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Mapping Coffee in Ethiopia part one
by: Paul Little, GIS team blog16 Apr 2013
Kew photographer Paul Little has just returned from accompanying a field trip to the Highlands of Ethiopia to research the impact of climate change on the vital coffee crop. Read part one of his diary of the trip.
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Madagascar’s palms near extinction
17 Oct 2012
Eighty three percent of Madagascar’s palms are threatened with extinction, putting the livelihoods of local people at risk – according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species released today by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). These findings draw on research undertaken by experts at Kew.
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Introducing the GIS Unit
by: Justin Moat, GIS team blog03 Jan 2012
Find out more about the GIS Unit at Kew from Justin Moat.
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Soya and the Cerrado
by: William Milliken, Herbarium blog27 Jul 2011
Watch the video and discover how consumer choice can make a difference to conservation in the Brazilian savannas. Find out how Kew is playing a role.
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New species of Encholirium (Bromeliaceae) from Brazil
04 May 2011
Two new bromeliads discovered as part of the Toucan Cipó Project in Minas Gerais.
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Biogeography of Protea in the Cape
22 Feb 2011
Scientists are trying to understand the high diversity of plant species in the South African Cape by studying one of the region’s iconic genera – Protea.
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New study shows one fifth of the world’s plants are under threat of extinction
29 Sep 2010
A global analysis of extinction risk for the world's plants, conducted by Kew together with the Natural History Museum, London and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has revealed that the world’s plants are as threatened as mammals, with one in five of the world’s plant species threatened with extinction.
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Kew's projects in South Central Africa
20 Sep 2009
Our projects in this region are helping to identify plant species at risk, and saving threatened and useful wild plants in Malawi.
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