THE NATIONAL PARKS AUTHORITY PARTICIPATES IN PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AT RENOWNED KEW GARDENS, LONDON

Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines – October 7th, 2025: Staff of the National Parks, Rivers and Beaches Authority (NPRBA) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry & Labour are currently participating in a 10-day professional training program at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in London.

Running from September 28th to October 10th, 2025, the program is designed to strengthen the nation’s expertise in plant science, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable landscape management. The team is receiving advanced, hands-on training in key areas such as tropical nursery management, seed banking, and orchid propagation, under the guidance of Kew’s world-renowned experts.

This initiative follows a recent working visit by a Kew Gardens delegation to St. Vincent and the Grenadines from August 27th to September 10th, 2025. During that exchange, Kew specialists led a four-day intensive workshop on plant science, conservation, and garden management.

Notably, this training is part of the 260th Anniversary celebrations of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Botanical Garden, observed under the theme “Our Garden, Our Heritage: 260 Years Strong!” The milestone honors the Garden’s rich legacy while investing in its future.

The NPRBA emphasizes that its partnership with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew represents a significant step in building national capacity and advancing environmental stewardship. The training equips the Botanical Garden’s team with world-class expertise, reinforcing its status as the oldest tropical botanical garden in the Western Hemisphere and a leading hub for research, conservation, and education.