MBCC AGM

We are thrilled to be welcoming David Norton as our guest speaker.

David has over 40 years’ experience in ecology and conservation across public and private land in New Zealand. Over the last couple of decades, his research has focused on restoration ecology and the distribution and management of native biodiversity within farming systems, especially sheep and beef farms. He has worked closely with farmers, the farming community and sector groups to promote biodiversity conservation and find ways to build this into farm management through farm planning, biodiversity monitoring and biodiversity management.

Since retiring from the University of Canterbury, David has moved to Lake Hāwea and continues to work actively with the farming sector. David is also deeply involved in developing climate change resilience in his role as strategic science advisor to Pure Advantage. He has helped develop Recloaking Papatūānuku, an initiative promoting native reforestation for building landscape resilience…