Mykyta Peregrym

Mykyta Peregrym is a botanist working at the intersection of biodiversity research, conservation, and the ways humans discover and document the natural world. For more than two decades, he has explored plant diversity through field studies, biodiversity data, and conservation-oriented research. His work focuses on understanding how plants respond to environmental change, from the challenges faced by rare and threatened species to the spread of invasive plants and the hidden impacts of human activities such as artificial light at night. He is passionate about making biodiversity knowledge more open and connected through citizen science, data-driven approaches, and collaboration between researchers and society. He is also interested in herbarium science and the history of biodiversity research, because understanding the past helps us protect the future of nature.