National Parks Trust of the Virgin Islands and Kew staff collected soil samples for our #DPLUS215 project on Little Tobago yesterday @UKBCFs @BVIGovernment

Last photos of Dequan’s #DPLUS215 training at Kew: harvesting and photographing seedlings in the Quarantine House and an excellent morning of tree climbing @UKBCFs @BVIGovernment

Day 11: More DNA work this morning, followed by sowing Replicate 3 Great Tobago soil samples. Exciting to see germination from MSB tests Dequan set up last week! #DPLUS215 @UKBCFs @BVIGovernment

Day 10: Dequan booting up for a morning with the Kew Tree Gang, learning the ropes with climbing and safety with the chainsaw, on #DPLUS215 training @UKBCFs @BVIGovernment

Day 9: Exciting to do some filming in the Quarantine House at Kew of emerging seedlings today with Dequan from NPTVI for our #DPLUS215 project @UKBCFs @BVIGovernment

Day 8: Dequan getting to grips with molecular work for #DPLUS215 this morning and this afternoon identifying specimens from BVI @UKBCFs @BVIGovernment

Day 6: after a full week at Wakehurst Dequan said a fond farewell to the Millennium Seed Bank. Look out for posts next week on his #DPLUS215 training at Kew! @UKBCFs @BVIGovernment

Day 5: Dequan scoring germination tests. Some of the legume seeds sown on Wednesday had already germinated! #DPLUS215 @UKBCFs @BVIGovernment

Day 4: Collecting Magnolia fruits and extracting seeds to bulk up the Wakehurst collection; #DPLUS215 techniques training for Dequan from BVI @UKBCFs @BVIGovernment

Day 3 continued: taking cuttings of Salvia for rooting in the nursery as part of #DPLUS215 training for NPTVI staff member Dequan @UKBCFs @BVIGovernment

WWF-US President and CEO, Carter Roberts, on the passing of Jane Goodall.

Rescued chimpanzee thanks Jane Goodall by giving her a hug

Day 3 Dequan was in the MSB vault setting up germination tests with the Seed Collections Team on Darwin funded project #DPLUS215 @UKBCFs @BVIGovernment

Day 2 at Wakehurst for Dequan on Darwin funded project #DPLUS215 focused on nursery training: repotting, plant care and hygiene and pest control @UKBCFs @BVIGovernment

Welcome to Dequan Leonard from NPTVI for two weeks of #DPLUS215 training at Kew! Day 1: cleaning and assessing seed collections at the Millennium Seed Bank @UKBCFs @BVIGovernment

Exciting to see numerous green shoots appearing in the Quarantine House at Kew from #DPLUS215 soil @UKBCFs @BVIGovernment

First two reps of Great Tobago soil samples sown and watered in the Quarantine House at Kew for our Darwin funded #DPLUS215 project @UKBCFs @BVIGovernment

Filling seed trays with a compost perlite mixture in preparation for sowing #DPLUS215 BVI soil @UKBCFs @BVIGovernment

Mixing Kew compost and perlite in preparation for sowing #DPLUS215 soil in the Quarantine House @UKBCFs @BVIGovernment

Last week our second lot of #DPLUS215 soil samples left BVI, excited they will arrive at the Quarantine House at Kew tomorrow @UKBCFs @BVIGovernment