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Kew's projects across South East Asia and Indochina
22 Sep 2009
Kew is leading a number of projects to identify and protect plants in this extremely biodiverse region.
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Kew's projects across continental Europe
21 Sep 2009
Kew is working with partners across the region to create and share valuable plant information.
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Kew's projects in Central and North America
21 Sep 2009
Kew is undertaking vital work to protect plant life and habitats under threat in this region.
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Kew's projects across the Caribbean and North Atlantic Ocean
21 Sep 2009
Kew's teams are working closely with local communities to protect the region's most threatened habitats.
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Kew's projects in Brazil
20 Sep 2009
Kew's work in Brazil is helping to understand and protect the diversity of plant life in the region and assist communities to use native plants sustainably.
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Kew's projects in South Central Africa
20 Sep 2009
Our projects in this region are helping to identify plant species at risk, and saving threatened and useful wild plants in Malawi.
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Kew bids Vietnam good morning and works together with local botanists
18 Sep 2009
Helping to assess and conserve the country’s rich and amazing plant life, in partnership with local botanists, was the key aim of Kew’s latest expedition to Vietnam. Gail Vines reports on how the intrepid team fared.
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Botanic gardens play a vital role in the development of trade, agriculture and medicine worldwide
18 Sep 2009
Few botanic gardens existed when Kew was founded in 1759, but now there are more than 2,500. Sara Oldfield highlights their vital work around the world.
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Kew Diploma student Matti Niissalo searches for lady's slipper orchids in Finland
18 Sep 2009
Hordes of hungry mosquitoes and vast boggy fens didn't deter Kew Diploma student Matti Niissalo in his search for orchids in Finland.
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Kew's nine star plants are registered to the National Plant Collection scheme
18 Sep 2009
Among its many collections of plants, Kew holds nine particularly special ones registered as National Plant Collections. Richard Wilford finds out what this means and why they’re so important.
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What are hard seeds for?
14 May 2013
A new hypothesis has been proposed on why some seeds are hard.
Caffeine enhances bee memory
10 May 2013
Caffeine in the nectar of coffee and citrus flowers manipulates the memory of pollinating bees.
Is our daily cup of coffee under threat?
08 Nov 2012
A new study from Kew suggests that Arabica coffee could be extinct in the wild within 70 years.
Director (CEO and Chief Scientist) of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to return to Australia
14 Sep 2011
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew announced today that Director (CEO and Chief Scientist), Professor Stephen Hopper FLS will step down in autumn 2012 after six years in the job.
