A/Prof Patrick O'Connor featured on ABC Radio National - the politics of trees

Late night chat on Radio National about听politics, ecology and the economics of trees.


Phillip Adams from ABC's Late Night Live spoke with Associate Professor , an听ecological economist at the 成人大片.

Patrick works at the听The and is an Environment Institute member.听Professor David Lindenmayer, Ecologist from the ANU鈥檚 Fenner School of Environment and Society was also interviewed by Phillip.

They spoke about how trees are an essential part of slowing climate change, by capturing carbon. David and Patrick agreed that Australia needs a national conversation about trees. There was also some criticism that good money, and good opportunities, have been wasted on some tree planting programs.

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Read about the听听movement and the 听which Associate Professor Patrick O'Connor has been a part of.
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