10 November 2023
Silvia Bacci
Project Officer for Latin America
Department
Team
Millennium Seed Bank Partnerships
Specialism
Seed Biology and Plant Conservation
My background is in Natural Sciences, with an MSc in Conservation Biology, specialized in Plant Conservation and Seed Ecology.
In 2022 I was assigned a 1-year scholarship with which I spent six months in Mexico to contribute to one of Kew projects in Latin America (SUSS Team), then I joined the SUSS Team as Research Assistant for Latin American Projects (Information & Communication LATAM) in June 2023. Currently, I am Project Officer for Latin American Projects in the MSBP Team.
I am passionate about Ethnobotany, Plant Ecology, Horticulture, and Environmental Education.
- MSc Conservation Biology - University of Pisa, 2021
- BSc in Natural Sciences - University of Pisa, 2017
Liu U., Gianella M., Dávila Aranda P., et al. (2023)
Conserving useful plants for a sustainable future: species coverage, spatial distribution, and conservation status within the Millennium Seed Bank collection
Biodiversity and Conservation 32, 2791–2839
Bacci S (2021)
Comparative studies of seed functional and morphological traits in montane related Aquilegia species (Ranunculaceae)
Thesis, Universita di Pisa
Pinzani L, Bacci S, Olivieri F, Bedini G, Carta A (2021)
Comparative seed morphology in related high-mountain species of the genus Aquilegia (Ranunculaceae)
Atti Soc. Tosc. Sci. Nat., Mem., Serie B, 128
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Conserving native useful trees of Mexico to maintain its natural capital
Maintaining the natural capital of Mexican forests through research and conservation of useful native tree seeds.
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Enhancing carbon sequestration and improving livelihoods in Mexico's shade-grown coffee plantations
Supporting smallholder coffee farms to mitigate climate change, through carbon sequestration and enhanced biodiversity.
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Science-based conservation of tree species in Mexico
Supporting reforestation through seed conservation - a collaborative research programme between the Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, UNAM, México and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew for the conservation of useful tree species in Mexico.
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Saving threatened forests of Hispaniola in the Dominican Republic
Supporting reforestation through seed conservation - a collaborative research programme between the Jardín Botánico Nacional in Santo Domingo and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew for the conservation of useful tree species in the Dominican Republic.
