Breathing Planet Programme Strategy 4 - Local plants for local people
Kew’s pioneering research into the biology, chemistry and cultivation of wild plants is helping to identify and grow species that can provide new sources of food, medicine, and a range of other benefits. This expertise is helping people in some of the world’s poorest regions and those most vulnerable to climate change, to choose suitable wild plants for cultivation.
Read about the Local Plants For Local People projects
Medicinal Plants of the Middle East - COMPLETED 2011
Medicinal Uses of British Plants
Integrating National Parks, Education and Community Development for the British Virgin Islands - Project completed (2000-03)
Old Climatically-Buffered Infertile Landscapes (OCBILs): Evolution, ecology, conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity
Orchid Seed Science and Sustainable Use (OSSSU)
Palmweb - Palms of the world On-line
Plant Information for Northeast Brazil (Project completed 2009)
Plant-Insect Interactions
Plant Resources of Tropical Africa (PROTA)
In Vitro Methods for the Conservation of Endemic Species
Scientific Research & Data
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