The Royal Society of WA’s October Evening Talk is to be presented by Dr Adam Cross, 2019’s Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year.

Carnivorous plants are among the most unique and wonderful plants in the world, yet are also often among the first to disappear following habitat degradation, land use change, and alteration to natural ecological processes. Many of the world’s 860 species of carnivorous plants are found in southwestern Western Australia, and continuing development and ecological degradation in the region is placing their survival at risk.

Adam and a team of international colleagues have identified the most significant threats placing species at imminent risk of extinction and provide ten recommendations towards better conservation and management of this iconic group.

Adam received his PhD in Botany from UWA (2014). He has pursued a love of carnivorous plants since the age of six, and is an internationally-renowned authority on their ecology and conservation.