Building a global network

Our global network of partnerships is helping to protect plants at risk worldwide and supporting communities to use local natural resources sustainably. Our world leading science work also drives discoveries across plant science and investigates new uses of plants for the future.

Explore our projects around the world and find out how Kew is making real difference on the ground.

How you can help Kew's global conservation work

Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership - Our projects in the South Atlantic Ocean

Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership is helping to save plant life in the Falkland Islands, St Helena and Ascension Islands for our future. Our focus is on plant life at risk and of most use in the future. Many plant species found on these islands are not found anywhere else on earth.

UK Overseas Territories - a collaboration between Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank partnership, Kew's UKOTs science team and local conservation partners

There are over 270,000 plant species on this planet. One quarter of those plants now face the threat of extinction. Our mission is to protect the seeds of as many of those plants as possible. From sub-Antarctic heath to various kinds of tropical forest, the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are home to a diverse range of habitats facing various challenges. Our teams of scientists are working in some of the most remote places on earth to document and collect plants before species disappear forever.

Kew's Millennium Seed Bank project – St Helena

Seeds collected from threatened plant species on St Helena are stored at Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank. They make a valuable contribution to our goal of securing the safe storage of 25% of the world’s plants by 2020. The main priority is those species and regions most at risk from climate change and the ever-increasing impact of human activities.