Digitising Kew's Collections
Taking Kew's Herbarium and Fungarium online for everyone across the globe to access.
Science projects
We partner with over 100 countries worldwide to protect biodiversity and explore the useful properties of plants and fungi. Take a look at the projects and programmes in our portfolio.
Featured projects
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Banking the world’s seeds
The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership safeguards wild plant diversity and enables its sustainable utilisation through global partnership.
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Tropical Important Plant Areas (TIPAs)
Identifying and mapping Tropical Important Plant Areas in critical sites for plant conservation across the tropics.
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The Tree of Life Initiative
Expanding and populating the tree of life for plants and fungi
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Landscape Ecology Programme: Nature Unlocked at Wakehurst
Connecting Wakehurst’s landscape, science, and visitors to research the value of nature for people, agriculture, and the environment.
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Native Seeds for Restoration: diversity and resilience in the UK
Supporting the effective selection and use of native seed in the restoration of climate-resilient, genetically diverse plant populations in the UK.
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Threatened Biodiversity Hotspots programme
Seed collecting and building in-country conservation capacity in five biodiverse hotspots in seven countries.
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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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Supporting climate-resilient sustainable development in Africa
Part of the DEFRA-funded GCBC (Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate), we aim to realise the potential of plant bioresources as nature-based solutions in African biodiversity hotspots.
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Modelling and genomics resources to enhance exploitation of the sustainable and diverse Ethiopian starch crop Enset and support livelihoods
Towards developing a resilient Ethiopian crop into a key resource for the future in both its home country and the rest of Africa.
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UK Seed Banking
Capturing, protecting and restoring plant diversity in the UK, expanding the national repository for native seeds and making our collections, data and expertise available to support research and conservation initiatives.
