Category Archives: Workshops

Resources for Landscape Projects Workshop from Landscapes for Life on Vimeo.

Michael Sydney, Surrey Hills AONB, reports back from the Resources for Landscape Projects Workshop which discussed – How can AONB partnerships ensure that the work they are doing to deliver ecosystem services on a landscape scale is properly resourced both financially and timewise (staff/members/volunteers).
Richard Clarke also shared the other key points from the workshop –

• 1 – Clarity around restricted and unrestricted income.
• 2- Partnerships will continue to be vital, particularly as resources become tighter.

Quote from Rob Stowman, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust- “Important to have ‘oven-ready products’; i.e. – things rear to go…”

• 3 – AONBs already are willing to take risks to secure additional funding.  Whilst local authority partners are increasingly becoming risk averse.  A need to install confidence in authorities.
• 4 – Working with local authorities can be a double edged sword, but we shouldn’t under estimate the importance in providing cash-flow.

Collaborative Working Workshop from Landscapes for Life on Vimeo.

Dave Dixon reports back from the NAAONB Collaborative Working Workshop which discussed – How can AONB partnerships ensure that the work they are doing to deliver ecosystem services on a landscape scale is part of the work of the wider AONB Family and Protected Landscape network?

Communications Workshop from Landscapes for Life on Vimeo.

Helen Noble, NAAONB Board Member, reports back from the NAAONB Communications Workshop which discussed the topic – Can AONB partnerships ensure that the work they are doing to deliver eco-system services on a landscape scale is shared and replicated throughout the AONB Family, and communicated in the correct way to the correct audiences?

Communications on a landscape scale by Shane Harris, Tourism & Communications Manager as part of Workshop 2 on the third day of the conference.

Advocacy and Policy Workshop from Landscapes for Life on Vimeo.

Philip Hygate, Isles of Scilly AONB, reports back from the NAAONB Advocacy and Policy Workshop which discussed the topic – How can AONB partnerships ensure that they work they are doing to deliver eco-system services on a landscape scale reaches the right audiences to influence policy change?