International Symposium: Revision of Flora Brasiliensis: challenges and opportunities

Royal Botanic Gardens Profile

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a world-leading public organisation governed by Trustees and sponsored by the UK Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Our funding comes mainly from Defra, visitor income and fundraising from individuals and organizations.

Kew is an organisation of over 1,200 people including 700 staff (200 in science and 200 in horticulture), 75 affiliated researchers, 100 students and 350 volunteers.

Kew manages two outstanding gardens - Kew Gardens, a UNESCO World Heritage Site six miles west of London, and Wakehurst Place on the High Weald in Sussex. These attractions are home to Kew's collections, laboratories, libraries and Millennium Seed Bank.

Kew is devoted to increasing knowledge and understanding, so that the diversity of plants and fungi can be conserved for future generations and used in sustainable ways for human benefit.

Read more about our work:

http://www.kew.org/aboutus/annualreport/review/index.html


Comitê Científico:

Lúcia G. Lohmann
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Vanderlei Perez Canhos
Centro de Referência em Informação Ambiental (CRIA)

Ariane Luna Peixoto
Jardim Botanico do Rio deJaneiro

George Shepherd
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)

Apoio:
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Fapesp Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos Natura Ministerio da Ciencia e Tecnologia

Organização:
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Fapesp Centro de Referencia em Informação Ambiental Centro de Gestão e Estudos Estratégicos (CGEE)