Jacqueline Rowarth

Jacqueline Sara Rowarth CNZM is a New Zealand agronomist, dairy farmer and science administrator. [1][2][3][4]

Rowarth in 2008

Career

Rowarth has an Agricultural Science degree with first class honours in Environmental Agriculture, and obtained a PhD in Soil science from Massey University, with a 1987 thesis titled 'Phosphate cycling in grazed hill-country pasture'.[5] Rowarth taught Plant Science at Lincoln University.[6] She returned to New Zealand to Massey University as full professor.[7]

In October 2016 Rowarth became the first Chief Scientist of the Environmental Protection Authority.[8][9] In 2018 Rowarth resigned from her role at the Environmental Protection Authority. It was later revealed that the EPA was warned her behaviour was damaging trust in the organisation, apparently due to comments to the media.[10][11] According to Rowarth she was often misquoted.[12][13]

As of 2021, Rowarth is a farmer-elected representative on the board of DairyNZ.[14] She is currently a director of DairyNZ.[4]

Rowarth has criticized veganism. She has argued that a vegan diet will not save the planet from climate change and has also argued that an omnivorous diet including a moderate amount of dairy products and meat delivers the required nutrients per person for least environmental impact.[15][16]

Recognition

References
  1. "C.V." (PDF). sci.waikato.ac.nz. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. "Farmers elect representative to DairyNZ board".
  3. "Jacqueline Rowarth: Dairy NZ farmer-elected director says farmers are doing their best to reduce emissions". spreaker.com. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  4. "Jacqueline Rowarth - farmer elected director". dairynz.co.nz. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  5. Rowarth, Jacqueline (1987). Phosphate cycling in grazed hill-country pasture (Doctoral thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/3640.
  6. "30 November 1999 Leading Woman Scientist Among Lincoln Excellence Award Winners".
  7. "Queen's Birthday Honours recognise services to agriculture, disability and biotechnology - Massey University".
  8. "Jacqueline Rowarth appointed as EPA's chief scientist". Stuff.co.nz. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  9. "The EPA chief scientist". EPA. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  10. "EPA warned about scientist's behaviour". RNZ. 21 March 2018.
  11. "Official letter" (PDF). www.parliament.nz. 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  12. "Scientist Jacqueline Rowarth says she left EPA of own accord". Stuff. 23 March 2018.
  13. "Was former EPA chief scientist Jacqueline Rowarth muzzled?". www.noted.co.nz.
  14. "Farmers elect representative to DairyNZ board".
  15. Dr "Jacqueline Rowarth: The moral dilemma facing vegans". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  16. "Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why veganism won't save the world "Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why veganism won't save the world". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  17. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2008". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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