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"A lonely island in the middle of the South Atlantic conceals Charles Darwin's best-kept secret. Two hundred years ago, Ascension Island was a barren volcanic edifice. Today, its peaks are covered by lush tropical "cloud forest". What happened in the interim is the amazing story of how the architect of evolution, Kew Gardens and the Royal Navy conspired to build a fully functioning, but totally artificial ecosystem."

"This is actually the third extinct plant that Mr Stroud has rediscovered and, for him, it is an ongoing and very personal mission. "There's never a time that I'm not actually looking fort these species because, we say they're extinct, but I believe they are there," he said. "It's so satisfying, bringing a plant back from the brink of extinction.""