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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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Introducing Kew's Alpine Nursery and the people who care for the plants
by: Graham Walters, Alpine and Rock Garden team blog14 Oct 2010
Find out about what goes on in the Alpine Nursery at Kew Gardens. Follow Graham Walters, the team leader of of the Nursery, behind the scenes and meet the people who care for the wonderful plants grown there.
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Welcome to Kew's UK Overseas Territories programme blog
by: Pat Griggs, UK Overseas Territories team blog14 Oct 2010
Find out about the plants of the UK Overseas Territories and how Kew's UKOTs programme is helping to understand and conserve them.
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The Wakehurst blues (and oranges)
by: Philip Smith, International Garden Photographer blog11 Oct 2010
Learn tips and tricks on taking great photos of trees - perfect for the autumnal displays that can be seen at Wakehurst this time of year.
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Introducing our new Archives Graduate Trainee
by: Sarah Cox, Library, Art and Archives blog08 Oct 2010
Read about our new trainee and her first few weeks at Kew.
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Retracing the footsteps of Everard Im Thurn in Guyana
by: Sara Albuquerque, Economic Botany blog07 Oct 2010
The South American country of Guyana (formerly British Guiana) has a rich biological and cultural heritage, well-represented in Kew's Economic Botany Collection. A research project seeks to view the historic collections in the context of today's people and environment.
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Kew's work proves ever more vital
by: Christina Harrison, Kew magazine blog07 Oct 2010
It was all over the news in the past week: one in five plant species is at risk of extinction, and the main cause is habitat loss caused by our activities.
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2 for 1 exhibition entry at the Garden Museum
06 Oct 2010
Exclusive offer for Kew members
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Kew scientists discover the largest genome of them all
05 Oct 2010
Scientists at Kew’s Jodrell Laboratory have discovered that Paris japonica, a striking rare native plant of Japan, has the largest genome of them all – bigger than the human genome and even larger than the previous record holder - the marbled lungfish. The results are published in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
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A new collection of beautiful fine bone china mugs
04 Oct 2010
Kew Shop is proud to introduce a new collection of beautiful fine bone china mugs featuring celebrated botanical prints by Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840).
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A rare, African spiny aubergine, Solanum ruvu has been collected only once and is now likely to be extinct in the wild.
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