10 November 2023
Silvia Bacci
Research Assistant (Information and Communication LATAM)
My background is in Natural Sciences, with an MSc in Conservation Biology, specialized in Plant Conservation and Seed Ecology. I also studied to obtain the RHS Level 3 Horticulture Certificate.
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 based at Wakehurst Place).
I am passionate about ethnobotany, plant ecology, scientific dissemination & environmental education.
I have lived in different countries due to different projects, hence I fluently speak five languages.
- MSc Conservation Biology - University of Pisa, 2021
- BSc in Natural Sciences - University of Pisa, 2017
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
Exploring the role of smallholder coffee farms and native tree species in the future of climate change, through carbon sequestration and local livelihoods.
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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.
