DPLUS 183: The Tree of Life

Darwin Plus 183: Biodiversity metrics for conservation management in the British Virgin Islands

Look out for the NPTVI team on Virgin Gorda over the next two weeks as we are working with the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and colleagues from the University of Puerto Rico on a new UK Darwin Plus funded project to identify the DNA and take herbarium vouchers for every plant species known in the BVI! If you see us please come and see what we are doing! This three year project will take us all over the BVI.

NPTVI Director Dr. Cassander Titley O'Neal with scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (Juan Viruel and Freya Cornwall-Davison)

The NPTVI and Kew team conducted three weeks of fieldwork on Virgin Gorda during the first trip under this project.

NPTVI Warden Kaila Ryan with scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew at Gorda Peak National Park