Recloaking Papatūānuku is about more than planting trees - we need strategic policy change. At the Beehive premiere of Think Like A Forest, we provided a Policy Brief which outlined these key policy change opportunities. You can now read the full document through the link in our bio!
READ Professor David Norton latest article: The Role of Wetlands in Mitigating Extreme Weather Events
Aotearoa has lost up to 90% of its wetlands, and restoring them, alongside native forests, is one of the most effective and cost-efficient ways to reduce the devastating impacts of increasingly severe storm events. Professor David Norton argues that incentivising farmers to establish wetlands throughout hill country catchments would dramatically slow water and sediment flow downstream, while delivering major benefits for biodiversity and carbon sequestration.
Wetlands are a key pillar of Recloaking Papatuanuku.
Read the full article here:
/the-role-of-wetlands-in-mitigating-extreme-weather-events/
Due to popular demand, they’re back.✨
The Think Like a Forest tees return, this time in black and gold.
Supporting the movement of Recloaking Papatūānuku🌱
Available now — link in our bio
We know diversity builds landscape resilience. However, in Episode 11 of Extra for Experts, Forest Ecologist Dr Sara Wyse reminds us that this isn’t the only resilience we need to be thinking about - that monocultures are extremely vulnerable to other threats, like pests and disease.
Dive further into the episode as Wyse explores the importance of caring for our successional forests, helping pave the way for healthy, regenerating ecosystems to follow. Watch the full episode and film via the link in our bio.
We’re excited to be joining the kōrero at the upcoming @kiwisinclimate Catalyst Kōrero — March 20th, 6–8:30pm.
Hosted at Te Atamira in Queenstown, the evening will bring together voices from Kiwis in Climate, a book launching in Parliament this March. The book brings together more than 30 leading New Zealand scientists, politicians, CEOs and climate activists exploring what is already being done in Aotearoa, and what must still happen, to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Simon will share insights from Why We Should Think Like a Forest, the chapter he co-authored with Olivia Grainger. The chapter explores how New Zealand’s “100% Pure” brand is increasingly out of step with environmental reality, and why Recloaking Papatūānuku, New Zealand’s most ambitious national-scale environmental initiative to restore millions of hectares of indigenous forests and wetlands, offers a powerful nature-based solution for climate mitigation, biodiversity recovery, and long-term landscape resilience.
He’ll be joined by other voices including John Lang, @johnlangab founder of Net Zero Tracker and the Kiwis in Climate group, veteran climate scientist Jim Salinger, and Monique Kelly, co-founder of WAO Aotearoa.
Come along and be part of the discussion. 🌿Register via the link in our bio
Think Like A Forest is now screening in the sky. 🌿
We’re incredibly proud to share that Think Like A Forest has joined the Air New Zealand Inflight Entertainment Programme.
From forest floor to 35,000 feet — this kōrero about long-term thinking, restoration and resilience is travelling further than we ever imagined.
If you're flying soon, settle in and press play.
And if you're staying grounded, you can stream it anytime here:
/think-like-a-forest/#premier
@airnz — thank you for helping take stories of Aotearoa’s future to the world.
#ThinkLikeAForest #AirNZ #NatureBasedSolutions #RecloakingPapatūānuku #Aotearoa @airnz@sam_the_trap_man
We can't do water without trees, as Mere Tamanui ((Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, Ngāti Porou, Ngāriki Kaiputahi, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki) reminds us in our latest episode of Extra for Experts.
This is a special episode with a special person: in her work, Mere connects whanau with waterways and the whenua, and is a passionate advocate for the importance of both highland and lowland forests to create a balanced ecosystem for our awa.
To watch the full episode or the full film, head to the links in our bio and for the full film, head to our website: /think-like-a-forest/#premier
Can’t get better than this 🙌🏽. Please give it up for local superstars!
Over a hundred environmental youth leaders, united, knocking it out of the park for a brighter, healthier, hopeful climate positive future organized by Kristin School! 🌏Inspired by the memory, and learnings of the unforgettable Jane Goodall.
🌱Informed by Sam the Trap Man and other outstanding Kaitiaki.
🎥 Wowed by Pure Advantage’s seminal documentary Think Like a Forest.
💚 Motivated by Nate Wilbourne, New Zealand sustainability and environmental youth leader.
🌳 Led by our very own local ecological, sustainability and climate action hero’s, youth leaders at Kristin School, Westminster School and Rangitoto College.
🙏 Supported by outstanding, irreplaceable sustainability and environmental health teachers.
💚 What a wonderful evening remembering Jane and learning from leaders across our rohe and the motu.
Ngā mihi nui team! There is so much hope. So many opportunities to take environmental action. Thank you all.
@kristin.school@rangitoto_college@pureadvantage@sam_the_trap_man@janegoodallinst@nate.wilbourne@upperwaitemataecologynetwork@aucklandcouncil_local@sustainableschoolsnetwork@janegoodallinst
In Episode 9 of Extra for Experts, Sam the Trap Man speaks to Sam Rowland, wearer of many hats but primarily General Manager at Tairawhiti Environment Centre. She’s an advocate for a whole system approach to reloaking the land, and the two Sams discuss regionally unique solutions, ones which communities, businesses, iwi, hapu, government and individuals come together to find.
To watch the full episode and the full film, head to the links in our bio.
Clearly, we're advocates for planting, protecting and preserving native forest - but not indiscriminately. Right tree, right place, right purpose. Find out more by watching our film Think Like A Forest - head to the links in our bio.
