A Guide to Building Ethical Orchid Collections & Societies.
In collaboration with orchid societies around the world, we are developing a new resource that presents suggestions for how orchid societies can help promote best practices among our members, events and community -- to foster sustainable collections and societies. It seeks to balance our enjoyment of plants with our shared commitment to species conservation in the wild.
We now have a draft resource for further public comment by orchid societies through 01 June 2024 -- both those who have already participated and those who have not yet been involved.
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The draft suggests key topics, principles and positions that societies can edit and adopt. It is not a fixed set of rules, nor will every point be relevant or appropriate for all societies. Our aim is to create a resource that can be used across the world.
Please consider sharing insights from your society by:
Sending your comments to jacob.phelps@gmail.com by 01 June, 2024.
Providing comments using comment bubbles and track changes in Word. If you need to provide comments in another way, please contact us first.
Coordinating to provide comment behalf of societies within a single document, rather than individual members. This is necessary to control the volume of feedback and because the document seeks to build consensus views of societies.
Letting us know if you would like your society to be acknowledged as having contributed
This is a draft document, developed based on interviews with orchid societies around the world, conducted by members of the IUCN SSC Orchid Specialist Group – Global Trade Program. We are a volunteer group of orchid experts and enthusiasts, committed to sustainable orchid trade and to reducing illegal orchid trade.
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