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UK: Oxytenanthera abyssinica 1 billionth seed of Millennium Seed Bank
The chancellor, Gordon Brown, hailed the historic significance of a
tiny African bamboo seed today as he helped mark a landmark for a major
conservation project.
The seed will be the billionth to be placed in the Millennium Seed Bank - an ambitious project to protect plant species across the globe from the threats of climate change and over-harvesting.
It is thought that 60,000-100,000 plant species are under threat worldwide, and the seed bank is designed to provide insurance againt their loss in the wild so they are always available for use in medicines, crop improvements and building materials, among other things.
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