Person
Keto, Aila Inkeri (1943 - )
AO
- Born
- 14 March 1943
Tully, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Conservationist
Summary
Aila Keto has worked for many years on the conservation and protection of Queensland's natural heritage. She was involved in the preparation of three successful world heritage nomination – the Wet Tropics, Fraser Island and the Central Eastern Rainforest. Her efforts have been recognised by numerous awards, including being only the second Australian to be awarded the Fred M Parker Award from the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
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Chronology
- 1966 - 1970
- Career position - Tutor in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Queensland
- 1971 - 1979
- Career position - Tutor in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Queensland
- 1980 -
- Career position - Voluntary Conservationist
- 1982 -
- Career position - Honorary President of the Australian Rainforest Conservation Society
- 1988
- Award - United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Global Roll of Honour award received
- 1988
- Award - BHP Bicentennial Award received
- 1988
- Career position - Scientific Advisor for the Australian Government Delegation to the World Heritage Committee
- 1988
- Award - Advance Australia Foundation Award received
- 1988 - 1993
- Career position - Council member at the National Gallery of Australia
- 1990 - 1997
- Career position - Board of Directors for the Wet Tropics Management Authority
- 1992
- Award - Fred M Packard International Parks Merit Award received from the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
- 1993
- Award - Avon Spirit of Achievement Award received
- 1994
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
- 2000
- Award - Premiers' Millennium Awards for Excellence received
- 2000
- Award - Queenslander of the Year award received
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details
Resources
- 'Keto, Aila (19430314-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-586667. Details
See also
- Herd, Margaret ed., Who's who in Australia 2002 (Melbourne: Crown Content, 2001), 2020 pp. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 27 February 2003, Last modified: 1 August 2007