Mark Infield grew up on the Ashdown Forest which inspired his love of nature and led to a career in conservation in Africa and Asia.
Mark is now the Landscape Recovery Manager for Ashdown Forest and lives in Fairwarp Village. His book, “Beautiful Beasts, Beautiful Lands”, suggest that scientific and economic explanations and justifications for conservation do not resonate with communities.
His talk here will explore this subject further, arguing that local, cultural and value-based relationships between people, place and nature ultimately provide a stronger platform for partnerships to deliver conservation. He believes this is as relevant here as to Africa or Asia and brings this thinking to his work as Landscape Recovery Manager for Ashdown Forest.
This talk is part of ‘The Sustainable Land Project’ which is a free event featuring a programme of passionate speakers discussing their experience of working harmoniously with the land and the benefits that they achieve as a result.
Event details
LOCATION
Held at Babylon Eco Centre, a welcoming destination for food, horticulture and events located on the edge of the Ashdown Forest.
TIMINGS
Arrive at Babylon Eco Centre from 4.30pm. We aim to start each talk at 5.00pm.
COST
This is a free event. Tickets are limited to 50 per event.
Any questions?
Please get in touch with our organiser Rob MacMahon.
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