Natural Capital Regional Resilience – Co-Chairs Announced
The Aotearoa Circle is pleased to announce the co-chairs for our Natural Capital Regional Resilience workstream. This workstream will help the Bay of Plenty understand its critical vulnerabilities to climate change and nature degradation. What we learn will be able to be applied to other regions in Aotearoa. The Circle has commissioned PwC NZ to do the work, with the aim of producing a detailed analysis of the impact of climate and nature change in this one region. Our Co-Chairs are:
Fiona McTavish, CEO of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.
Fiona has a science and education background and has been the Chief Executive of the Regional Council since 2018.
Pā Ropata
A prominent Rongoā Māori practitioner, well respected for his work in the restoration of Rongoā Māori practise and traditional knowledge of native plants and medicines in Aotearoa New Zealand. Pa is an author, conservationist and co-founder of Tane’s Tree Trust. He has championed Tīwaiwaka, the six principles of which create a philosophy for our approach to life and restoration of our natural world.
Simon Limmer, CEO of Indevin Group Limited.
Simon has deep commercial experience in the food, manufacturing, and service sectors both here in New Zealand and in several of the key international markets in which our exporters operate.