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Name | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
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Acronym(s) | RBG Kew |
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Postal code | TW9 3DS |
City | Richmond |
State/region | Surrey |
Country | United Kingdom |
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General email address | dnabank@kew.org |
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Web site URL | http://apps.kew.org/dnabank/homepage.html |
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Description | RBG Kew can be considered unique among botanic gardens and museums because of its size, history and scope. It is an international visitor attraction and a world-acclaimed scientific institution holding the world's largest collections of plants and fungi, living and preserved, and major databases of plant biodiversity data. RBG Kew's primary focus is science-based conservation to enhance the quality of life. This involves an ongoing mix of basic and applied science, mostly focused on collections and associated databases. The breadth of RBG Kew's plant collections is matched by the scope of its international partnerships and unparalleded access to plant science expertise around the globe. RBG Kew conducts research into many seemingly "blue skies" areas but differs in the applications of the data produced by such enquiries to problems in managing effective conservation programmes in the field and restoring and/or repairing sites damaged by human activity and climate change. This is the basis for our claim to be a "science-based conservation organisation working on the world stage". |
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Botanic garden, Conservation, Herbarium, Horticultural institution, Laboratory, Library | |
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