Building a global network - Kew's work across South America

Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership – Chile

Seed banks provide an insurance policy against the loss of plants in the wild and provide options for their future use. Seed banking is vital as part of our conservation efforts in Chile where several plant species found nowhere else are on the brink of extinction.

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.

Kew's projects in Peru

01 Mar 2011

Kew is working with local partners to help restore degraded areas and conserve native vegetation.

Kew's projects in Bolivia

05 Apr 2011

In Bolivia Kew has been working with local partners to identify conservation priorities, to support the development of protected areas and to catalogue the extraordinary diversity of the country's Compositae (daisy) family.