Comoros: The Lost Palm | Kew

During 2023 and 2024, an international conservation team made up of Kew scientists and horticulturists, alongside experts from the National Herbarium of the University of the Comoros and Karthala National Park (KNP) undertook two expeditions to try to locate a wild population of Ravenea moorei in the Comoro Islands. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew would like to thank Yahaya Ibrahim (Centre National de Documentation et de Recherche Scientifique) for his support in establishing the partnership and for his participation in the 2023 mission. Hugh Doulton (Dahari) generously provided advice and invaluable introductions for the Kew team in the Comoro Islands. Karthala National Park would like to acknowledge the ongoing support of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Global Environments Facility (GEF) and the Comorian Government. The missions in the Comoro Islands were generously funded by the UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the International Palm Society’s ‘Save the Species’ campaign. Website: https://www.kew.org/   / kewgardens     / kewgardens   KPQ2D1V3B2AFCTCK Q3BUSE5Q7YHUCDTB V8EJSL8CVQBKHHQ8