Profile

Frank Weisenberger is a planning professional supporting indigenous groups with project planning and management, community consultation, stakeholder engagement, and meeting facilitation. With a tertiary background in Applied Geography, Anthropology, and Tourism Management, Frank has spent the past eighteen years collaborating with Indigenous communities across Australia and internationally on conservation planning and strategic natural and cultural resource management.

Frank has developed extensive expertise in facilitating the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation, specifically through Conservation Action Planning and Healthy Country Planning projects. He has trained, facilitated, and coached teams in these approaches and has contributed significantly to the development and application of these methodologies. Frank also serves on the Management Committee of the Conservation Coaches Network (Australia and Aotearoa) and coordinates the Community of Practice - Indigenous Conservation Standards Projects.

Conferences

PUblications

• Cure, Barneche, Depczynski, Fisher, Warne, McGree, Underwood, Weisenberger, Evans-Illidge, Ford, Oades, Howard, McCarthy, Pyke, Edgar, Mahor, Sampi, Dougal (2024): Incorporating uncertainty in Indigenous sea Country monitoring with Bayesian statistics: Towards more informed decision-making. In: Ambio 2024 Vol 53 Pages 746-763.

• Hinchley, Weisenberger, Parriman, Fitzsimons (2023): Integrating Social Value in Landscape Planning: Experiences from Working with Indigenous Communities in Australia. In Social Value, Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship: Insights from Theory and Practice.

• Bouchet, Thiele, Marley, Waples, Raudino, Weisenberger, Bardi Jawi Rangers, Balangarra Rangers, Dambimangari Rangers, Uunguu Rangers (2021) Regional Assessment of the Conservation Status of Snubfin Dolphins (Orcaella heinsohni) in the Kimberley Region, Western Australia. In: Frontiers in Marine Science Vol 7 2021.

• Heiner, Hinchley, Fitzsimons, Weisenberger, Bergman, McMahon, Milgin, Nardea, Oakleaf, Parriman, Poelina, Watson H, Watson K, Kiesecker (2019): Moving from reactive to proactive development planning to conserve Indigenous community and biodiversity values. In: Environmental Impact Assessment Review VOL 74 (2019) 1-13.

• Carr, Fitzsimons, Holland, Berkinshaw, Bardby, Cowell, Deegan, Koch, Looker, Varcoe, Walsh, Weisenberger (2017): CAPitalising on conservation knowledge: Using Conservation Action Planning, Healthy Country Planning and the Open Standards in Australia – Ecological Management and Restoration Vol 18 3/2017

• Adams, Bayliss, Holmes, Jackson, Jungine, Kennett, Vigilante, Waina, Weisenberger, Woolagoodja (2015): Developing collaborative marine turtle monitoring in the Kimberley region of Northern Australia - Ecological Management and Restoration Vol 9/2015

• Bayliss, Jackson, Kennett, Weisenberger (2013): Developing boat-based survey methods for dugong and marine turtles: Field trials at Montgomery Reef WA - NAILSMA knowledge series 8/2013