A Guide to Building Ethical Orchid Collections and Societies
Trade of wild-collected orchids as ornamental plants remains a persistent threat to conservation around the world.
In collaboration with orchid societies around the world, we have developed a new resource that presents suggestions for how orchid societies can help promote best practices among our members, events and community. ​
The guide aims to foster sustainable collections and societies, seeking to balance our enjoyment of plants with our shared commitment to species conservation in the wild. It is not intended as a fixed set of rules, but rather a tool that orchid collectors and societies can adopt and adapt to their own contexts, upholding our collective responsibility to ensure the continued survival of our beloved orchids.
The Guide
The Guide is intended as an open-source resource available and accessible to all. We actively encourage societies, colelctors and enthusiasts to download and/or share the resource on their websites, list serves and social media, or to print physical copies to share with members at meetings.
Powerpoint Presentations
Our resources are free to download and use.
We have developed two Powerpoint presentations with images and text - feel free to edit the number of slides to suit your presentation.
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The presentations can be downloaded below:
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Articles
Our thanks to Orchid Magazine for helping to promote the guide in their May 2025 issue.
And to Orchid Science, who covered the publication of the guide in the Orchid Science section of The Orchid Review 2025-2026.
