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Paul Smith

  • Botanic Gardens Conservation International
  • Secretary General
  • Tree Conservation
  • Richmond, GB
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Trained at Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank, I have 20 years of experience in seed conservation, including seed collecting, processing and research. I have helped to establish seed banks all over the world, and my skills include seed bank design and commissioning of equipment. I also have >30 years of experience of plant conservation, particularly survey and inventory, vegetation mapping, tree conservation, species recovery and ecological restoration – primarily in Africa.

Areas of Expertise
Collections
  • Botanical Inventory and Collection Expertise
    • Identification
    • In situ survey
    • Collection of germplasm
    • Genetic representativeness
  • Ex situ Collection Type Expertise
    • Seed banking
    • Living plant collection
  • Living Collection Management Expertise
    • Genetic representativeness
    • Planting and establishment
    • Data management
  • Propagation Techniques Expertise
    • Seeds
Research
  • Research Expertise
    • Ex situ conservation
    • Seed biology and conservation
    • In situ conservation
Sustainability
  • Urban Greening Expertise
    • Native plant gardening
    • Urban mapping / inventory
    • Managing urban nature reserves
Tree Conservation
  • Tree Climbing Expertise

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Geographic
  • Geographic Region Expertise
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • Oceania
  • Habitat Type Expertise
    • Deserts and xeric shrublands
    • Islands
    • Mediterranean forests, woodlands and scrubs
    • Montane grasslands and shrublands
    • Tropical and subtropical dry broad leaf forests
    • Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas and shrublands
Services
  • Services Available
    • Advice
    • Consultancy
    • Mentorship
    • Partnership opportunity
    • Training
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