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Studying yams in Madagascar
by: Tim Harris, Herbarium blog27 Jan 2012
Kew and Feedback Madagascar are collaborating to look at the preferences for different species of edible yam in Madagascan rural communities. Find out about the latest research being undertaken as part of Kew's work in Madagascar.
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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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Nature’s backbone at risk
26 Oct 2010
The most comprehensive assessment of the world’s vertebrates confirms an extinction crisis with one-fifth of species threatened. A recent study by Kew and partners has further revealed that that one fifth of plant species are also at risk - including Caliphruria tenera. However, the situation would be worse were it not for current global conservation efforts, according to a study launched today at the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, in Nagoya, Japan.
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Plant story - saving Hoodia currorii, an important "slimming" plant
01 Jan 2010
Hoodia currorii contains compounds used in slimming pills and is now under threat due to over-collecting.
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Kew works with partners in Lebanon to store seeds of native wild species
27 Sep 2009
Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership with the Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute is saving native wild species
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Kew's coffee research in Madagascar is helping to save your daily cup
11 Aug 2009
Kew scientists have distinguished 103 different wild coffee species, but only two produce most of the world’s drinking coffee. Kew's work, which involves finding and using new species, may protect the future of your daily cup.
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