Even in the darkest times, I hold on to hope and to your words, dear Jane! Your loss feels personal, as it does for so many of us who grew up inspired by your work to give back to nature – thank you for never letting despair win.
May you rest in eternal peace ❤

With growing digital access, the #illegal pet trade finds new ground online in Nepal. While there have been promising efforts to control wildlife trade in physical markets, attention towards the burgeoning digital trade requires immediate attention. 1/2

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🌍 A global study has examined how legal uncertainties threatens biodiversity and the people who rely on it. 

This new research shows how clearer laws & traceability systems can reduce illegal wildlife trade.

Read more: https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/legal-grey-areas-in-wildlife-trade

Let’s talk about plants!

Earlier this week, we had the opportunity to learn and exchange knowledge about orchids and yews during an engaging session with community forest user group members and forest officials from Makawanpur (Rapti). 1/2
@whitleyawards

"We not only shared a common passion for conservation but also confronted comparable circumstances, challenges, and opportunities simultaneously. A perfect reflection of “I am not alone”!"

This is what @bashyalreshu.bsky.social had to say about ICN 2023. Only two days left to apply for 2025!

Huge congratulations to @bashyalreshu.bsky.social on winning a #WhitleyAward!

Reshu is leading efforts to protect Nepal’s medicinal plants, focusing on the rare Maire’s yew and wild orchids, through her organisation Greenhood Nepal. She also collaborates with ICCS via @orchiddelirium.bsky.social

Out today! The new Guide to Building Ethical Orchid Collections and Societies has been developed by orchid societies and collectors in collaboration with our Global Trade Programme to promotes sustainable ornamental orchid collections. Please share! globalorchidtrade.wixsite.com/home/guide

April's DICE Talk was from Dr Gail Austen, the Leverhulme Support Officer for DICE. Dr Austen started at DICE in 2013 as a PhD student researching accuracy, error and bias in species identification.

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We are pleased to share that @bashyalreshu.bsky.social has been featured in WOW Magazine’s 100 Women of Impact. We are happy to see her incredible works on illegal wildlife trade, conservation policy and plant biodiversity, contributing to conservation efforts in Nepal, being nationally recognized.

Future For Nature (FFN) 2025 Award Comes Home!

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to our Founder and Director, Kumar Paudel, on receiving the prestigious Future For Nature Award 2025 for his exceptional contributions to pangolin conservation. 1/3

We are delighted to share that @bashyalreshu.bsky.social from @greenhood.bsky.social, has been shortlisted for Whitley Award 2025. Her work on Nepal's medicinal plant conservation has been recognized among 12 distinguished conservation leaders from across the world. whitleyaward.org/2025/02/11/2...

The CITES Convention turns 50 this year. How could it be more effective? Read our new paper to find out. @ejmilnergulland.bsky.social @tsasrolfes.bsky.social @iccs.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @oxmartinschool.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...

With biodiversity facing unprecedented challenges, @orchiddelirium.bsky.social has contributed to a study identifying key areas AI could transform existing conservation practices and reverse biodiversity loss 👇
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@wildcru.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social @iccs.bsky.social

Finally on #Bluesky! I will be posting (and following) abt. #NepalOrchids #Taxling and more on #Conservation #WildlifeTrade!