The Living Earth Collaborative welcomed Lúcia Lohmann, renowned Amazon forest expert and the Missouri Botanical Garden’s new president and director, as the keynote speaker for Tropical Forest February, drawing over 250 attendees. Lohmann’s talk highlighted both the staggering biodiversity of the Amazon and the immense gaps in scientific knowledge, underscoring the importance of collaborative research and conservation efforts led by the Garden, WashU, and the Saint Louis Zoo.
Missouri Botanical Garden’s new leader offers a virtual tour of the Amazon (Links to an external site)
