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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – The Millenium Seedbank and Bursaries for Schools education programme

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, has a vital role in addressing the challenges facing the natural world. It is delivering on the ground plant conservation through increasing mankind’s understanding of plants and fungi, as well as educating the public about the natural world through our botanic gardens and in-school education programme.

GSK is a long-standing supporter of Kew and their important work. Two of the current projects our funding supports, include;

• Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank Partnership – Plants are disappearing at 1000 times the natural rate of extinction. This loss of biodiversity provides one of the greatest challenges faced by the world community. By 2020, the partnership will have saved 25% of the world’s plant species through seed banking and will use these seeds for the benefit of communities and conservation around the world.
• Bursaries for Schools education programme – Working with hard to reach local schools near to Kew and Wakehurst Place, delivering much needed practical and outdoor experience of science. Over 110,000 children visit Kew and Wakehurst Place every year through the formal school education programme.