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Preparing for an expedition to Ethiopia
by: Tim Harris, Herbarium blog29 Oct 2010
Find out about Tim's preparations for an imminent trip to Ethiopia. The team will work with Kew's partners and research the country's rarest plants.
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Nature’s backbone at risk
26 Oct 2010
The most comprehensive assessment of the world’s vertebrates confirms an extinction crisis with one-fifth of species threatened. A recent study by Kew and partners has further revealed that that one fifth of plant species are also at risk - including Caliphruria tenera. However, the situation would be worse were it not for current global conservation efforts, according to a study launched today at the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, in Nagoya, Japan.
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Inspiring events at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art
by: The Gallery Team, Library, Art and Archives blog26 Oct 2010
Alongside the three exhibitions we have each year at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, we also hold a variety of inspiring events to support the message behind our exhibitions and highlight other work being carried out by Kew.
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Countdown to the photography competition deadline – your questions answered
by: Philip Smith, International Garden Photographer blog25 Oct 2010
We have been answering competitors’ questions over the last few weeks as everyone prepares their entries for International Garden Photographer of the Year Competition 2010/11. The deadline for competition entries is 30 November 2010. Here we share those answers!
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Unearthing Sussex past
25 Oct 2010
The remains of an historic estate have been revealed in Kew's country garden at Wakehurst.
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The “Montserrat pribby” (part one)
by: Nick Johnson, Tropical Nursery blog22 Oct 2010
As a new study shows that world plants are as threatened as mammals, Nick Johnson talks about a plant close to his heart that he is caring for in the Tropical Nursery. Here he describes his expedition, recalling where he saw it in the wild.
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Kew needs your support
22 Oct 2010
Kew Fund offers a new way for individuals to support Kew's work on an ongoing basis. You can choose to support different areas of our work or where the need is the greatest.
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The 'tanghin ordeal'
by: Charlotte Rowley, Library, Art and Archives blog20 Oct 2010
Read about the toxic plant used in poison ordeals in Madagascar as described by the botanist Charles Telfair in 1829.
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Kew and the Comprehensive Spending Review
19 Oct 2010
Whilst awaiting details of the scale and phasing of any cuts to its Government grant, Kew will continue to focus on delivering its mission and meeting the demand for its vital services.
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How is Kew helping to conserve biodiversity?
18 Oct 2010
As international politicians and government representatives discuss the conservation and management of the world’s biodiversity at the Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan this week, Kew reflects on its work with partners around the world to support biodiversity.
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A clustering palm, with leaflets that look as though they have been ‘nibbled’, Dypsis gronophyllum is known only from the Vondrozo area of south-east Madagascar.
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