Workshop: Steeplands - Are we managing the risks?
Date:
Wed, 14/03/2012 - 08:30 - 17:00
Location:
Gisborne
This workshop follows in the footsteps on a highly successful event held in Wellington in 2011 looking at indicators of Plantation Forest Sustainability.
In recent times the repeated intense storm events and associated landslides and mass movement in both forested and un-forested lands has brought into sharp focus the risks and public concerns associated with these events.
This workshop aims to bring together a cross section of expertise to look at what are the root causes of such events, what we can expect in the future, what is currently known and done to manage these vulnerable lands and what needs to be done in the future particularly with a focus on the key research questions that need to be answered if these lands are to continue to be managed as commercial and productive forests.
Who are we?
Future Forests Research (FFR) was established in late 2007 as a partnership between the New Zealand Forest growing Industry and New Zealand’s primary forest research organisation, Scion and other research providers.
FFR funds and disseminates forestry research for the benefit of the wider New Zealand Forestry sector. This partnership brings a strong focus to research and development to improve the international competitiveness of New Zealand forestry, the country’s third largest export earner.
A G E N D A
Venue: Quality Hotel Emerald, 15 Gladstone Road, Gisborne
Date: Wednesday, 14th March 2012
**Free of charge to Members and Non Members**
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TIME
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CHAIR: Morgan Williams
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09:00
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Arrive - coffee
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09:30
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Introductions and Expectations for Workshop
Agenda and Workshop Objectives.
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Russell Dale
FFR |
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CURRENT KNOWLEDGE AND HOW WE ARE MANAGING RISKS NOW
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09:45
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New Zealand Geotechnics
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GNS
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09:55
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Identifying Erosion and Landslide Hazard Susceptibility - Current Practice in NZ.
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Les Basher/
Mike Marden or Chris Phillips Landcare
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10:05
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Frequency of Events - What we know about the likelihood of triggering rainfall events, and the effects of climate change.
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Andrew Tait
NIWA
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10:15
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Risk Analysis and Management – A brief outline of erosion and landslide hazard risks and consequences in New Zealand.
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Mark Bloomberg / Natural Hazards Group
University of Canterbury /
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10:25
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Summarise session (Lisa Pearce) then Panel Discussion
Chair: Morgan Williams How do we manage erosion and landslide risk currently? Is it the right focus?
Regulatory framework.
Planning, management and auditing processes.
The current contribution of science to management of risk.
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Lisa Pearce (HBRC) or alternative
Regulatory
Forestry
GNS
Landcare
University of Canterbury
Insurance
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11:00
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Coffee Break
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FORESTS & LAND USE - LANDOWNER PERSPECTIVE
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11:15
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NZ Inc – Where are we heading?
Government view on forests for erosion control and carbon sequestration.
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MAF or P Reynolds -TBA
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11:30
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Farmer view on erosion and landslide hazards in NZ hill country, and use of trees to manage erosion and landslide risks.
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Bruce Wills
Federated Farmers
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11:45
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Maori perspective on managing their lands and forests in steepland country.
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TBA
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12:00
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Why we do what we do?
- Discount rates and why it dominates our management response.
- Crown forestry licences and other obstacles to long-rotation and permanent forests.
- Non-traditional forestry cashflows including ETS, nutrient flow amelioration.
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TBA
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12:30
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Lunch Break
POSTER SESSION ON CURRENT RESEARCH
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CURRENT RESEARCH
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13:15
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Summary of previous session.
Introduce discussion on measures that the forest industry is already taking as have identified that this is a serious area.
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Russell Dale
FFR
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13:20
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SUMMARY PRESENTATION and PANEL DISCUSSION /Q & A
Chair: Morgan Williams
Mapping and modelling erosion susceptibility.
Modelling of trigger events – can frequency and likelihood be modelled at various scales?
Silvicultural alternatives – predicting species performance for mass movement control, Diversified Species Programme, long-term species trials?
Valuing avoided erosion - insights into the policy and economic interactions of erosion.
Landscape scale planning and problem solving.
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Dave Palmer }
Chris Philips }
Greg Stuart }
Peter Clinton }
Luke Barry }
..et al }
Summarized by one speaker –
B Richardson |
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NEW RESEARCH OPTIONS
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14:00
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The Size of the Problem – How can we measure it /monitor it?
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Chris Phillips
Reece Hill
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14:15
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Risk Management Systems - What are the options?
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Mark Bloomberg/GNS
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14:30
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Harvesting Research
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Keith Raymond
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14:45
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Coffee Break
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15:00
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Summarise ideas board and current state of knowledge and research in New Zealand
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Sue Ruston MFE
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15:05
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Brief Introduction to Session – Objective Chair: Morgan Williams
1. Identify the gaps in our knowledge and research
2. Identify research needs and priorities?
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Morgan Williams
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15:10
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Group Discussion – Identify gaps in knowledge, gaps in research.
Rank these in terms of importance. |
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15:40
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Groups report and open discussion.
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16:00
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Action Plan
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16:30
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Close
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