759127 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gerry Turpin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gerry |
| FAMILY NAME | Turpin |
| SIGNATURE | TURPIN G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5663-2133 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Ethnobotany, Migrant Writing and Australian Tropical Rainforest
Australian tropical rainforests are increasingly recognised as cultural landscapes. Aboriginal peoples maintain strong and complex connections with rainforest. Stories told by migrant and settler-colonial writers often misrepresent or omit Indigenous perspectives and thus facilitate exploitation of traditional knowledge for commercial gain. This has ongoing consequences for Aboriginal peoples due to loss of intellectual property rights and financ…
Plant-Human Futurisms in the Australian Tropics
The tropics have been first to suffer from the effects of unsustainable practices on land and sea. The Carbon_Dating project (2019 to 2025)—an artwork and cultural campaign designed to provoke a re-imagining of human-grass futures that builds relationships with native grasses—has worked in Far North Queensland, Australia, with two First Nations participants: Mbabaram Elder, knowledge-holder, and ethnobotanist Gerry Turpin, and Kuku Yalanji Master…
Not All Edible Nuts Are Eaten
Globally, there is increasing evidence that Indigenous peoples have manipulated plant and animal populations over millennia. The Bunya Pine ( Araucaria bidwillii Hook.) is a coniferous tree native to subtropical and tropical eastern Australia, which produces 30-100 large, edible seeds within a large cone weighing 5-10 kgs. Endemic Bunya populations occur as two disjunct populations: one in south-eastern Queensland/north-east New South Wales and t…
Aboriginal medicinal plants of Queensland
BACKGROUND: Aboriginal peoples have occupied the island continent of Australia for millennia. Over 500 different clan groups or nations with distinctive cultures, beliefs, and languages have learnt to live sustainably and harmoniously with nature. They have developed an intimate and profound relationship with the environment, and their use of native plants in food and medicine is largely determined by the environment they lived in. Over 1511 plan…
Decolonising knowledge co-production
Protecting what is left after colonisation
Key insightsIn this case study, Traditional Owners in the Great Barrier Reef identified that protecting what is left of Indigenous material culture and socio-cultural relationships provides the best approach to climate adaptation planning. Protecting what is left supports decolonising and strengthens Indigenous customary practices and governance, thereby supporting their strategies for cultural renewal and survival
Building partnerships for linking biomedical science with traditional knowledge of customary medicines
BackgroundCustomary medicine of Australia's Indigenous peoples draws upon knowledge developed through millennia of interaction with Australia's unique flora and fauna. Many Indigenous Australians are interested in developing modern medicinal and commercial translations of traditional knowledge; however, barriers of trust and benefit sharing often thwart progress.MethodsUsing a participatory action research framework, university researchers collab…
Indigenous biocultural knowledge in ecosystem science and management
Decolonising knowledge co-production
Protecting what is left after colonisation
Key insightsIn this case study, Traditional Owners in the Great Barrier Reef identified that protecting what is left of Indigenous material culture and socio-cultural relationships provides the best approach to climate adaptation planning. Protecting what is left supports decolonising and strengthens Indigenous customary practices and governance, thereby supporting their strategies for cultural renewal and survival
Building partnerships for linking biomedical science with traditional knowledge of customary medicines
BackgroundCustomary medicine of Australia's Indigenous peoples draws upon knowledge developed through millennia of interaction with Australia's unique flora and fauna. Many Indigenous Australians are interested in developing modern medicinal and commercial translations of traditional knowledge; however, barriers of trust and benefit sharing often thwart progress.MethodsUsing a participatory action research framework, university researchers collab…
Aboriginal medicinal plants of Queensland
BACKGROUND: Aboriginal peoples have occupied the island continent of Australia for millennia. Over 500 different clan groups or nations with distinctive cultures, beliefs, and languages have learnt to live sustainably and harmoniously with nature. They have developed an intimate and profound relationship with the environment, and their use of native plants in food and medicine is largely determined by the environment they lived in. Over 1511 plan…
Not All Edible Nuts Are Eaten
Globally, there is increasing evidence that Indigenous peoples have manipulated plant and animal populations over millennia. The Bunya Pine ( Araucaria bidwillii Hook.) is a coniferous tree native to subtropical and tropical eastern Australia, which produces 30-100 large, edible seeds within a large cone weighing 5-10 kgs. Endemic Bunya populations occur as two disjunct populations: one in south-eastern Queensland/north-east New South Wales and t…
Indigenous biocultural knowledge in ecosystem science and management
Building partnerships for linking biomedical science with traditional knowledge of customary medicines
BackgroundCustomary medicine of Australia's Indigenous peoples draws upon knowledge developed through millennia of interaction with Australia's unique flora and fauna. Many Indigenous Australians are interested in developing modern medicinal and commercial translations of traditional knowledge; however, barriers of trust and benefit sharing often thwart progress.MethodsUsing a participatory action research framework, university researchers collab…
Protecting what is left after colonisation
Key insightsIn this case study, Traditional Owners in the Great Barrier Reef identified that protecting what is left of Indigenous material culture and socio-cultural relationships provides the best approach to climate adaptation planning. Protecting what is left supports decolonising and strengthens Indigenous customary practices and governance, thereby supporting their strategies for cultural renewal and survival
Decolonising knowledge co-production
Aboriginal medicinal plants of Queensland
BACKGROUND: Aboriginal peoples have occupied the island continent of Australia for millennia. Over 500 different clan groups or nations with distinctive cultures, beliefs, and languages have learnt to live sustainably and harmoniously with nature. They have developed an intimate and profound relationship with the environment, and their use of native plants in food and medicine is largely determined by the environment they lived in. Over 1511 plan…
Not All Edible Nuts Are Eaten
Globally, there is increasing evidence that Indigenous peoples have manipulated plant and animal populations over millennia. The Bunya Pine ( Araucaria bidwillii Hook.) is a coniferous tree native to subtropical and tropical eastern Australia, which produces 30-100 large, edible seeds within a large cone weighing 5-10 kgs. Endemic Bunya populations occur as two disjunct populations: one in south-eastern Queensland/north-east New South Wales and t…
Plant-Human Futurisms in the Australian Tropics
The tropics have been first to suffer from the effects of unsustainable practices on land and sea. The Carbon_Dating project (2019 to 2025)—an artwork and cultural campaign designed to provoke a re-imagining of human-grass futures that builds relationships with native grasses—has worked in Far North Queensland, Australia, with two First Nations participants: Mbabaram Elder, knowledge-holder, and ethnobotanist Gerry Turpin, and Kuku Yalanji Master…
Ethnobotany, Migrant Writing and Australian Tropical Rainforest
Australian tropical rainforests are increasingly recognised as cultural landscapes. Aboriginal peoples maintain strong and complex connections with rainforest. Stories told by migrant and settler-colonial writers often misrepresent or omit Indigenous perspectives and thus facilitate exploitation of traditional knowledge for commercial gain. This has ongoing consequences for Aboriginal peoples due to loss of intellectual property rights and financ…
Ecology (6 works) · Biology (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Indigenous (5 works) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (4 works) · Agroforestry (3 works) · Australian Indigenous Culture and History (3 works) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)