A Vision for New Zealand Forests

Peter Handford is the Managing Director at Groundtruth, a leading consultancy for sustainable land management in New Zealand. In conversation with Matthew Monahan.

• Peter’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-handford-505922126/

• Groundtruth New Zealand: https://groundtruth.co.nz/

TOPICS

• 00:00 Introduction

• 02:14 Peter's background

• 03:51 Defining terminology

• 05:33 Context around radiata pine

• 10:02 Ground Truth

• 15:28 The state of forests in New Zealand

• 29:38 The vision for New Zealand's forests

• 34:43 Biomass in the economy

• 38:29 Export approaches

• 44:02 Long-term planning

• 46:43 The role of funding in land use transition

• 53:44 The potential of biodiversity credits

• 01:04:24 Blockchain possibilities

• 01:11:28 Young people

• 01:15:53 Closing thoughts

EPISODE RESOURCES

• Arapuke Trails: https://www.arapuketrails.co.nz/

• Timber grown in a lab: https://news.mit.edu/2022/lab-timber-wood-0525

PODCAST

• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-regeneration-will-be-funded/id1706728107

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Fkf8ZqPx5RRkeXTbuojCJ