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Ultimately, conserving Madagascar’s forests isn’t just a matter of planting trees. It’s about inspiring people - especially ...
One of the world’s most widely cultivated edible mushrooms, Lentinula edodes - or shiitake - has a lesser-known British ...
A native of the Sumatran rainforest, the titan arum (Amorphophallus titanium) is known in Indonesia as the ‘corpse flower’, ...
The newly published checklist of the Itremo Massif Protected Area contains 749 plant species across 353 genera and 103 ...
Scientists digitising Kew’s vast Fungarium collections highlight a treasure trove of preserved specimens More than 1 million fungi tucked away in Kew Gardens support vital scientific research Unique ...
Shade-grown coffee plantations can be powerful allies in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss. The use of native trees can provide habitats for wildlife, protect soil health, and ...
They provide us with food and shelter, play a key role in our ecosystems and are ancient sentinels of our landscapes across time and space. And we can’t forget that they’re responsible in part for the ...
Whilst we were closed, we lost vital income that supported our world-class horticultural and conservation work. We need your help more than ever to protect the future of Kew. If you can't get to the ...
Reconnect with nature and unwind from the stresses of everyday life at our forest bathing workshops. Inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku, forest bathing invites you to slow down and ...
A global nomenclatural indexing and reference service for medicinal plants aimed at those involved in global health, regulation and research. Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) provides a global ...