Climate change stats are alarming. Around 3.6 billion people live in areas highly susceptible to extreme weather events. Approximately 250,000 additional deaths per year will come from undernutrition, malaria, diarrhoea and heat stress alone, according to the World Health Organisation. In an era of environmental challenges and the pressing need for sustainable solutions, the landscape...
Born in Colombia and raised in Costa Rica and San Diego, Danilo has harboured a lifelong fascination with plants. His interest in flora, particularly epiphytic plants — those that grow on the surface of other plants — inspired him to pursue a career in plant biology. This led him to choose the Department of Botany...