Vida Svahnström
PhD Student
Department
Team
Conservation Assessments and Analysis
Specialism
Epiphytes, conservation, red listing, macroecology, orchids
I am a PhD student on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP based at Kew and Imperial College London. My research focuses on the macroecology and evolution of epiphytic flowering plants, aiming to improve our understanding of their extinction risk and to identify conservation priorities. My previous research has focused on rare plant conservation management, conservation assessment methodology, and the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. I am a member of the IUCN SSC Orchid Specialist Group and a certified IUCN Red List Trainer.
- 2022 - MSc Plant and Fungal Taxonomy, Diversity, and Conservation, Queen Mary University of London
- 2021 - BSc (Hons) Evolutionary Biology, University of St Andrews
