John Halkett is the Managing Director of Sydney-based Forestlands Consulting.  The company has expertise in temperate and tropical forest management and forest-based industries. 

He is also the chief executive of the Australian Timber Importers Federation and a director of Asia Pacific Hardwoods, and co-publisher of Timber & Forestry enews.

He has held senior positions in government forest and conservation agencies in Australia and New Zealand.  John has also worked in the United States, Canada, Papua New Guinea, across Southeast Asia, Myanmar, China, Chile and Africa.  He has written six books on tree-related topics and numerous scientific papers.