Whilst I may not be ‘in the room’ next week at the Forestry Economics Congress, I will be just a call away about 225km north of MONA. What I am suggesting is beyond FSC, beyond ‘selective logging’ or beyond’ nice logging’.
What I have suggested ever since I arrived in Tasmania with a young family 36 years and one week ago is now the conversation, investigation and agenda since the October 2023 “Think like a Forest” Conference in Wellington NZ: https://pureadvantage.org/o-tatou-ngahere-conference-summary
This is what has been growing ever since: https://www.continuouscoverforestry.com
https://www.ngapouatane.maori.nz/panui/close-to-nature-ccf-business-models-for-aotearoa-wananga Project Lead: [email protected]
Aotearoa, the Land of the Long White Cloud, is a single interconnected and living system where mauri – the essence of life – cycles universally through the atmosphere, land, water and forests, recharging our past, present, and future generations.
Building on the global lineage of continuous cover and ecosystem-centric forestry practices, we seek to bring together diverse knowledge holders to reimagine the potential of forestry in Aotearoa. The third generation of cultivated forests across these lands will be grounded in te ao Māori, the world of Māori, and the intergenerational responsibility of tangata whenua, People-of-the-Land.
Forestry is nature and place-based, multi-use and regenerative.
Outcomes
To bring together a diverse group of knowledge holders and decision-makers in the forestry community to build collective knowledge and agreement on:
1. Continuous cover forestry business models for mixed, exotic and native forestry capable of multiple-uses and generating multiple values, including wealth, well-being, ecosystem health and long-term carbon storage.
2. Wider systems enablers and barriers to forestry sector transition in Aotearoa.
3. Identification of priority continuous cover forestry business models and wider systems enablers to action.
Identification of priority continuous cover forestry business models and wider systems enablers to action.
Our Guiding Principles
• Mātauranga Māori and Rangatiratanga to inform all outcomes, especially for native species
Understanding the past to inform how we move forward:
• Recognising land as a taonga – to be protected and regenerated for future generations:
• Place-based, multi-use, diverse and holistic forested landscapes.
• Climate-smart forestry as a major climate solution.
• Open mindedness, mutual respect and benefits, and working collaboratively towards the shared vision and outcomes.
• Bold leadership and action.
The principles I/we use are based on regenerative farm forestry and restorative forest management and renovative water catchment landscape management combined as the foundation for pyrogenic carbon capture and sink-sequestration = PyCCS and biochar CO2 removal (BCR).
Pro Silva has about 6,200 members in ~ 27 countries. Here is the latest from France today:
Chapter 6 available – Economy and wood products
The next chapter of ForestMoocForChange is now available! Previous chapters remain accessible throughout the MOOC.
In this sixth chapter, we focus on one of the ecosystem services provided by forests, namely wood production. How does the CCF make forests profitable while respecting their functions?
To follow this chapter:
https://mooc.forestmoocforchange.eu/login?next=/courses/course-v1%3Aforestmoocforchange%2B1%2B1/course
Ask your questions!
Each week, we’ll be holding a question-and-answer videoconference with the chapter speakers.
The live Q & A session for each chapter will only cover the questions submitted here during each week ahead of the live session.
The next live session in English is on: Friday November 24 – 3 pm (UTC+1)
Feel free to check it out and get involved in the global action.
Be the change you’d like to see!
Memories and suggestions: https://twff.org.au
