Think Like A Forest - The Film

Over two thirds of New Zealand’s native forests are already gone and more are being damaged because of human activity. In Think Like a Forest, we present the vision for a regenerative future where humans can change this destructive trajectory through connecting with nature and taking action for Recloaking Papatūānuku. Recloaking Papatūānuku is an ambitious, national-scale environmental initiative that will mobilise people to keep intact the old forests we have, remove predators, and carry out restoration of native bush across more than two million hectares of Aotearoa in the next 30 years. Restoration, regeneration, planting, and long term management of native forests will increase the resilience of our landscapes to the effects of climate change, and ensure our productive lands and communities thrive. Our leader on this journey is Sam the Trap Man. Sam is a father and self-described “bushman” — part hunter, trapper, fisher, forager and conservationist, an expert when it comes to the bush. He will take us to two significant areas of Aotearoa to share his knowledge and talk with kaitiaki of these ecosystems to show how we can all “think like a forest” to support and connect with nature.