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Adam Rowe (SEWBReC Chief Executive Officer)
Adam has managed SEWBReC for over 20 years and has over 30 years’ experience working in LERCs. Adam is co-founder and Vice Chairman of the Association of Local Environmental Records Centres (ALERC) and a former Trustee of the National Biodiversity Network Trust. He has lengthy experience of all aspects of the LERC operations, including strategic development, partner liaison, product/service design and project delivery.
Useful links (most mentioned during the podcast):
SEWBReC: https://www.sewbrec.org.uk/
LERC Wales: https://www.lercwales.org.uk/
ALERC LERC finder: https://www.alerc.org.uk/lerc-finder.html
Aderyn: https://aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/
Other useful SEWBReC links: https://linktr.ee/sewbrec
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