Page 11 - Georgia Forestry - Issue 4 - Fall 2023

“We know that
the quality of
life and the
functioning of
all industries
and the health
of Georgia
citizens rely on
the ecological
attributes of
both natural and
working forests.”
— Katherine Moore, President, Georgia Conservancy
in a way that is sustainable over time,” said Moore. “We know that the quality of life and the functioning of all industries and the health of Georgia citizens rely on the ecological attributes of both natural and working forests.”
The needs of a growing population will continue to grow in turn. The solution, according to Moore, is a combination of thoughtful public policy, effective public and private leadership and education on what’s at stake.
“It’s greater intentionality at a local level, a regional level and a state level with our land use and land management decisions. And I think we have the incen- tive there because we know that the qual- ity of life in Georgia is important to us now, important for future generations,” said Moore. “We know that there are real jobs, real dollars, real lives that rely on these industries that are under threat by the way we have treated and acted in terms of development in the future.”
JOHN CASEY IS A STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON JOURNALISM, POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY.
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