Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew), houses the largest plant and fungal collections on Earth, playing a pivotal role in documenting global plant diversity and economic botany for over 250 years. A key achievement is its Millennium Seed Bank Project, which secured seeds of 10% of wild plant species across 54 countries by 2010, ensuring genetic conservation. Kew's Breathing Planet Program, launched in 2009, employs seven science-based strategies to drive global plant conservation and improve livelihoods. Through its work in taxonomy, economic botany, molecular phylogenetics, and restoration ecology, RBG Kew exemplifies institutional resilience, contributing significantly to both scientific knowledge and practical conservation efforts.

Hopper, S. D. (2015). Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, 1–9. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470015902.a0024933