Building a global network - Kew's work in Australia
Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership – Victoria
Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership has helped to bank over 70% of Victoria’s threatened plant species and germination protocols to enable future reintroduction and use have been established for around 75%.
Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership – Tasmania
Building on a long association with Kew stretching back to the 19th century, Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank partnership is working to establish the Tasmanian Conservation Centre. The seeds collected and stored will help safeguard Tasmania’s threatened flora.
Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership – South Australia
The SACRED Seeds project is a collaboration between the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide Seed Conservation Centre and Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership. Over half of South Australia's rare and endangered flora is now secure in duplicated collections in long term seed storage facilities in Adelaide and at Kew's Millennium Seed Bank. These collections are helping plant species to recover in their natural habitats.
Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership – The Northern Territory of Australia
Seed banks provide an insurance policy against the extinction of plants in the wild and options for their future use. This is good news for our conservation efforts in the Northern Territory of Australia, one of the seven Australian States and Territories in which we work.
Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership – SeedQuest in New South Wales
Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank partnership, through the SeedQuest New South Wales programme, is providing insurance against the loss of rare plant species in the New South Wales region.
Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership – Western Australia
Western Australia's diverse and spectacular flora makes it one of the premier floristic regions on the planet. Unfortunately, this species richness is matched by a host of threatening processes that have put a very high number of these species under threat of extinction. Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership in Western Australia has developed a major resource to address threats and support the re-establishment of species and plant ecosystems throughout the State.
Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership - our projects in Australia
Kew's Millennium Seed Bank Partnership is working with partners in Australia to re-introduce plants at risk into new and safe habitats.
