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Wasntjust a science project. it was also a commercial, exploitative project, exploiting indigenous peoples, their plant knowledge and their plants in the farest corners of the world. without doubt. kew, for 200—plus years, sent plant—collecting trips all around the world. now, those individuals on those trips were entirely reliant on local knowledge, understanding the attributes of plants, the location of plants — cinchona, for instance, the plant that provides the bark for malaria. it was...

Wasntjust a science project. it was also a commercial, exploitative project, exploiting indigenous peoples, their plant knowledge and their plants in the farest corners of the world. without doubt. kew, for 200—plus years, sent plant—collecting trips all around the world. now, those individuals on those trips were entirely reliant on local knowledge, understanding the attributes of plants, the location of plants — cinchona, for instance, the plant that provides the bark for malaria. it was...

That we re—examine our history, including our colonial imperial history. kew is absolutely a product of empire, without doubt... deeply rooted, to coin a phrase thats very relevant, deeply rooted in colonialism. i think thats true, yes. kew was set up in the mid—19th century, its formation in the mid—19th century, in a sense, as a vehicle of empire. economic botany, moving valuable plants around the empire, was absolutely central to kew�*s public purpose... yeah, so this wasnt... from th...

Including our colonial imperial history. kew is absolutely a product of empire, without doubt... deeply rooted, to coin a phrase thats very relevant, deeply rooted in colonialism. i think thats true, yes. kew was set up in the mid—19th century, its formation in the mid—19th century, in a sense, as a vehicle of empire. economic botany, moving valuable plants around the empire, was absolutely central to kew�*s public purpose... yeah, so this wasnt... from the very beginning, it wasntjust a s...