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At the national conference in October, Sherman and the team took the opportunity of having group sessions talk about the planned refresh of the National Wilding Conifer Management Strategy 2014-2030.
What a great start to the process of collecting feedback - the level of energy and participation in the room was fantastic especially on the last morning after a very full two previous days of conference action!
Thanks those present for being so prepared to give this focus, we collected a broad range of feedback on what is important for the next phase of the national strategy.
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Sherman gave an overview of the current strategy, developed in 2014 – its vision and aims, how it came about, and noting that at that time there was no national funding for wilding management .
Sarah Fish, our policy and strategy specialist, explained that the majority of the actions in the original strategy have now been completed. With 2030 now close to the horizon and a lot of progress and change since 2014, its timely to consider what the focus should be moving forward from here. A starting point in planning a refresh of the strategy is to identify the gaps that exist and form a picture of what success looks like.
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We asked three questions and asked everyone to discuss these in groups and record key points:
- What gaps exist today in the current strategy?
- If these things were working well, what would that look like?
- What are some actions that could be taken?
Thanks to a lively group, we quickly gathered a wide range of issues, ideas and potential actions to consider – a reminder of the complexity of wilding management.
The next step is for the BNZ team to summarise the questions and ideas raised into areas of focus, and plan the next steps for collecting further feedback. We will progress this as resources allow and keep you informed.
Download the notes and presentation from the conference strategy workshop.
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