Steve Hopper
Professor of biodiversity and leading expert on eucalyptus, former director of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, and author of the book Eucalyptus, with decades of research on Australia's flora and Indigenous ecological knowledge.
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Feb 9, 2026 • 52min
A man, his gum trees, and his 'second education'
Steve Hopper, a biodiversity professor and eucalyptus expert who led Kew Gardens, discusses gum trees across Australia. He explores rapid eucalypt diversification, OCBIL theory for strange hotspots, and learning Indigenous Noongar ecological knowledge. He also covers traditional fire management, medicinal uses of eucalypts, and the cultural stories that reshaped his approach to conservation.
