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Research report
Kew Science publications for the academic year 2017-2018.
n the academic year 2017-2018, Kew scientists, in collaboration with numerous national and international research partners, published 358 papers in international peer reviewed journals and books. Here we bring together the abstracts of some of these papers. Due to space constraints we have included only those which are led by...Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Bibliographies, Scientific publications, and Botany
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Research report
Unlocking why plants and fungi matter : impacts from Kew Science 2012-2018.
In this booklet we seek to illustrate, through selected examples, how a combination of Kew’s extensive collections, databases, scientific expertise and global partnerships have enabled us to make an invaluable and relevant contribution to research, conservation and training in plant and fungal science, addressing some of the biggest challenges facing...Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Plant uses, Economic botany, Policy, Plant conservation, Biodiversity, Plant diversity, Public awareness, and Fungal diversity
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Policy report
Science Strategy 2021-2025.
Life on Earth is in peril. Never before have so many challenges manifested themselves so clearly and intensively. Every year, millions of hectares of forest are lost; fire devastates huge swathes of natural habitats; floods and hurricanes hit our cities; heat and drought reduce our harvests; people struggle to feed...Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Research report
General sampling guide for timber tracking: how to collect reference samples for timber identification
This is a guide for the collection of reference samples of trees to enable the identification of species and/or geographical origin of woody material. It is an update of the sampling section of the GTTN standards and guidelines (Ekué 2014) and builds further on a discussion initiated during a workshop... -
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UK National Tree Seed Project Seed Collecting Manual
The UK National Tree Seed Project (UKNTSP) welcomes partners and volunteers to collect seed samples of nationally important trees and shrubs from across their UK range. This project will build a national ex situ collection of UK tree seed, maintained and managed by the Millennium Seed Bank (MSB). The collection...Kallow, Simon
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Research report
Cornus sanguinea L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Cornus sanguinea within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Acer campestre L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Acer campestre within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Buxus sempervirens L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Buxus sempervirens within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Crataegus laevigata (Poir) DC genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Crataegus laevigata within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Fagus sylvatica L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Fagus sylvatica within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Fraxinus excelsior L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Fraxinus excelsior within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Erica vagans L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Erica vagans within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Betula nana L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Betula nana within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Alnus glutinosa within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Juniperus communis L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Juniperus communis within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Berberis vulgaris L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Berberis vulgaris within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Pinus sylvestris L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Pinus sylvestris within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Lonicera periclymenum L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Lonicera periclymenum within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Carpinus betulus L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Carpinus betulus within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Betula pubescens Ehrh genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Betula pubescens within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Pyrus cordata Desv. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Pyrus cordata within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Populus tremula L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Populus tremula within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Prunus padus L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Prunus padus within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Euonymus europaeus L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Euonymus europaeus within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Betula pendula Roth genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Betula pendula within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Corylus avellana L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Corylus avellana within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Frangula alnus Mill. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Frangula alnus within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Crataegus monogyna Jacq. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Crataegus monogyna within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Rubus idaeus L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Rubus idaeus within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Ilex aquifolium L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Ilex aquifolium within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Salix caprea L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Salix caprea within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Malus sylvestris Mill. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Malus sylvestris within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Ligustrum vulgare L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Ligustrum vulgare within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Salix cinerea L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Salix cinerea within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Tilia cordata Mill. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Tilia cordata within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Salix pentandra L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Salix pentandra within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Populus nigra L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Populus nigra within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Prunus avium L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Prunus avium within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Tilia platyphyllos Scop. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Tilia platyphyllos within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Prunus spinosa L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Prunus spinosa within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Sambucus nigra L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Sambucus nigra within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Salix purpurea L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Salix purpurea within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Salix aurita L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Salix aurita within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Ulmus glabra Huds. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Ulmus glabra within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Viburnum lantana L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Viburnum lantana within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Salix repens L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Salix repens within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Rhamnus cathartica L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Rhamnus cathartica within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Viburnum opulus L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Viburnum opulus within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Taxus baccata L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Taxus baccata within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Knowledge gaps in the genetics of UK trees and shrubs
This report evaluates the knowledge gaps related to the genetics of UK trees and shrubs including those targeted by the UK National Tree Seed Project. Risk assessments have been conducted by following a decision tree based on two essential considerations: 1. Sampling strategies to capture genetic diversity, 2. Selection of...Gargiulo, Roberta
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Technical report
Reflora
Reflora is an initiative which aims to increase access to and use of Brazilian plant diversity information deposited in institutions within and outside Brazil. The scoping phase was initiated by the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) in 2008/9. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Kew) and the...Nic Lughadha, E. ; Canteiro, C. ; Filardi, F. ; Leitman, P. ; Accardo Filho, M. …
digitisation, Brazil, and herbarium
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Exploring the Impact of Political Regimes on Biodiversity
National governments are the main actors responsible for mapping and protecting their biodiversity, but countries differ in their capacity, willingness, and effectiveness to do so. We quantify the global biodiversity managed by different regime types and developed a tool to explore the links between level of democracy and other key...Zizka, Alexander ; Rydén, Oskar ; Edler, Daniel ; Klein, Johannes ; Aronsson, Heléne …
Democracy, Regime type, Autocracy, Specimen collection, and Biodiversity
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Overview of current practices in data analysis for wood identification. A guide for the different timber tracking methods.
