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A Green Planet: The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew: UNESCO Culture Sector

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Kew’s Botanic Gardens are in southwest London. There are six greenhouses on a 120hectare site, which is home to one of world’s most extraordinary collections of plants. The Gardens at Kew began life in 1751 as a royal garden. A huge variety of plant species has been collected from around the world since.

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A green planet, the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. 00:00:00
Kew's botanic gardens are in southwest London. 00:00:07
There are six greenhouses on a 120 hectare site, 00:00:10
which is home to one of the world's most extraordinary collections of plants. 00:00:14
The gardens at Kew began life in 1751 as a royal garden. 00:00:20
A huge variety of plant species has been collected from around the world since. 00:00:25
The greenhouses here house some of the world's rarest plant species. 00:00:32
This specimen of cycad is called Encephalothos autensteini. 00:00:38
It was brought back to Britain from South Africa 00:00:43
and has been growing here for more than 220 years. 00:00:45
It is said to be the world's oldest potted plant. 00:00:49
There are more than 40,000 different species of plant here 00:00:53
from the Arctic right down to South Africa and Southeast Asia. 00:00:56
The British Empire stretched across the globe 00:01:09
and expert plant collectors, or plant hunters, explored every corner. 00:01:11
Francis Masson was the first plant hunter. 00:01:18
As a plant hunter, he explored Africa 00:01:20
and discovered species never previously seen in Britain, such as the geranium. 00:01:22
He also brought back this species, a bird-of-paradise flower. 00:01:28
Plant collection by plant hunters became a key part of the national interest. 00:01:35
Calisia, for example, is a plant originally from the Andes. 00:01:41
With its discovery, the British were able to produce quinine, 00:01:45
a drug to treat malaria. 00:01:48
Kew's role has changed with the times. 00:01:57
Technology is now a part of everyday operations. 00:01:59
Great care is taken to cultivate rare and precious plant species 00:02:04
by recreating the plant's original habitat in each greenhouse. 00:02:08
Many species are increasingly under threat of extinction. 00:02:13
The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew play an active role 00:02:18
in preserving the planet's rapidly disappearing plant heritage. 00:02:21
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NHK World Heritage 100 Series - UNESCO
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1 de junio de 2007 - 10:51
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