Dun Rollin
Inner Compulsion. A sculpture by Peter Randall-Page.
The Kew Millenium Seed Bank, Wakehurst Place.
The Millenium Seed Bank is the largest wild seed conservation project in the world. Seeds from all of the UK's native species are stored here, making the UK the first country to preserve its botanical heritage. Its mission is to conserve 25% of the world's plant species by 2020. I think this is a laudable aim, but it seems that we are accepting that we will probably not be able to preserve plants from extinction in their own habitat.
Dun Rollin
Inner Compulsion. A sculpture by Peter Randall-Page.
The Kew Millenium Seed Bank, Wakehurst Place.
The Millenium Seed Bank is the largest wild seed conservation project in the world. Seeds from all of the UK's native species are stored here, making the UK the first country to preserve its botanical heritage. Its mission is to conserve 25% of the world's plant species by 2020. I think this is a laudable aim, but it seems that we are accepting that we will probably not be able to preserve plants from extinction in their own habitat.