Amy Barker
Species Conservation Assessor
Department
Team
Conservation Assessment and Analysis
Specialism
Extinction risk assessments, IUCN Red List
I work within the Plant Assessment Unit, assessing the extinction risk of plants using IUCN categories and criteria. Kew's extensive herbarium and literature collections underpin our work and are used along with GIS analysis and collaboration with other scientists at Kew to evaluate a species conservation status. My work has so far been varied, covering a range of species from across the globe, including Colombia, New Guinea and Zambia.
- BSc Biology - Imperial College London 2016
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Kew’s Plant Assessment Unit
Accelerating the identification of plants threatened with extinction and increasing the knowledge available on the conservation status of less well-represented groups on the IUCN Red List.
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Global Tree Seed Bank Programme
Conserving some of the world’s rarest, endangered and useful tree and shrub species as well as conducting vital tree conservation research in order to retain a significant resource for humanity.
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Biodiversity metrics for conservation management in the British Virgin Islands
Generating three biodiversity metrics (phylogenetic diversity, species richness and species threat assessments) for flowering plants of the British Virgin Islands to help direct conservation action and management.