[bactrus]

I am too in the Palm Oil Industry. Yes, the spraying is only withing the boundaries of the plantation and correctly pointed out the it is costly to maintain outside the area of interest.

Best way to conserve these lowlanders is to relocate those plants to safe areas. I am trying to interest the plantation managers to planting the plants in their compound.

Worldwide pressure for food crop is pushing the boundaries of wild forest backwards. We have to acknowledge that there is a severe shortage of food around the world. Malaysian flora and fauna are not the ones under thread. Worldwide, farmers are planting more crops to cater for ever increasing demand. Science has advanced crop production to a very prodictive level but more land is still needed.

As Richard correctly pointed out, worldwide survival of plant species, espeically none vigorous ones, lies in the hands of collectors, research facilities. Coming to CPs, as private collectors and enthusiast, I think we have to try preserve the germplasm by collecting the cuttings plants and/or some seeds (yes from the wild) especially the more vulnerable areas. In Pitcherplant forum, it is pointed that the newly discovered N. attenboroughii and N. bokorensis are under thread.

So what is the your opinion? What to do? On one hand to leave it to nature and on the other should be collect some?