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The National Seed Bank
Partnerships
Australian Seed Bank Partnership | Millennium Seed Bank Partnership | Australian Network for Plant Conservation
Australian Seed Bank Partnership
The National Seed Bank is part of the Australian Seed Bank Partnership (ASBP). The ASBP is an Australia-wide initiative, with 16 plant conservation agencies united in a national effort to conserve Australia's native plant diversity through seed banking, research, knowledge sharing for optimal outcomes in plant conservation and restoration. The National Seed Bank has contributed to multiple projects coordinated by the ASBP, delivering collections from Commonwealth National Parks including Kakadu, Booderee, Uluru-Kata Tjuta, Norfolk Island and Christmas Island. The National Seed Bank also collaborated on the Rare Bloom Project that helped to support conservation for 183 species, and the Island, Alps and Forest Project that secured seed from 216 species across bushfire impacted regions.
Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
The National Seed Bank, through the ASBP, is a member of the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership (MSBP), the largest ex situ plant conservation program in the world. The MSBP is coordinated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in the United Kingdom.
Australian Network for Plant Conservation
The ANBG has a long-term partnership with the Australian Network for Plant Conservation (ANPC). Together with the ANPC, staff from the National Seed Bank, ANBG, and Parks Australia co-authored the third edition of the Plant Germplasm Conservation in Australia guidelines. These guidelines showcase the latest techniques, literature and procedures for optimising germplasm storage and use. The book is a guide for conservation agencies, scientists, nursery and seed bank staff, students, volunteers, restoration practitioners, and anyone else interested in applied plant ecology, seed biology, and conservation.
