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Financial Crises and Forestry Financial Myopia (again)
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
New Zealand Forestry: Getting off the Love affair with Simple
The British Columbian forestry sector imploded through 2018-2020. There are lessons here for New Zealand and elsewhere. Continue reading
Biodiversity in an Age of Responsibility
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
The UN Declaration of Human Rights: We need this Moral Compass back.
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
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