Today we have five types of timber tracking tools available. Each has its own strengths and limitations (see the Timber Tracking Tool Infogram), but together they offer a broad range of methods that can assist us in identifying the botanical as well as the geographic origin (provenance) of most kinds...Beeckman, Hans ; Blanc-Jolivet, Céline ; Boeschoten, Laura E ; Cabezas, Jose Antonio ; Chaix, Gilles …
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Kew Tree of Life Explorer - Release notes 0.1
Release notes for the Tree of Life Explorer data release 0.1.Kersey, Paul
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SYNTHESYS+ Virtual Access - Report on the Ideas Call (October to November 2019)
The SYNTHESYS consortium has been operational since 2004, and has facilitated physical access by individual researchers to European natural history collections through its Transnational Access programme (TA). For the first time, SYNTHESYS+ will be offering virtual access to collections through digitisation, with two calls for the programme, the first in...Hardy, Helen ; Knapp, Sandra ; Allan, E. Louise ; Berger, Frederik ; Dixey, Katherine …
virtual data, digitisation, digitization, digital data, access, collaboration, and natural history collections
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Research report
Updating data standards in transcription
There are more than 1.2 billion biological specimens in the world’s museums and herbaria. These objects are a particularly important form of biological sample and observation. They underpin biological taxonomy, but the data they contain have many other uses in the biological and environmental sciences. Nevertheless, from their conception they...Groom, Quentin ; Dillen, Mathias ; Hardy, Helen ; Phillips, Sarah ; Willemse, Luc
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Report on New Methods for Data Quality Assurance, Verification and Enrichment
Distributed Systems of Scientific Collections (DiSSCo) will facilitate the production of tens of millions of natural history specimen collection images along with their labels each year. The labels of these specimens contain valuable information for research studies, but their transcription can be very difficult and time consuming with often hard...Philips, Sarah ; Mathias, Dillen ; Quentin, Groom ; Green, Laura ; Weech, Marie-Hélène …
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IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology 2.0: descriptive profiles for biomes and ecosystem functional groups
Ecosystems are critically important components of Earth’s biological diversity and as the natural capital that sustains human life and well-being. Yet all of the world’s ecosystems show hallmarks of human influence, and many are under acute risks of collapse, with consequences for habitats of species, genetic diversity, ecosystem services, sustainable...Keith, David A. ; Ferrer-Paris, Jose R. ; Nicholson, Emily ; Kingsford, Richard T.
Classification, Freshwater, Red Data/Red List, Biome, Biodiversity, Terrestrial ecosystems, Marine, and Ecosystems
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Research report
Kew Tree of Life Explorer - Release notes 1.0
Release notes for the Tree of Life Explorer data release 1.0Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Technical report
Leaflet manual on winged and wild yam cultivation.
Madagascan native yams comprise at least 45 species. Almost all are found nowhere else. They form a dietary starch resource that ranges from seasonal staples in specific regions to famine foods. The yams are threatened by over-harvesting and habitat loss. A further species of cultivated yam (winged yam, Dioscorea alata)... -
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Tetikasa Fiarovana ny Oviala eto Madagasikara Amin'ny Alalan'ny Fambolena azy An-tanimboly mba ho Sakafo sy Fidiran - Bola.
Madagascan native yams comprise at least 45 species. Almost all are found nowhere else. They form a dietary starch resource that ranges from seasonal staples in specific regions to famine foods. The yams are threatened by over-harvesting and habitat loss. A further species of cultivated yam (winged yam, Dioscorea alata)... -
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Tetikasa Fiarovana ny Oviala eto Madagasikara Amin'ny Alalan'ny Fambolena Azy Ho Fihinana Sy Ho Fitsinjovana Maitso Ahitra.
Madagascan native yams comprise at least 45 species. Almost all are found nowhere else. They form a dietary starch resource that ranges from seasonal staples in specific regions to famine foods. The yams are threatened by over-harvesting and habitat loss. A further species of cultivated yam (winged yam, Dioscorea alata)... -
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Fitahirizana Ny Oviala. Azo Atao Tsara Ny Mitahiry Ny Oviala Rehefa Matoa Tsara Ny Vokatra.
Madagascan native yams comprise at least 45 species. Almost all are found nowhere else. They form a dietary starch resource that ranges from seasonal staples in specific regions to famine foods. The yams are threatened by over-harvesting and habitat loss. A further species of cultivated yam (winged yam, Dioscorea alata)... -
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Kew and the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation.
Plants and fungi are essential for life on Earth and provide natural resources such as food, medicine and clean water. They sustain life through oxygen, carbon and nutrient cycling, and support human well-being. Kew is working with partners in more than 100 countries, through a dedicated team of over 300...Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework, Plant conservation, Biodiversity, and Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
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Technical report
Plantas y hongos útiles de colombia evaluación del estado de los desarrollos bioeconómicos colombianos en plantas y hongos.
