My name is Maham Munir, born on 5th of August,1996 in Khewra, district Jehlum, Pakistan and I am delighted to share my personal voyage — a tale of growth, determination, and an unwavering love for the natural world. My academic journey began in Saudi Arabia, where I began the first chapters of my academic career….
Brasileira, com uma ancestralidade que integra indígenas, negros escravizados e portugueses colonizadores, filha de uma família da classe trabalhadora, nasci em meio à Floresta Atlântica do sudeste do Brasil, no estado do Rio de Janeiro, em 1984. Desde pequena, fazia caminhadas pelas montanhas de florestas úmidas com meu pai. Meu primeiro contato com musgos foi…
C’est un exercice difficile que de parler de soi ! Je suis née à Limoges, dans le centre de la France, et j’ai grandi dans un petit village du sud de la Haute-Vienne, Chalus. Je m’intéresse à la nature qui m’entoure depuis toujours – vivant à la campagne et avec des parents attirés par les plantes…
I could say that Bryology has been my passion since I was a child, but it was not exactly like that. I was born in Albacete, south-east Spain in 1986. I loved nature and going to the forest, but I must admit that there was not a scientific reason behind this pleasure. I don’t remember…
I grew up in the Netherlands in a plant-loving environment, on a flower nursery (no, no tulips). This early exposure may have sparked my interest in botany and ecology, making me decide to study biology from an early age. I eventually did this at the University of Wageningen and never regretted it. Bryophytes explicitly came…
I grew up in a relatively small village in the western part of the Madrid mountains (Spain) where I lived with my parents and my brother. From a young age, I enjoyed spending time outdoors. I remember spending entire afternoons in the garden and going on field trips almost every weekend with my parents, who…
I was born in 1944. As a three-month-old baby I “witnessed” the landing of airborne troops near Arnhem. Our region was then evacuated. When return was allowed in 1945 the village was ruined, plundered, vandalized and many houses were burned down. My parents lost most of their biological books and collections (both were biologist and…
I grew up in Rotterdam, a large modern city and industrial area in the Netherlands. Luckily, I lived near some parks and lakes so I could escape into green areas most of the time, and I would also often venture into nature areas further afield, particularly with my father, who had studied biology. When I…
I was born in Siberia, in the city of Irkutsk located not far away from Lake Baikal. I am the second-generation botanist in my family. My mother, being a post-graduate student in botany, back in the 1960s, brought me to my first “scientific” expedition. It was on Lake Baikal, and I was two years old….
I am from India. I grew up in Kurukshetra, a city located in the north Indian state of Haryana. My alma mater is Kurukshetra University where I graduated, completed post graduate studies and was awarded my PhD. I must admit here that during my graduate days I was reluctant to study cryptogams, but gradually, I…