Restoring Waingake: Transforming Plantation Clearfells into Thriving Native Forests - A Conversation with Amy England

In this episode I’m speaking with Amy England who is the Regional Biodiversity Transformation Manager at the Gisborne District Council. Amy has had a career centered on conservation and has been central to the planning and delivery of the Waingake Transformation Programme. Amy is the perfect person to tell us all about this nationally significant restoration project. Note: I have advised on this project as a professional ecologist. I hope you enjoy this episode!   Links to Amy's work and the Waingake Transformation Programme: Transformation Programme website - https://www.gdc.govt.nz/council/major-projects/waingake-restoration Tane’s Tree Trust - https://www.tanestrees.org.nz  DOC Jobs for Nature - https://www.jobsfornature.govt.nz  MPI One Billion Trees - https://www.mpi.govt.nz/forestry/funding-tree-planting-research/one-billion-trees-programme/   QEII National Trust - https://qeiinationaltrust.org.nz  One Tree Planted - https://onetreeplanted.org/  If you'd like to make contact with Amy please contact the Gisborne District Council - www.gdc.govt.nz   About the podcast: Hi! I’m Dr Adam Forbes. I am an Ecologist who specialises in the restoration of forest ecosystems. The Nature Conversations Podcast isn’t about me, however, the purpose of the podcast is to capture knowledge and insights from remarkable people and profile important issues for ecology and nature conversation. Supporting the podcast and connecting with me: If you like the content of the podcast, you can support its creation in the following ways: 1 – following, liking, rating and sharing the podcast or episodes with others, 2 – via my Patreon account (you can even support for free) https://patreon.com/DrAdamForbes  If you’d like to contact me, you can do so via email: [email protected] or via my website https://www.forbesecology.co.nz  You can also find me on socials: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/dradamforbes  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/adamforbesnz  LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/in/dr-adam-forbes-58873a55 Youtube - https://youtube.com/@dradamforbes?si=FzxXRUqdPd9zxPlE