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The seed bank storing the planet’s future

The seed bank storing the planet’s future

Science Weekly vor 11 Monaten

Biodiversity reporter Patrick Greenfield tells Madeleine Finlay about a recent trip to the Millennium seed bank. He explains the journey a seed takes from from arrival to cold storage, and how some are already helping to return endangered plant species to

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As biodiversity declines, locating and conserving the planet’s
plant life is becoming more important. The Millennium seed bank in
Wakehurst, West Sussex, has been doing just that for 25 years,
collecting and storing seeds and keeping them in trust for
countries all over the world should they ever be needed. To mark
the anniversary, Patrick Greenfield took a tour of the site. He
tells Madeleine Finlay about the journey a seed takes from arrival
to cold storage, and how some are already helping to return
endangered plant species to the wild. Help support our independent
journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod