Kew's Millennium Seed Bank
Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership is helping to save plant life worldwide. Our focus is on plants and habitats at risk and plants of use in the future.
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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News from the MSBP
Kew's work is helping to combat climate change and plants are essential in this effort
As world leaders sit down to discuss the future of our planet in Copenhagen this week, Kew believes that plants have never been more essential in combating climate change. Our Breathing Planet Programme plays a vital role in protecting some of the richest and most naturally diverse places on the planet, helping to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change.
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The next big challenge for Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership
Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank partnership will continue to focus on those parts of the world which are home to some of the world’s poorest people, and where plant diversity is tightly bound to people’s livelihoods.
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Welcome to Stephen Hopper's blog
A successful 250th anniversary year for Kew.
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World's smallest waterlily brought back from the brink of extinction at Kew
Kew’s top propagation ‘code-breaker’, horticulturist Carlos Magdalena, has cracked the enigma of growing a rare species of African waterlily. The 'thermal’ lily (Nymphaea thermarum) is believed to be the smallest waterlily in the world, with pads that can be as little as 1 cm in diameter.
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Take a look inside the autumn issue
31 Aug 2010
The autumn issue of Kew magazine is out soon, so I thought I'd give you a quick taster of the highlights. Find out how Kew's Millennium Seed Bank is connected to the UK Seed Cathedral at the World Expo in Shanghai.
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CNN International's Earth's Frontiers Debate
24 Aug 2010
Is the loss of the planet’s biodiversity a greater threat than climate change? Join in the debate, hosted at Kew, on Wednesday 25 August 2010.
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Our partners and projects
Explore our global map and find out more about the Millennium Seed Bank partnerships around the world.
Explore our projects and partners
Visit Kew's MSB
Visit Kew's Millennium Seed Bank to find out more about the power of plants and see our scientists in action.
