Conservation without borders

Conservation of Critically Endangered species

UK meadow

Project Status

Active

Project lead

Elinor Breman

Department

Enhanced Partnerships

Location

Millennium Seed Bank; Cyprus; Italy Australia; Kyrgyzstan; Bhutan; Thailand; Columbia; South Africa; Kenya; Tanzania

With around 45% of known plant species threatened with extinction urgent action is needed. This programme will conserve at least 50 critically endangered (CR) plants, as designated by the global IUCN Red List, from across the world in ex situ seed banks. We will then develop propagation protocols and enable seed material, knowledge and expertise associated with these collections to be used to enhance in situ outcomes.

Elinor Breman

Simon Kallow

Michael Way

Tim Peach

Aisyah Faruk

Jo Osborne

Eva Martens

Frederick University, Cyprus; Museo delle Scienze, Trento (MUSE); Western Australia Seed Centre; Institute of Biotechnology, Kyrgyzstan; National Biodiversity Centre, Bhutan; Bangkok Forest Herbarium; Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute, Columbia; South African Biodiversity Institute; National Museums of Kenya, East African Herbarium; Tanzania Tree Seed Agency

Supported by

  • BBVA Foundation

Millennium Seed Bank

The world’s largest underground seed bank and conservation resource for diverse wild plant species.

Millennium Seed Bank Partnership

Banking the world’s seeds to safeguard wild plant diversity and enable nature-based solutions through global partnerships