I am the Arboretum Curator at the University of Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum, and am passionate about plant conservation, with a particular focus on trees. Geographically, my work focuses on the Ethiopian and Japanese floristic regions. Living collections play a critical role in conserving plant diversity ex-situ and preventing extinction through integrated conservation action. I am interested in the role that living collections can play, supporting both scientific research and practical plant conservation action.
My research explores Bioquality Hotspots in Ethiopia and Japan, investigating how species distribution data can guide conservation priorities at multiple scales, focusing on the biodiversity value implicit in globally rare or range-restricted species or infraspecific taxa. Bioquality identifies high conservation-value elements of a given flora, by emphasising the proportion of globally rare taxa within a particular set of species.
