Genomic resources for healthy ash trees
Finding genes in ash trees to overcome ash dieback and the emerald ash borer.
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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1001 Genomes Plus
Cataloging genetic diversity within a single plant species, and building a computational framework to support its analysis and visualisation.
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Activated Genebank Network (AGENT)
Establishing a global genebank network to sustainably unlock the genetic diversity of food crops for future generations and make them intuitively accessible for modern breeding programmes
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Adapting agriculture to climate change
Collecting and protecting the wild relatives of the world’s most important food crops to safeguard our future food security in a changing climate.
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 from Mt. Namba in Angola.jpg.webp?itok=BPNuWeuX "Barleria namba (Acanthaceae) from Mt Namba in Angola. (C) RBG Kew.")
African Acanthaceae: diversity and conservation
Taxonomic research into this diverse plant family is helping to inform plant conservation planning in Africa.
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Evolution, diversity and conservation of Cyperaceae
Researching the evolution, diversity and conservation of Cyperaceae, one of the World’s most diverse monocot families.
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Alpine seed conservation and research network
Conserving more than 500 species from the European Alps by collecting seeds and storing them ex situ in seed banks.
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Annotated systematic checklist of the Compositae of Bolivia
Providing an updated, fully synonymized, annotated systematic checklist of the Compositae of Bolivia, available online and in print as a precursor to a Flora account of the family.
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Are sterols landscape limiting nutrients for wild bees in the UK?
Mapping pollen phytosterols through space and time in the UK landscape, and elucidating the importance of phytosterols as essential nutrients for wild bee diversity
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Assessing plant conservation priorities in Angola
Utilising Kew’s botanical expertise to assess habitats proposed for conservation under Angola’s Protected Areas Expansion Strategy.
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Australian Seed Bank Partnership
Enhancing the conservation of Australia’s flora
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Balancing conservation and livelihoods in the Chimanimani Forest belt, Mozambique
Conservation and sustainable development with communities in the Chimanimani forest belt.
.jpg.webp?itok=yBxX7_7V "Seeds stored at Kew's Millennium Seed Bank, Wolfgang Stuppy © RBG Kew")
