The diverse team overseeing Project Tarsier's operations and activities is based in Australia and the Philippines. The Project is led by a team from the Forest Research Institute at the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC), Australia, working in collaboration with Visayas State University (VSU), Philippines.
UniSC staff
![John Herbohn](/media/19141334/johnherbohn-1.jpg?center=0.50498116055376552,0.44808224763593218&mode=crop&width=120&height=80&rnd=133632640144000000)
Professor John Herbohn
Director, Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; Professor of Tropical Forestry; Forest Research Institute
![Grahame Applegate](/media/19141474/grahameapplegate-1.jpg?center=0.42844238764601072,0.44403310104529614&mode=crop&width=120&height=80&rnd=133590499288170000)
Associate Professor Grahame Applegate
Principal Research Fellow; Deputy Project Director, Leader HSSE and Reforestation - Project Tarsier
![Liz Ota](/media/19148674/liz-ota-resized.jpg?center=0.3863331142379538,0.44565045159245759&mode=crop&width=120&height=80&rnd=133632640144600000)
Dr Liz Sousa Ota
Research Fellow (Leader Social Engagement and Management -Project Tarsier) Forest Research Institute
![Nestor Gregorio](/media/19140163/nestor-gregorio.jpg?center=0.39444775792394959,0.47820938869510288&mode=crop&width=120&height=80&rnd=133632640146570000)
Dr Nestor Gregorio
Research Fellow;| Leader Stakeholder Engagement and Management - Project Tarsier, Forest Research Institute
![Dr Micah Scudder](/media/19148672/dr-micah-scudder-tfap.jpg?center=0.35029215163229793,0.53778310104529614&mode=crop&width=120&height=80&rnd=133578286522570000)
Dr Micah Scudder
Adjunct | Forest Research Institute
![Christo Snyman](/media/w1al4lhm/christo-snyman.jpg?center=0.385427881365821,0.6280621066413038&mode=crop&width=120&height=80&rnd=133389886390130000)
Christo Snyman
Financial Manager, Project Tarsier, Tropical Forests and People Research Centre, Forest Research Institute
![Bob Fisher](/media/19139968/dr-bob-fisher.jpg?center=0.60061712636372167,0.50751306620209058&mode=crop&width=120&height=80&rnd=133590500846230000)
Dr Bob Fisher
Senior Research Fellow, Forest Research Institute
![Daria Vega](/media/19148661/daria-vega-resized.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=120&height=80&rnd=133590504749000000)
Dr Dora Carias Vega
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Tropical Forests and People Research Centre
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Dr Alexandra Catling
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Forest Research Institute
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Luiz Pereira
Casual/Admin Projects, Forest Research Institute
![Kelly Stuart](/media/19150326/kelly-stuart-resized.jpg?center=0.4487940116079151,0.38360191637630664&mode=crop&width=120&height=80&rnd=133632640144230000)
Kelly Stewart
General Manager, Forest Research Institute
![Nikolaos Kokkas](/media/llzj11jd/nick-kokkas.jpg?center=0.3796991567641127,0.51726028634368337&mode=crop&width=120&height=80&rnd=133632640146700000)
Dr Nick Kokkas
Remote Sensing/GIS Analyst, Forest Research Institute
![Calum Mcrae](/media/tiuj4mx4/web-pic-c-mcrae.jpg?center=0.42597157144781406,0.51549060869706609&mode=crop&width=120&height=80&rnd=133590501642230000)
Calum McRae
Remote Sensing/GIS Analyst, Forest Research Institute
UNISC STUDENTS
![Milad Dehghanipour](/media/5jnpvhql/milad-dehghanipour.jpg?center=0.38425651781211506,0.48980128376084958&mode=crop&width=120&height=80&rnd=133427223534730000)
Milad Pour (PhD candidate)
Improving smallholder livelihoods to support reforestation in tropical forests
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Tomiwa Oluwajuwon (PhD candidate)
Assisted natural regeneration in forest restoration in the Philippines
![Fellice Catelo](/media/mezjkryc/fellice-catelo.jpeg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=120&height=80&rnd=133396087134100000)
Fellice Catello (PhD candidate)
Estimating forest above ground biomass through mobile laser scanning (MLS) and UAV airborn laser scanning for restoration in the Philippines