The concept of sustainability is noble - to live here on earth in ways that won't compromise the well-being of future generations - to sustain society, the economy and the environment. In his book Designing Regenerative Cultures, Daniel Whal positions sustainability at a neutral point between conventional practice and regenerative practice. Sustainability is "100% less bad", … Continue reading Regeneration – beyond sustainability
Here is a global movement aspiring to restore ecosystems. Their mission is: To work together to restore ecological functionality, to build Research, Training and Innovation Centers for Ecological Restoration, to engage people in inquiry into ecological restoration, and train people in how to restore degraded lands in perpetuity. Together We can Restore the Earth from … Continue reading Ecosystem restoration camps
Some exciting projects emerged from the Tai Tokerau Climate Change Conference and now the challenge is to resource them. Carol Peters took the initiative leading the establishment of the Climate Change Tai Tokerau Northland Trust (CCTNT) and is applying for funding to fund two part time positions to progress the work of the trust. The … Continue reading Resourcing change
If we track the development of the primary industries in Northland since colonisation there are three broad phases. The first industries were extractive - mining the land for timber and kauri gum. Commodity production followed with farming and later plantation forestry established. Typically these were (and are) monocultures and extraction continues where farms and forests … Continue reading Totara and climate change
WE, THE PARTICIPANTS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE TE TAI TOKERAU CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION CONFERENCE, WHANGAREI, 8-9 JUNE 2018: a. Believing wholeheartedly that climate crisis is the most serious, potentially existential , threat of our Time for Te Tai Tokerau and all of humanity; b. Deeply appreciating the compelling science demonstrating that climate crisis is man-made, … Continue reading Te Tai Tokerau Climate Action Declaration
Climate Action Tai Tokerau 