A small UK-registered conservation NGO focused on Mexico's wild orchids.
Orchidarc was registered with the UK Charity Commission in 2024 (no. 1208062). Most of the work is based in Mexico, with field and research collaborations in the United Kingdom, Japan, Ecuador and Costa Rica.
Orchidarc began with a simple observation: some of Mexico's most threatened orchids are not obscure species. They are familiar plants — the orchids on churchyard trees, on Day of the Dead altars, and in family gardens — often widely recognised but poorly documented.
Our work is to study these species with scientific rigour, assess them properly, and support conservation led by the communities living alongside them.
We also make documentary films, because many people will never visit a Mexican cloud forest, but they can still see why these forests matter.
Floristic surveys, taxonomic work, IUCN Red List assessment, biomaterials research on orchid pollinarium adhesives, and the RAR Climate Replicator for habitat simulation. See the research →
Reserve management at our cloud forest site in Veracruz, symbiotic propagation of threatened species, and reintroduction work with regional protected areas including La Martinica.
Long-form documentary filmmaking that presents orchids as living organisms, cultural plants and conservation subjects, rather than as decorative scenery.
Member, Orchid Specialist Group. Trained regional and global Red List assessor.
Doctoral research on orchid bioadhesives.
Founding institutional link; ongoing biomaterials collaboration.
Mexican research partner.
Best Feature Environmental Documentary, 2025 — Lily of Allsaints.
Encuentro Mexicano de Orquideología; World Orchid Conference; Andean Orchid Conference; Adhesion Society.
