Matthew Gray

Ruthenium clusters with nitrogen ligands IV. Double CH activation of ketimine methyl groups on triruthenium carbonyl clusters. Crystal structure of Ru3(μ-H)2[μ3-ν2-(N,C)-4-HOC6H4NCMeCH](CO)9. Et20

Abstract The reaction of Ru 3 (CO) 12 with the Schiff base 4-hydroxyphenyl- N,N -dimethylimide in refluxing cyclohexane gave the title complex in excellent yield. An X-ray crystallographic study showed that the product is derived from an unusual double CH activation of the methyl group. An analogous reaction with the asymmetric Schiff base p -hydroxyphenyl- N,N -isobutylmethylimide showed that this reaction is specific for the imine-bound methyl group.

Tackling ‘Wicked’ Problems Holistically With Institutionalist Policymaking

One of our most pressing needs in creating a more sustainable world is the explicit development of holistic policy. This is becoming increasingly apparent as we are faced with more and more “wicked problems,” the most difficult class of problems that we can conceptualize. Such problems consist of “clusters” of problems and include socio-political and moral-spiritual issues.

The Canadian ‘Model Forest’ Approach: A Way Forward for Tasmania?

Forest policy and forestry management in Tasmania have undergone a number of changes in the last thirty years, many explicitly aimed at improving industry sustainability, job security, and forest biodiversity conservation. Yet forestry remains a contentious issue in Tasmania, due to a number of interacting factors, most significant of which is the prevalence of a ‘command and control’ governance approach by policymakers and managers. New approaches such as multiple-stakeholder decision-making, adaptive management, and direct public participation in policymaking are needed. Such an approach has been attempted in Canada in the last decade, through the Canadian Model Forest Program, and may be suitable for Tasmania. This article seeks to describe what the Canadian Model Forest approach is, how it may be implemented in Tasmania, and what role it may play in the shift to a new forestry paradigm. Until such a paradigm shift occurs contentions and confrontations are likely to continue.