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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (brand name Kew) is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. An internationally important botanical research and education institution, it employs 750 staff. Its chief executive is the current Director, Richard Deverell. Its board of trustees is chaired by Marcus Agius, a former chairman of Barclays PLC. The organisation manages botanic gardens at Kew in Richmond upon Thames in southwest London, and at Wakehurst Place, a National Trust property in Sussex which is home to an internationally important Millennium Seed Bank. The Seed Bank is also the site of multiple research projects and international partnerships with at least 80 countries. Seed stored at the bank fulfils two functions: it provides an ''ex situ'' conservation resource and also facilitates research around the globe by acting as a repository for seed scientists. Kew also operates, jointly with the Forestry Commission, Bedgebury Pinetum in Kent, specialising in growing conifers. ==Governance== Kew is governed by a Board of Trustees〔 which comprises a chairman and 11 members. Ten members and the chairman are appointed by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Her Majesty the Queen appoints her own trustee on the recommendation of the Secretary of State.〔 the Board members are: * Marcus Agius, Chairman * Professor Jonathan Drori CBE * Val Gooding * Dr Geoffrey Hawtin〔 * Ian Karet〔〔 〕 * Sir Henry Keswick〔 〕 * George Loudon〔 〕 * Sir Derek Myers〔 〕 * Professor Malcolm Press * Professor Nicola Spence〔 〕 * Jennifer Ullman〔 〕 * Sir Ferrers Vyvyan〔〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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