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Russell Warman is currently undertaking a Masters in Environmental Studies at the University of Tasmania, looking at the global transition of wood production from natural forests to plantations. Previously he worked as a forestry policy adviser to the NGOs involved in Tasmania’s forest negotiations, as well as numerous prior jobs in natural resource management and environmental planning.