Nicola S. Flanagan

#Conservation Scientist. Growing knowledge & know-how of tropical #biodiversity together with local #communities. #Vanilla, #orchids and more.

[Nicola S. Flanagan @ns_flanagan]

@Banrepcultural Gracias por compartir. Esta ilustración corresponde a la especie Vanilla pompona.

[Nicola S. Flanagan @ns_flanagan]

"... bajo las ramas de un copudo guácimo, pasamos las horas de siesta, ... , y allí cerca encontré y copié el tallo y la flor de una vainilla de gran tamaño, que se produce silvestre y en gran abundancia". 15 dic. 1872.
Vanilla pompona en Tolima, Colombia.

[Banrepcultural @Banrepcultural]

¿Has tenido un día atareado? 😪 ¡Te regalamos esta flor de vainilla! 🌼

Esta lámina hace parte de la voluminosa obra de José María Gutiérrez de Alba, 'Impresiones de un viaje a América 1870-1884'. Disponible para consulta en la #BibliotecaVirtualBR: https://t.co/cr5D1jL7cG

[Nicola S. Flanagan @ns_flanagan]

And doesn't everyone want this framed on the lab/office/bedroom* wall?
(*delete as appropriate).

[Oscar Alejandro Pérez-Escobar @LatinOrchidBot]

To celebrate this, I have produced this poster which shows the relationships we obtained in our study - I also added some rough ages of divergence of the main subfamilies (obtained from previous studies!). Please share (any design suggestions are welcome)!! ⏲️🌴🌸🧬 2/3

[Nicola S. Flanagan @ns_flanagan]

@MOOPellegrini Ps. One learns alot watching Harry Potter with the kids. Hmmm.

[Nicola S. Flanagan @ns_flanagan]

@MOOPellegrini Mandragora sp.?

[Nicola S. Flanagan @ns_flanagan]

Just really enjoying my ´retreat´ back into the enchanting world of #herbaria: history, #vanilla, geography & art, all rolled into one. Here´s a gem - Vanilla parvifolia collected 1915, at Herbarium Regium Monacense (M).

[Nicola S. Flanagan @ns_flanagan]

Roads: a picture paints a thousand words. 😔

[Python Maps @PythonMaps]

Roads of Colombia! Shows all roads from highways down to dirt tracks.
This map was generated using #Matplotlib #Numpy #Geopandas.
#Python #DataScience #Data #DataVisualization #Africa #infastructure.

[Nicola S. Flanagan @ns_flanagan]

Yes! Common #orchid species are also threatened by landscape transformation in the tropical Andes. But some landscape structures are better than others. See this new paper from Nhora Ospina´s PhD for the evidence. https://t.co/FUgAMJpOBY

[Nicola S. Flanagan @ns_flanagan]

@feliperueda70 Hola Felipe, muchas gracias por tu interés. Ya le contesté por correo.

[Nicola S. Flanagan @ns_flanagan]

The IV International Vanilla Congress starts today, with a great program covering diverse aspects of ecology, cultivation and conservation of natural #vanilla and crop wild relatives. #VanillaCongress2021 #CongresoVainilla2021

[Nicola S. Flanagan @ns_flanagan]

@cdanielcadena @Uniandes Felicidades por tan excelente ejemplo. Pregunto ¿entre las facultades de ciencias/ingeniería/tecnología, como van?

[Nicola S. Flanagan @ns_flanagan]

@SMWadgymar Orchids, or course.

[Nicola S. Flanagan @ns_flanagan]

One answer to the question - why is Colombia a megabiodiverse country? The spectacular view from the Caribbean sea to the glaciers of peak Gonawindua (Pico Cristobal Colon) at 5,775 m above sea level.

[Guillerod @guillerodph]

Todos los pisos y sus respectivos tonos

[Nicola S. Flanagan @ns_flanagan]

Un gran placer hacer un taller en #vainilla para la comunidad de Mecana, Bahia Solano, Chocó. Excelente iniciativa!

[Instituto Humboldt @inst_humboldt]

✅Probar una herramienta de ciencia participativa para involucrar a las comunidades en el conocimiento sobre el uso de las plantas útiles del territorio, esto con el fin de generar planes de monitoreo a futuro. 📲

[Nicola S. Flanagan @ns_flanagan]

A huge pleasure to provide a #vanilla workshop for the Mecana #community on the Colombian Pacific coast. Thanks @inst_humboldt for the invitation.

[Instituto Humboldt @inst_humboldt]

✅Probar una herramienta de ciencia participativa para involucrar a las comunidades en el conocimiento sobre el uso de las plantas útiles del territorio, esto con el fin de generar planes de monitoreo a futuro. 📲

[Nicola S. Flanagan @ns_flanagan]

La participación de las comunidades locales es esencial para lograr la conservación de especies amenazadas como la #orquidea Cattleya quadricolor. Les invitamos a contactarnos para conocer más sobre este proyecto en conjunto con @CvcAmbiental.

[Nicola S. Flanagan @ns_flanagan]

How to build effective conservation strategies for species with cross-jurisdiction distributions? In the latest @IUCN_Orchids newsletter, we describe advances in management of the endangered orchid Cattleya quadricolor thanks to broad inter-institutional cooperation @CvcAmbiental

[Nicola S. Flanagan @ns_flanagan]

IV INTERNATIONAL VANILLA CONGRESS, 1-3 DEC. 2021 - ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS NOW OPEN
Our first symposium is devoted to understanding the diversity and ecology of Vanilla species in their natural ecosystems.
#Vanilla2021 #Vainilla2021

[Nicola S. Flanagan @ns_flanagan]

Demand for rare wild plants is increasing sharply in Colombia. Let´s hope penalties in the new environmental crimes bill presented by @JuanKarloslos will be applied (48-108 mths jail); also to the consumers driving demand.

[Leigh-Anne @LeighAnneBx]

🎉New paper on a topic you never even knew you would be enthralled by! #OpenAccess & each read comes with a FREE nugget of knowledge & piece of cake! (Disclaimer: piece of cake not guaranteed) @orchiddelirium @drury_rebecca #WildlifeTrade https://t.co/E7R4sSYBCT

[Michael Fay @michaelffay60]

#Orchids in the news (again!): https://t.co/DussRXwogQ #Orchidaceae #wildlifecrime @IUCNssc @IUCN @IUCN_Orchids @CITES