Native Forest Action Council
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Native Forest Action Council was an environmental organisation
in New Zealand
.
It was formed in 1975 from what was the Beech Forest Action Committee
to advocate for the protection of native forest
s and changed its name to the Maruia Society
in 1988. The Maruia Society then became Ecologic Foundation
with Guy Salmon
as its director.
Environmental organization
An environmental organization is an organization that seeks to protect, analyze or monitor the environment against misuse or degradation or lobby for these goals....
in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
It was formed in 1975 from what was the Beech Forest Action Committee
Beech Forest Action Committee
The Beech Forest Action Committee was an environmental organisation based in New Zealand.It was formed in the 1970s as a grassroots group in Auckland to protest against native forest logging. The group was not totally opposed to the logging but wished to see it done at a sustainable rate.The Beech...
to advocate for the protection of native forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s and changed its name to the Maruia Society
Maruia Society
The Maruia Society was an environmental organisation in New Zealand. "Maruia" means "sheltered valley" in the Maori language....
in 1988. The Maruia Society then became Ecologic Foundation
Ecologic Foundation
The Ecologic Foundation is an independent not-for-profit Think Tank based in Nelson, New Zealand focused on environmental policy research and analysis, consultancy and advocacy. Its Executive Director is Guy Salmon who has been involved with the organisation in its various forms since the 1970s...
with Guy Salmon
Guy Salmon
Guy Winston Salmon is a New Zealand environmentalist.He is Executive director of the Ecologic Foundation, an independent policy think tank. He has been involved with this organisation in its various forms since the 1970s....
as its director.
External links
- Ecologic Foundation - Official web site
- Native Forest Action web site