15 Initiatives That Conserve Seed Diversity Around the World

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Reposted with permission from Food Tank

Roughly 100,000 global plant varieties are endangered today. Extreme weather events, over-exploitation of ecosystems, habitat loss and a lack of public awareness threaten future plant biodiversity. Conservation techniques, such as the creation of seed banks and seed exchanges among farmers, gardeners and even nations, play an important role in preserving ancient, heirloom varieties of important food crops.

Saving seeds doesn’t only help improve agricultural biodiversity, but helps farmers and researchers find

varieties of crops that grow better in different regions, especially as the impacts of climate change become evident. Many farmers’ groups, nonprofits and governments are conserving seed diversity in their own communities — there are currently more than 1,000 known seed banks, collaboratives and exchanges around the world.

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