Who is Peter Valentine? Part 1

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Welcome back to Australian Wildlife Education: Wild Chats, episode 46..... Todays Wild Chat is the first of a 3 part series and will be all about the incredible life of Peter Valentine!
We talk about his childhood, his student years, his love for books, nature, for the environment… Long-time member of IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, with a special interest in World Heritage, Peter worked not only for UNESCO, UNITAR, IUCN on World Heritage but also for Australian Federal and Queensland State Governments. He is also a past member of the Australian Heritage Council (natural heritage expert); a Chair of the Wet Tropics Management Authority; a member of the National Landscapes Reference Committee; and his current topic of teaching and research focuses on protected area management and natural resource management.
Part 2, we will dive further into what a World Heritage Area means and who's responsibility it is to up hold such a status and part three diving into a love of Peter's..... Butterflies and the wonderful relationship with Ants.
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