🌷 Vacancy: Nature Unlocked Programme Officer 🌷

Do you have experience in programme coordination, a passion for UK nature conservation, and excellent communication and interpersonal skills?

FInd out more and apply by 2 June 👇
careers.kew.org/vacancy/nature…

Happy #BiodiversityDay ! The NEW #KewUnearthed podcast series three is out TODAY! 🌳🎧

Join us for Episode 1 as we hear from scientists across the world on what biodiversity really means, why it matters and how nature needs us 🍄🤝🙋

🔊Unearthed.lnk.to/natureneedsusto

We're sequencing the DNA from a large portion of our precious Fungarium specimens and making the outputs #openaccess for all, with a new grant from Defra UK! 🍄🧬

Why does it matter? Hear from project lead Ester Gaya 👇
kew.org/read-and-watch…

Great to exchange today with the teachers in our environmental education programme #Kindia about preparing to install school nurseries at the beginning of the new term. Thanks everyone for the fruitful training and discussion. Kew Africa team Kew Science

NEW open access DNA research in nature explores the diversification of the famous baobab trees from the heart of Madagascar over >20 million years! 🌳🇲🇬

Their seeds have rode the oceans to Africa and Australia, and now today's baobabs need our care 🌊

👉nature.com/articles/s4158…

Catch the upcoming May edition of Kew's Science Newsletter featuring:

🧬 Plant drugs that kill cancer
🍂 Herbarium specimens combatting climate change
+ links to some of our incredible open access resources! 🍄📚

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2/3 For Nature to return, Nature needs us. #NatureReturns - public and private sectors working in effective partnership with NGOs to better understand how to meet nature and climate objectives Environment Agency Forestry Commission Kew Science Natural England
Our blog: naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2024/05/15/nat…

Why do plant drugs kill cancer? 🌱🔪

Here in Kew's human cancer cell lab, Dr Tom Prescott is testing the power of plant compounds to kill cancer cells, and answering why plants have given us so many life saving miracles 💊👇

kew.org/read-and-watch…