People

York, Emma

Job Title MSBP Herbarium Liaison Officer
Department Herbarium
Section Regional Teams
Science Teams Drylands: Africa
Millennium Seed Bank Project
Joined Kew 2002
Foreign Language(s) French (basic)

Qualifications & Appointments

BSc (Hons), Biology, Univ. Wales (Aberystwyth), 2000

MSc, Pure and Applied Plant and Fungal Taxonomy, Univ. Reading, 2001.

Role

Identify and curate herbarium specimens collected by the Millennium Seed Bank Project.

Identify and curate herbarium specimens collected by the Millennium Seed Bank Project (MSBP). Collect and process information from the Herbarium and Library to help in the planning of expeditions and targeting of species. Participate in MSBP fieldtrips. Liaise with and advise MSBP staff and partner institutions on plant identification and herbarium specimen curation.

Projects

Millennium Seed Bank Project in Jordan

Millennium Seed Bank Project in Lebanon

MSB Enhancement Project Part 1A – Species Targeting

Collecting and Conserving Threatened and Useful Wild Species from Botswana and Building Seed Conservation Capacity

Collecting and Conserving Wild Species from Malawi and Building Seed Conservation Capacity

SEEDS FOR LIFE: a Seed Partnership between Kenya Seed Conservation Agencies and the RBG Kew Millennium Seed Bank Project

Seeds of Success USA: Native Plant Materials for Conservation and Restoration