Botany & Tropical Plant Conservation. PhD: Sustainability of ornamental plants in Indonesia. Supported by Leverhulme Trust. SES 2024 Winner Explorer Award Botany & Research. Living in Kalimantan, Indonesia.https://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3ltmk3cept22uThe 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 #orchid10 Jul 2025 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltmk3cept22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3lt2mhhbuw22lHonestly 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 #borneo03 Jul 2025 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2mhhbuw22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3lkkiubfr622qContact Singapore Botanic Gardens and visit their website to attend.17 Mar 2025 06:14 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkkiubfr622qhttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3li55db4zmk2fUnsurprised. But the blame on the global south continues rather than blaming the west for its consumption: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/14/richest-nations-exporting-extinction-with-demand-for-beef-palm-oil-and-timber-aoe14 Feb 2025 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3li55db4zmk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3lhdr6vrklc2bI 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” [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Feb 2025 09:39 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhdr6vrklc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3lh24dph4j22uhttps://mailchi.mp/niras/bcfs_expertrecruit2025_iwtcf?e=ccf188e8b231 Jan 2025 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh24dph4j22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3lgxazmkiws2xObviously 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 #sustainability30 Jan 2025 10:18 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgxazmkiws2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3lggihzyh6k2rI am Botanicalotter on YouTube23 Jan 2025 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lggihzyh6k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3lgawqj74n22i21 Jan 2025 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgawqj74n22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3lfou4kukj22rAlong with invasive pine. Everyone should be concerned about specie endemism in Sulawesi.14 Jan 2025 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfou4kukj22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3lf2th2jxcc22https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/77FMUNFE64RFZ9ZY2JXC?target=10.1111/cobi.1443406 Jan 2025 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf2th2jxcc22https://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3ldq7ov333k2nMamasa Toraja20 Dec 2024 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldq7ov333k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3ldo2mbndck2gMaking new family friends in Mamasa West Sulawesi19 Dec 2024 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldo2mbndck2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3ldljldecbc2eMore plant diversity of Sulawesi18 Dec 2024 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldljldecbc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3ldgs2dwjzk2rNot everyday needs to be an adventure but connecting with local hunters is equally important. So is trying the local brew.16 Dec 2024 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldgs2dwjzk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3lddvyej6f22dMeeting new people on both sides of West and South Sulawesi .15 Dec 2024 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lddvyej6f22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3ldbsby6ryc2mOrchid diversity Sulawesi14 Dec 2024 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldbsby6ryc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3ld4iwiiiqs2yClimbing down a mountain through a cutting made by a stream and rocks today was how I recorded plants. Then we had to climb back up again.12 Dec 2024 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4iwiiiqs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3ld24najj3s2zSo I made to deep remote West Sulawesi which is very mountainous and lots of winding roads. But the views 💚11 Dec 2024 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld24najj3s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3lcxndsyeq22sWhat does a botanist pack for fieldwork for West Sulawesi @leverhulme.bsky.social10 Dec 2024 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcxndsyeq22shttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3lcnbyrycts2bDay two of the Indonesian plant Expo. Met Thai, Taiwanese and Vietnamese sellers today. The Aroid love is strong.06 Dec 2024 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcnbyrycts2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3lcky5v4olc2rMet lots of endemic Hoya, orchid and Nepenthes growers today at the Indonesian Expo and I held a python. Made new friends from Vietnam as well.05 Dec 2024 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcky5v4olc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3lcd2yf6ss22ehttps://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/dec/02/more-than-three-quarters-of-uk-universities-join-fossil-fuel-pledge-say-activists02 Dec 2024 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcd2yf6ss22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3lcal3onf222kPhalaenopsis amabilis, the moon orchid and a national flower of Indonesia. Flower of charm. #indonesia #orchid01 Dec 2024 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcal3onf222khttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3lc5iizlzpc2gI really want to trade a dog for plant hunting https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/30/bark-detective-dog-trained-to-sniff-out-uk-tree-disease-phytophthora-ramorum30 Nov 2024 06:42 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc5iizlzpc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/botanicalotter.bsky.social/post/3lc3vmteztc2vHappy Friday29 Nov 2024 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:m7scrix6uxoi7ud4lk5spfpy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc3vmteztc2v