Henrik Pedersen is Emeritus at the Natural History Museum of Denmark where he was previouslyAssociate Professor and Curator. He runs Select Nature, a consultancy firm also offering lectures,courses and guided tours. He has had a life-long interest in European and Asian orchids and is theauthor or co-author of several books including Ophrys: the bee orchids of Europe (Kew Publishing, 2007) and Orchids (William Collins, 2017).