The more time I spend in Kapuas Hulu, the more I navigate by instinct not GPS.
I spotted a hill that felt right. Same slope, same aspect, same rock face as where I’d found Paphiopedilum kolopakingii before. I was right.
#conservation #planttrade #Paphiopedilum #kalimantan #orchid
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I see this in my research “Typically, that process does not involve consultation with the people extracting or trading wildlife. Nor does it really consider insights from the social sciences, including economics, on the likely impact of trade measures on wildlife and people”
Obviously the term ‘poaching’ is a loaded term and not all plant collectors understand what is and what isn’t. But I am pleased to hear them understand a root cause of plant being over-harvested from the wild. #conservation #plants #sustainability
Contact Singapore Botanic Gardens and visit their website to attend.
Honestly forgot BlueSky exists.
Trying to be a bit more engaged again. Currently deep in the field in West Kalimantan.
Here are some of my favourite photos.
I’ve just received a grant from the Carnivorous Plant Society and will be contributing to their newsletter regularly. #conservation #borneo
Unsurprised. But the blame on the global south continues rather than blaming the west for its consumption: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Consumption in wealthy countries including US and UK is responsible for 13% of global forest loss beyond their borders, study finds
"The world wildlife trade regulator is 50 – here’s what has worked and what needs to change"
Great insights here from @danchallender.bsky.social and @tsasrolfes.bsky.social
Fraser Cook
A global convention to control wildlife trade across 184 countries has encouraged conservation action but hasn’t entirely stopped illegal sales.
The freeze of the NIH is just the latest culmination of the right's long war on science, education, and democracy.
Here are some of my ideas for what I think scientists can do about it. 🧪 conservechange.medium.com/five-things-...
Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science
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