The mission will be achieved by maintaining large global reference collections; undertaking worldwide research into plants, fungi and ecosystems; publishing the results widely; training botanists and horticulturists from developing countries and informing the public. Kew aims to make available for international science the most comprehensive reference collection of living plants, preserved plant material and botanical literature in the world, adding selectively to the collections wherever possible. Kew will place greater emphasis on collaborative research partnerships and in enabling countries developing to document and protect their plant resources for sustainable use.
To achieve these goals Kew will be putting more resources into fundraising, supporting collaborative programmes around the world, altering its infrastructure to ensure the safety and scientific value of the collections and improving facilities for the visiting public.
Prof. Ghillean Prance
Director, RBG Kew