Millennium Seed Bank Partnership

The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership, located at Kew Gardens in Wakehurst Place, West Sussex, England, is a global conservation project. Its primary goal is to safeguard wild plant species, particularly those at risk of extinction. Established in 1974 as the Kew Seed Bank and later expanded into the Millennium Seed Bank Project, it is the world's largest wild plant seed bank. By 2024, it held over 2.4 billion seeds, representing about 16 percent of the world's wild plant species from 189 countries. This initiative aims to preserve plant diversity for future generations and scientific research.