Making underwater forestry scalable and sustainable, with Andrew Morgan of Hydrowood

About this episode

The episode discusses Hydrowood's innovative approach to salvaging submerged timber and the complexities of sustainable forestry.

This episode tells the story of Hydrowood, a pioneering natural-capital business salvaging submerged native timber in Tasmania, and the challenges of building a capital-intensive venture within environmental constraints. Guest host Adam Taylor speaks with co-founder Andrew Morgan about investment hurdles, machinery choices, crowdfunding pivots, and the future of sustainable forestry.

People in this episode

Guest: Andrew Morgan

Topics covered

• underwater forestry
• sustainable business
• natural capital
• environmental challenges

Keywords

• Hydrowood
• Tasmania
• capital-intensive venture
• investment hurdles
• crowdfunding

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Tasmania

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