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Kew's unique Latin American Directors' Correspondence collection is available online
30 Sep 2009
Kew's Archive contains scientific correspondence received by Kew's Directors and senior staff from around 1841 to the 1940s. This unique collection is now available via subscription to researchers and academics online.
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Kew scientists successfully collect a beautiful plant that grows only in the remote mountains of North Lebanon
28 Sep 2009
After several failed attempts over the years, Kew scientists celebrate their success in collecting the Helichrysum plicatum plant of North Lebanon.
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New palm genus is discovered in the remote forests of New Guinea
28 Sep 2009
The discovery of a new palm genus has revealed that botanists have much still to learn about remote areas such as New Guinea.
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Protea plants help unlock secrets of species 'hotspots'
28 Sep 2009
Some parts of the planet with a Mediterranean-style climate have become species-rich biodiversity hotspots, a recent study reveals.
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Kew's Maputo workshop represents progress for protection of Mozambique's mountains and coastal forests
28 Sep 2009
Kew has been invited to play a key role in shaping conservation policy in Mozambique.
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Kew's work in the Caribbean island of Montserrat is rescuing special plants, including the native orchid
28 Sep 2009
Kew's conservation programme is helping to save local plants devastated by volcanic eruptions.
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Understanding the building blocks of our natural world - fungi research at Kew
28 Sep 2009
Kew’s specialist expertise is revealing the links between tree health, air pollution and climate change.
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Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank partnership is working with agency Seeds of Success to collect native seeds in Texas
28 Sep 2009
Around 500 wild plant species are now safely banked thanks to Kew's partnership work.
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Kew works with partners in Lebanon to store seeds of native wild species
27 Sep 2009
Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership with the Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute is saving native wild species
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Kew's cuttings from one of the world's rarest plants have finally produced seed
25 Sep 2009
Kew's scientists have propagated café marron seedlings and sent them back to their native Mauritius.
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