Perched high in the Colombian Andes, researchers have found orchid species new to science and are working to save them from changing climate and land use.
"For instance, decision takers and rural communities can work to allow forest grow in their private lands connected to the network of national parks, that are usually large unconnected protected areas," he says,"This may increase the probability of an adequate number of orchid seeds dispersing across landscapes, in particular, where major losses of biodiversity can be averted."
The hope is that the results could also guide better placement of mandatory conservation areas in Andean countries such as Ecuador and Colombia.Long Journey To Research Parra-Sanchez says his path into research was not straightforward: between school and university he worked as a fireman, served in the Colombian Air Force, and held various other jobs including at a gas station and a family minimarket.
In the course of finishing his undergraduate degree Parra-Sanchez met Oscar Perez who he describes as"an incredibly passionate friend and lifelong brother." Perez and Parra-Sanchez traveled extensively and before graduation, they discovered a few new orchid species, the first of which was"I remember telling my friend in the midst of the forest that this tiny species was new to science, and he angrily retorted, 'Don't be ridiculous,' but as it turned out, it was indeed a new species, and we later published it with the eminent Colombian orchidologist, Father Pedro Ortiz," Parra-Sanchez says.
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