Article ID: CBB000933439

Climate Change, Forest Conservation and Science: A Case Study of New Zealand, 1860s--1920 (2009)

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Analysis of New Zealand parliamentary debates, official papers and scientific and popular journals reveals considerable debate on the perceived impact of deforestation on local and regional meteorological conditions. As part of broader concerns about the effects of deforestation on timber supplies, health and hydrology, climatic arguments played an important role in attempts to introduce state forest conservation into New Zealand in the nineteenth century and to thereby increase government intervention in society. This article examines these debates and how, over time, climatic arguments became decoupled from wider concerns about the effects of deforestation. More particularly, this article investigates how supporters and opponents of climatic forestry tried to legitimise their stance through recourse to ideas about science.

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Authors & Contributors
Beattie, James
Núñez, Paula Gabriela
F. J. Davey
Geetashree Singh
Lema, Carolina
Wilson, Jeffrey K.
Concepts
Forests and forestry
Conservation of natural resources
Earth sciences
Science and government
Environmental sciences
Climate and climatology
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
18th century
20th century, late
Places
New Zealand
United States
South Asia
Andes
Prussia (Germany)
Scotland
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