Roger Smith (biologist)
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Roger Smith is a UK biologist and founder of the Millennium Seed Bank Project
. He was awarded an OBE in the 2000 New Year Honours List for services to the project.
Smith joined the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 1974,
after graduating from Manchester University with a BSc in Botany.
Millennium Seed Bank Project
The Millennium Seed Bank Project is an international conservation project coordinated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Launched in the year 2000 and housed in the Wellcome Trust Millennium Building situated in the grounds of Wakehurst Place, West Sussex, its purpose is to provide an "insurance...
. He was awarded an OBE in the 2000 New Year Honours List for services to the project.
Smith joined the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 1974,
after graduating from Manchester University with a BSc in Botany.