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I am a researcher / explorer of Arecaceae species and pay the bills with cybersecurity work, this article definitely struck a chord. It is very difficult to get

I am a researcher / explorer of Arecaceae species and pay the bills with cybersecurity work, this article definitely struck a chord. It is very difficult to get anyone to care about even the rare and beautiful species these days, let alone help the efforts in conservation. I am working on a website that helps links people wanting to help learn and protect forests with the people with the background knowledge and those who are getting their fingers in the dirt, please reach out if you are interested in participating.

im3w1l 4y ago
I know this is unsatisfying, but I suspect that our approach to conservation will soon be "remember to slap the genome on S3 before turning their habitat into farmland". Nature is gradually turning into a luxury we cannot afford.
- dunefox 4y ago
  > Nature is gradually turning into a luxury we cannot afford. That makes no sense. We need nature more than ever.
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  - im3w1l 4y ago
    There are more people than ever. That want to eat farmed food. Drive on roads. And live in houses. All of this takes land. Then there is the renewable energy production that needs land too. Rivers valleys turn into hydro dams. Grass fields into solar fields.
    - adrianN 4y ago
      Renewable energy production takes a minuscule amount of land compared to agriculture, and a lot of that land can be things like parking lots and roofs.
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      - newman555 4y ago
        and majority of that agriculture land is for animal agriculture (which is probably obvious to everyone by now)
        im3w1l 4y ago
        Due to the situation in Ukraine (big exporter of vegetable oil), the world is currently quite dependent on palm oil. You know the one they cut down rainforests to make. It was interesting to follow the politics around the Indonesia's temporary export ban back in May.
vjk800 4y ago
Did you get into cybersecurity or plants first? Do you have some kind of formal qualifications for the plant research or how did you get started with it? I would very much like to make a career switch to something that allows me to spend time in the nature, but I have no idea how that world works.
xmunoz 4y ago
This is very relevant to my interests, but there is no contact info in your bio...
pvaldes 4y ago
With Rhynchophorus roaming around, investing into rare palms is a high risk activity

im3w1l 4y ago

I know this is unsatisfying, but I suspect that our approach to conservation will soon be "remember to slap the genome on S3 before turning their habitat into farmland". Nature is gradually turning into a luxury we cannot afford.

dunefox 4y ago
> Nature is gradually turning into a luxury we cannot afford. That makes no sense. We need nature more than ever.
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- im3w1l 4y ago
  There are more people than ever. That want to eat farmed food. Drive on roads. And live in houses. All of this takes land. Then there is the renewable energy production that needs land too. Rivers valleys turn into hydro dams. Grass fields into solar fields.
  - adrianN 4y ago
    Renewable energy production takes a minuscule amount of land compared to agriculture, and a lot of that land can be things like parking lots and roofs.
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    - newman555 4y ago
      and majority of that agriculture land is for animal agriculture (which is probably obvious to everyone by now)
      - im3w1l 4y ago
        Due to the situation in Ukraine (big exporter of vegetable oil), the world is currently quite dependent on palm oil. You know the one they cut down rainforests to make. It was interesting to follow the politics around the Indonesia's temporary export ban back in May.

vjk800 4y ago

Did you get into cybersecurity or plants first? Do you have some kind of formal qualifications for the plant research or how did you get started with it? I would very much like to make a career switch to something that allows me to spend time in the nature, but I have no idea how that world works.

xmunoz 4y ago

This is very relevant to my interests, but there is no contact info in your bio...

pvaldes 4y ago

With Rhynchophorus roaming around, investing into rare palms is a high risk activity