Jaana Dielenberg

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Jaana Dielenberg is an Honorary Fellow at The University of Melbourne and a University Fellow (Biodiversity) at Charles Darwin University. She collaborates on research to improve the management of the Australian environment and the policies that influence it, including those related to cat management.

Much of Jaana's work focuses on the intersection of science, policy and communication to address Australia’s biodiversity crisis. She has held senior roles in the Biodiversity Council, the National Environmental Science Program Threatened Species Recovery Hub, and the National Environmental Research Program Northern Australia Hub. She was also a Business Analyst at Griffith University for the DFAT-supported Pacific iClim project. Prior to this, she was the Knowledge Broker for Melbourne Water's Waterways Division and spent 8 years in waterway planning and management roles.

Jaana has a BA (Geography) and a Master of Environment from the University of Melbourne, and also completed 3 years of a Bachelor of Architecture at RMIT University.

Jaana is an Ambassador for the Australasian Dark Sky Alliance.

Experience

  • 2025–present
    Fellow, The University of Melbourne
  • 2023–present
    Fellow, Charles Darwin University
  • 2020–present
    University Fellow, Charles Darwin University
  • 2025–present
    Science Communication Director, Biodiversity Council
  • 2022–2025
    Communication and Engagement Manager, Biodiversity Council, The University of Melbourne
  • 2022–2022
    Communications and Partnerships Manager, Climate Ready Initiative, Griffith University
  • 2016–2021
    Science Communication Manager, Threatened Species Recovery Hub, National Environmental Science Program (The University of Queensland hosted)
  • 2016–2016
    Analyst, Griffith University (iCLIM Project)
  • 2012–2015
    Knowledge Broker, Northern Australia Hub, National Environmental Research Program (Charles Darwin University hosted)
  • 2008–2011
    Knowledge Broker, Melbourne Water
  • 2004–2008
    Waterway Planner, Melbourne Water

Education

  • 2007 
    The University of Melbourne, Master of Environment
  • 2000 
    The University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Arts (Geography)
  • 1995 
    RMIT University, Bachelor of Architecture (incomplete)

Publications

  • 2025
    2025 Biodiversity Concerns Report: A survey of community attitudes toward nature conservation, Biodiversity Council Report
  • 2024
    The Arid Zone Monitoring Project: combining Indigenous ecological expertise with scientific data analysis to assess the potential of using sign-based surveys to monitor vertebrates in the Australian deserts, Wildlife Research
  • 2023
    Australia's biodiversity crisis and the need for the Biodiversity Council, Ecological Management and Restoration
  • 2023
    Biodiversity Concerns Report: 97% of Australians want more action to protect nature, Biodiversity Council Report
  • 2022
    Eight things you should never do in a monitoring program: An Australian perspective, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
  • 2021
    The management of cats by local governments of Australia, Threatened Species Reco very Hub Final Report
  • 2012
    Dishing the dirt: a GIS approach to prioritizing in-stream works in the Melbourne Water region, River Basin Management Society

Professional Memberships

  • Ecological Society of Australia

Contact Jaana for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising