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With around one in five plant species estimated to be threatened with extinction worldwide seed banks are an effective means of preserving the worlds plants for the future.
Millennium seed bank. Millennium seed bank partnership msbp is an international ex situ plant conservation project aiming to collect and conserve seeds from 25 of the worlds orthodox plant species by 2020. The network of partners now spans 50 countries with some 120 actively. If you require more than this you should submit a written explanation and use a separate material supply agreement msa for each set of 25 accessions. Fill in at least one of the following fields.
Important notes regarding the request of seeds. We will normally only consider requests for up to 25 accessions. Set within an area of outstanding natural beauty aonb adjacent to a site of special scientific interest sssi on the sussex high weald the building form and materials were selected to minimise the building. Long life storage vaults were designed for this living library of over 300 million seeds along with laboratories a visitor centre residential and educational science facilities.
The msbp is a worldwide partnership aiming to save plants most at risk and most useful for the future. Genus species country tdwg region. It is funded from various sources including uk lottery money private sponsors and the uk government. Millennium seed bank the wildflower center was the first non governmental organization to be invited to participate in the millennium seed bank partnership msbp a global plant conservation effort developed by the royal botanic garden kew united kingdom.
Today more than 20 of our plant species are faced with the threat of extinction. The kew seed bank facility set up by peter thompson in 1980 preceded the msbp and was headed by roger smith from 1980 to 2005. The millennium seed bank has the capacity to house 75 per cent of the worlds storable seeds and is currently home to over 23 billion seeds representing over 40000 different species. Millennium seed bank seed list.
The millennium seed bank project msbp is an international initiative co ordinated by the royal botanic gardens kew in the united kingdom. Research laboratories and seed preparation facilities are situated above the vault. The project collaborates with partner organisations across 50 countries including south africa. From 2005 paul smith took over as head of the msbp.
