Category Archives: Strategic thinking

Financial Crises and Forestry Financial Myopia (again)

Posted on October 13, 2021 by cjkperley

Our land use ‘strategies’ are often no more than a dedication to financial tactics. It creates fragility and blinds us to potential futures. Is forestry quietly waiting in front of the spreadsheets without bothering to look outside? Continue reading →

Posted in Forestry, High value, Industrial Mindset, Land Use, Land use policy, Land use strategy, Neoliberalism & Corporatism, resilience, Strategic thinking, Thought Pieces | 1 Comment

New Zealand Forestry: Getting off the Love affair with Simple

Posted on October 5, 2021 by cjkperley

The British Columbian forestry sector imploded through 2018-2020. There are lessons here for New Zealand and elsewhere. Continue reading →

Posted in Forestry, Land Use, Land use policy, Reimagining, Resilience Thinking, Strategic thinking, Thought Pieces, Wicked Problems | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

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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The UN Declaration of Human Rights: We need this Moral Compass back.

Posted on September 5, 2017 by cjkperley

The UN Declaration of Human Rights was ratified in 1948.  It is a measure of any government.  Just how well are our people doing?  It is a measure for any commercial behaviour as well.  Are you a contributor to this … Continue reading →

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The Loss of the Napier-Gisborne Rail Link: Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold

Posted on September 22, 2013 by cjkperley

This article criticising the current government’s decision to close the Napier-Gisborne rail line was published in the NZ J Forestry in December 2012. ================================================================ Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart, … Continue reading →

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