Millennium Seed Bank

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf seed
gptkbp:address Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, West Sussex, England
gptkbp:aimsTo conserve 25% of the world’s plant species by 2020
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Kew_Gardens
gptkbp:buildingType underground facility
gptkbp:collaboratesWith over 80 countries
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:director gptkb:Paul_Smith
gptkbp:focusesOn rare and endangered species
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:National_Lottery_Heritage_Fund
gptkb:Wellcome_Trust
gptkb:DEFRA
private donors
gptkbp:hasExhibit public viewing gallery
gptkbp:hasResearchCenter gptkb:treaty
food security
plant conservation
biodiversity conservation
climate change adaptation
ex situ conservation
habitat restoration
restoration ecology
invasive species management
seed dispersal
threatened species recovery
cryopreservation
seed biology
seed dormancy
genetic diversity preservation
germination biology
seed conservation policy
seed ecology
seed longevity
seed physiology
seed storage behavior
seed viability testing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Millennium Seed Bank
gptkbp:largestSeedBankIn world (for wild plant species)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Wakehurst_Place
gptkbp:numberOfLocations over 2.4 billion seeds
gptkbp:opened 2000
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Kew
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Kew’s_Millennium_Seed_Bank_Partnership
gptkbp:preserves seeds from over 190 countries
seeds from over 40,000 species
gptkbp:purpose conservation of plant seeds
gptkbp:storesSeedsOf wild plant species
gptkbp:website https://www.kew.org/wakehurst/whats-at-wakehurst/millennium-seed-bank
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wakehurst_Place
gptkb:seed
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5