Speaker Series (Apr 2025): Plant Hunters and Resellers: the sustainability of the Indonesian plant trade

Date : Wednesday, 9 April 2025
Time : 4pm - 5pm
Venue : Function Hall, Level 1 of Botany Centre (Nearest Entrance: Tanglin Gate)

Description:
 We are pleased to have with us Mr Fraser Cook, who will share insights of three key plant areas in Indonesia, home to unique species endemism valued in the plant trade. His research covers issues in plant hunting, reseller techniques, and the impact of value chain dynamics on sustainability. This session will outline the methods of assessing plant populations in trade and in the forest, the challenges within the supply chain that increase overharvesting, and the potential solutions.

Join us on Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 4pm at the Function Hall of Singapore Botanic Gardens (Level 1 of Botany Centre), to find out more!

Session is free-seating thus no advance registration is required.

9 April 2025 Speaker Series_Fraser Cook Poster

 

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