The Millennium Seed Bank hides an underground collection of over 2.4 billion seeds from around the world, banking them to conserve them for the future. The MSB is the largest, most diverse wild plant species genetic resource in the world; a fantastic result of contributions from 97 countries since 2000. Seed collections are stored in the country where they were collected, and a part of the collection is sent to the MSB for safety backup.
Domain
- Go to the website
- Fields: Conservation
- Organisation Type: ngo/cso
- Level: INTERNATIONAL
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Taxus baccata within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.
- Type: Case studies/success stories
- Adaptation Ex situ Conservation Risk Assessment
This video shows how the large collection of seeds at the Millenium Seed Bank is stored and studied. Many of the seeds grown and propagated by the scientists make it out into the Kew´s botanic garden.
- Type: Multimedia
- Botany Botanic garden Biodiversity Reintroduction Ex situ Conservation Seed Bank
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