Monthly Archives: September 2020

Biodiversity in an Age of Responsibility

Posted on September 28, 2020 by cjkperley

The Foresters’ Forum – Further notes on what it is to be a forester …. rather than a tree agronomist. 2020 hasn’t just been about Covid-19.  The stories online that should most concern us as foresters are the significance of … Continue reading →

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Shifting the Culture of Development Policy in NZ – From Linear Technocracy to People-Place Complex

Posted on September 15, 2020 by cjkperley

Forestry is not about trees, it is about people. And it is about trees only insofar as trees can serve the needs of people. (Jack Westoby, 1990) A fellow forester and I were having coffee – which he complained about … Continue reading →

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