In this episode host Vincent Heeringa is joined by Forest Scientist and <a href="https://www.tanestrees.org.nz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tāne's Tree Trust </a>trustee Dr. Jacqui Aimers, Erana Walker a Phd in waiting at Waikato University and Howell Davies a multi-decade arboriculturalist and urban streetscape expert with Auckland City Council.&nbsp;&nbsp; The discussion covers a number of fascinating topics including; the importance of trees in urban areas, and what connections do trees and nature mean to all peoples,&nbsp; Māori values, and how these can be blended into or delivered by new native forests for all New Zealanders in both rural and urban settings. Representing significant new research led by Dr. Aimers the group explores what are&nbsp; key non-timber values of NZ’s native forests posing the questions&nbsp; - can the invaluable be valued and how can landowners be rewarded for delivering downstream environmental, social and cultural benefits?Enjoy.

The Carbon Sink  (Season 2, Episode 5)

As the climate crisis deepens, we are becoming more aware of just how badly we have failed to respect our most precious asset: nature. We depend entirely on it for our food, our air, our water and our shelter, and yet, we have been neglecting and exploiting nature for decades, even centuries. 

Nature-based solutions (NbS) promise to redress the balance by restoring habitats and ecosystems. In doing so, we can tackle the biodiversity crisis, meet our climate targets, adapt to flood and drought and improve public health and wellbeing, all at comparably low-cost.

One of New Zealand's advantages are the strengths of our natural systems including the primary sector that is at the heart of our traditional economy. But tradition has proved detrimental to the environment and throws into doubt our social license to operate which is why regenerative models agriculture and forestry underpin solutions and enable stewardship of the environment, profitability and positive social outcomes. 

Join us for a series of conversations with farmers, foresters, scientists, entrepreneurs and business leaders to explore the opportunities for regeneration in the New Zealand setting, the role of market mechanisms, funding models, soil science, near to nature forestry, urban agriculture and native forests, systems-thinking and more. Enjoy! https://pureadvantage.org/