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Kew's science and conservation work is making a huge difference in the UK and around the world. Plants provide the air we breathe, clean water and we all rely on plants for food. Explore our global map and discover more about Kew's work through our amazing stories.
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- the new discoveries Kew's science teams have made across plant science and mycology, with hundreds of new species being discovered each year
- how Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership is driving vital global conservation work. Kew's work is helping to save plants and habitats at risk around the world, combat climate change and safeguard plants for use in the future
- how our innovative research into the use of plants is helping communities world wide and highlighting new potential for plants
- how our global network of partnerships is helping us share our knowledge and expertise worldwide and take action to save plants and habitats
Blogs
From South Africa to the UK
By: Steve Ruddy - 05 Mar 2010
Steve posts about shipping plants from South Africa to the UK and his anxiety for their safe arrival.
Latin American lonely hearts
By: Kat Harrington - 01 Mar 2010
Find out about lonely hearts from Latin America in the Directors' Correspondence Archive Collection.
Inside the world of Kew magazine
By: Christina Harrison - 01 Mar 2010
The spring issue is now out but we're knee-deep in summer already. Find out what's in the Spring Issue of Kew magazine and how the magazine is put together.
Exploring plant fibres - Are they fashionable and sustainable?
By: Mark Nesbitt - 25 Feb 2010
Students from the London College of Fashion visit Kew's Economic Botany Collection to explore the sustainability of natural fibres.
Making the most of Library Services at Kew
By: Craig Brough - 18 Feb 2010
Read about the Library's Information Services Team and find out how they can help with your questions and curiosities about the world's plant life, plant artefacts and other plant uses such as medicine.
Making a difference
Kew’s GIS Unit releases interactive global map of plant family and genera data
The new map uses the latest in mapping technology to reveal more about the diversity of the world's plant life.
Kew is helping to restore plant life and native habitats on remote islands in the Indian Ocean
A Kew scientist is spending two weeks on a ship to explore the status of plant life on islands of the Chagos Archipelago and help restore native habitats. Some areas have not been visited by botanists for more than 30 years.
First known instance of a cricket as an orchid pollinator captured on film by Kew scientist
An orchid researcher based on the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean, and collaborating with researchers at Kew, has used motion-sensitive night cameras to capture the first known occurrence of a cricket functioning as a pollinator of flowering plants. The ‘raspy cricket' is entirely new to science.
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