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25 September 2024

Daredevil paramotorists collect threatened plants in locations where even 4x4s fail

In an incredible Kew Science expedition in Peru, paramotoring has been proven as an effective means of reaching delicate and inaccessible ecosystems.

Follow Kew scientists Justin, Carolina and Oli as they adventure with Peruvian scientists, and a team of Brazilian paramotorists, to reach some of the most remote reaches of the Peruvian llomas ecosystem.

This work was funded in part by the National Geographic Foundation.

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