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Clare Callow

@clarecallow.bsky.social

Global Tree Conservation Projects Manager at the Millennium Seed Bank, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Clare Callow @clarecallow.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

I am pleased to share two exciting opportunities to join our excellent Millennium Seed Bank Partnership team in Madagascar: Senior Botanist, and Restoration Technician. Please share widely! www.portaljob-madagascar.com/emploi/view/... www.portaljob-madagascar.com/emploi/view/...

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Clare Callow @clarecallow.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Jan, our #GlobalTreeSeedBank germination specialist has used his magical method to germinate the seeds of three highly threatened Malagasy tree species at @rbgkew.bsky.social's Millennium Seed Bank. These are now growing on in the nursery and will soon be towering over us on display at Kew.

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Clare Callow @clarecallow.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Team #GlobalTreeSeedBank representing at #AETFAT 2025 in Ghana! Well done team, a successful symposium on seed conservation across Africa hosted, and wishing you an interesting few final days!

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Clare Callow @clarecallow.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Johnny and Valisoa are visiting the MSB as part of the Weston ##GlobalTreeSeedBank programme for the week, what a beautiful time of year for a visit 🙂

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Clare Callow @clarecallow.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Excellent day learning about the Wakehurst Ecosystem Observatory with Kew Madagascar colleagues Valisoa and Johnny today. There is so much knowledge to exchange between Ankarafantsika and Wakehurst! Thanks to @kungphil.bsky.social, looking forward to what comes next... @rbgkew.bsky.social

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Clare Callow @clarecallow.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

The Weston #GlobalTreeSeedBank will be able to learn about, and collect seeds from this population, increasing it's chances of survival. Last day of fieldwork with my Kew Madagascar colleagues but a very successful mission!

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Clare Callow @clarecallow.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Spent a couple of hours scrambling and fighting through the undergrowth looking for this CR Dombeya milleri in Montagne des Français, only to find it right by the side of the path 😁 thanks to the unmatched skills of this legend Richard 'Papa' Razakamalala

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Clare Callow @clarecallow.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

In Madagascar we are setting up a network of regional agents to monitor the phenology of some target tree species as part of the #GlobalTreeSeedBank programme. So important if we want to be able to effectively target seed collections for greater quality and genetic diversity

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Clare Callow @clarecallow.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Azerbaijan's forests, are home to incredible biodiversity, with 480 woody plant species. As part of the Weston #GlobalTreeSeedBank we are working with the Institute of Botany in Azerbaikan to collect and conserve seeds of endangered species. Read more: www.kew.org/sites/defaul...

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Clare Callow @clarecallow.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Nice to see the work of the Weston #GlobalTreeSeedBank feature in the UK's National Biodiveristy Strategy and Action Plan for 2030, alongside Kew's work in Madagascar! www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Clare Callow @clarecallow.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Ooooh a lovely new logo for the @WestonFdn #GlobalTreeSeedBank, how exciting! Thanks to our wonderful designer Andi, more of his work can be found here: arnoldandreas.com

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Clare Callow @clarecallow.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

The climate was hot, the rivers fast and the boat leaky but the team managed to make their first seed collection of Xylopia aethiopica. The work continues...

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Clare Callow @clarecallow.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

The Weston Global Tree Seed Bank: Unlocked West Africa team were joined in the field last week by the British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone. The team were working with the TIPAs project to look for the endemic Habropetalum diwei and other rare species from coastal savannah.

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