In this episode host Vincent Heeringa is joined by a talented&nbsp;group of panelists. Annabell Chartres is a partner at PwC in Auckland, Kevin Prime is a multi-generational farmer in Northand, Waihoroi Shortland is recognised within Māoridom as one of the outstanding Te Reo Māori specialists and Dr. David Hall is a Sr. Lecturer at Auckland's University of Technology and a thought leader in the National climate policy and research space.&nbsp;The group discuss what policy environment is needed to give landowners the confidence to invest in transition and what role a NZ Emissions Trading Scheme plays, as well as unpacking other investment/finance instruments being developed or available to utilise in the NZ&nbsp;context.Enjoy.

Envisioning the Future  (Season 2, Episode 7)

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/