Richard has many years’ experience of policy development and operational management, consulting and advising for the Countryside Agency/Natural England as well as in New Zealand and many European Countries, specialising in protected landscapes and sustainable tourism.
Richard will discuss how Exmoor National Park fits into a global network of protected landscapes taking a conservation approach which links nature, culture and community. Exmoor is a good model of how care for one of the country’s finest landscapes has evolved. However challenges are ever present to keep these living and working areas relevant to society as a whole.