Kew's work in Madagascar & Mascarenes

Kew's projects in Madagascar and Mascarenes

22 Sep 2009

Kew's scientists use a variety of specialist techniques to record and protect endangered species.

Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership – Mauritius

Seed banks provide an insurance policy against the extinction of plant species in the wild and provide options for their future use. This is good news for our conservation efforts in Mauritius where in some cases only handfuls of individual plants exist.

Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership – Madagascar

Madagascar is the world’s fourth largest island but seems to have a whole continent's worth of plant diversity on it. However, habitat loss and overexploitation are posing serious threats to this unique island. Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank partnership is saving seeds for both future security of the species and also for immediate land rehabilitation.