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Research report
State of the World’s Plants 2016
This is the first document to collate current knowledge on the state of the world’s plants. A large team of researchers has reviewed published literature, scrutinised global databases and synthesised new datasets. The output presented here represents a status report on our knowledge of global vegetation as it stands in...Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Research report
State of the World’s Plants 2017
A detailed knowledge of plants is fundamental to human life on Earth. Plants underpin all aspects of our everyday life – from the food that we eat, to the clothes that we wear, the materials we use, the air we breathe, the medicines we take and much more. These essential...Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Coffee Farming and Climate Change in Ethiopia: Impacts, Forecasts, Resilience and Opportunities - Summary
A two-year SCIP project undertaken by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Environment and Coffee Forest Forum (ECFF), and partners. The aim of the project was to provide a climate-resilient coffee economy strategy for Ethiopia, based on a rigorous assessment of the influence of climate change on coffee-producing areas...Moat, Justin ; Williams, Jenny ; Baena, Susana ; Wilkinson, Tim ; Demissew, Sebsebe …
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Native Seed Ecology, Production & Policy - Advancing knowledge and technology in Europe
This Handbook is a product of the NAtive Seed Science, TEchnology and Conservation (NASSTEC) Initial Training Network which was part of the EU FP7 People-Work Programme. The Programme aims to develop and consolidate the European Research Area (ERA) by strengthening, quantitatively and qualitatively, the human potential of the research and...NAtive Seed Science, TEchnology and Conservation (NASSTEC) Initial Training Network
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Research report
A Strategy for UK Forest Genetic Resources: protecting the UK’s unique diversity of trees and shrubs
This Strategy aims to create a framework for collaboration to better understand, protect and use the genetic diversity in the UK’s trees. It focuses on native species and introduced species where naturalisation has taken place or where important varieties or landraces have been developed in the UK. For ease of...Trivedi, Clare ; Cavers, Stephen ; Atkinson, Nick ; Clark, Jo ; Cottrell, Joan
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Policy report
Multifunctional landscapes in the UK: tools for policy and practice
Ensuring food supply meets future demand will require transdisciplinary thinking to develop robust new policies, steer behavioural change and encourage the development and uptake of innovative technological solutions. The multifunctional landscapes (MFL) approach recognises that, in addition to food, UK landscapes provide a range of natural resource provisions and ecosystem...Franco, S.C. ; Keane, J.B. ; Scott-Brown, Alison S. ; Wade, R. ; O’Connor, R.S.
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The IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology v1.01: Descriptive profiles for Biomes and Ecosystem Functional Groups
The conservation and management of ecosystems has never been more central to the future of biodiversity and human well-being on Earth. The Convention on Biological Diversity post-2020 agenda and UN Sustainable Development Goals mandate global action that depends on ecosystem assessment. Rapidly developing information infrastructure to support these global policy...Keith, David A. ; Ferrer, Jose R. ; Nicholson, Emily ; Bishop, Melanie J. ; Polidoro, Beth A. …
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Research report
Madagascar Grass Atlas
Madagascar has a unique heritage in terms of biodiversity. Its separation from Africa set the backdrop for the unique evolution of its flora and fauna. Its isolated island nature gave rise to high endemism and explosive speciation. Of its estimated 12,000 vascular plant species, 83% are unique to Madagascar (Madagascar... -
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Enhancing rural Caucasian livelihoods through fruit and nut conservation.
Species of plants that are typically harvested (or foraged) from wild populations are often known as neglected and underutilised species (NUS). They are generally overlooked by agricultural researchers, plant breeders and policy makers alike, despite increasing evidence showing their potential to improve the livelihoods of local people and communities. Additionally,...Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Nuts, Caucasus, Fruits, Wild foods, Livelihoods, Food security, and Plant conservation
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Research report
Ethnobotany of the Yali of West Papua.
A general ethnobotanical study of the Yali people was conducted in the Sibi valley in the highlands of West Papua (Jayawijaya, Irian Jaya). The communities were living in a state of relative isolation and relying almost entirely on traditional technology, with substantial use of forest products. Data were collected on...Milliken, William
New Guinea, Ethnobotany, Traditional ecological knowledge, Indigenous peoples, Yali (New Guinean people) , and Plant knowledge
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Research report
ESPECIES DE PLANTAS Y HONGOS útiles y de interés para las comunidades de tres lugares biodiversos de COLOMBIA.
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State of the World’s Fungi 2018
The facts and figures contained in the pages of this report and accompanying website (stateoftheworldsfungi.org) will probably come as a total revelation to many people. The first of its kind outlining the state of the world’s fungi, the report highlights just how important fungi are to all life on Earth....Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Technical report
Echinodontium ballouii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019.
This assessment has been regenerated.International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources ; Ainsworth, A. M.
Echinodontium ballouii, Conservation status, Geographic distribution, Red Lists, Habitats, and Taxonomy
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Technical report
Gloiocephala cerkezii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019.