Building a global network - Kew's work in the Middle East

Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership - our projects in the Middle East

22 Sep 2009

Kew's projects are helping to conserve plants for the future in Jordan and Lebanon.

Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership – Lebanon

Population pressure, urbanisation and the aftermath of the civil war are the main threats to biodiversity in Lebanon. Collecting and storing seeds of plant species that are at risk provides insurance against the loss of these endangered plants in the wild.

Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership – Jordan

Threats to plant survival in Jordan include drought, agriculture, and the rapid increase of the population. The partnership is working hard to protect the spectacular and wide range of plant species which human populations depend on.