Dr Mick Abbott

Dr Mick Abbott

Dr Mick Abbott is a Professor in Landscape Architecture at Lincoln University. He is Director of the design and research group Wildlab.org.nz which works with government, iwi community and industry partners across Aotearoa New Zealand to grow a place where people and nature can thrive together.

Our Place in the Forest

March 17, 2021
The language of New Zealand’s native forests has been dominated by the word ‘bush’ for more than a century, a word which historically was linked to forest clearance.