Kew Millennium Seed Bank Partnership Is Saving Plants For Our Future

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Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership

Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership is the largest ex situ plant conservation project in the world. Our focus is on global plant life faced with the threat of extinction and plants of most use for the future. The seeds we save are conserved outside their native habitat.

Working with our network of partners across 50 countries, we have successfully banked 10% of the world's wild plant species. With your help, we are going to save 25% by 2020. We target plants and regions most at risk from climate change and the ever-increasing impact of human activities.

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