You don’t find orchids; they find you’: Q&A with botanist Edicson Parra

Mongabay
Jun 6, 2019, 6:17 am232 pts
When a mining company came to exploit an old-growth cloud forest near Edicson Parra’s hometown of Fusagasuga in Colombia, he decided to take action. He rallied as many relatives and friends as he could and joined a street protest against the looming project. Photos of Parra and his family waving placards and…

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