We had some really great threads last year, with the following four nominated for the Thread of the Year award in this January's Environment Site Awards ceremony.
Wildlife and Biodiversity ForumIn the end, our society will be defined not only by what we create, but by what we refuse to destroy.
- John Sawhill, The Nature Conservancy
Britain's "Noah's Ark" for plants has just collected its billionth seed.
The Millennium Seed Bank will present the seed, from an African bamboo, to Chancellor Gordon Brown, as it seeks funds to continue operating after 2010.
Finding endangered species of plants and preserving is important, no question. If a habitat gets destroyed in the future, it could be our only hope of keeping these plants around.
Is the US doing anything like this?
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I think most universities worldwide and likely some private organisations have had plant and wildlife "banks" for some time. Don't know what the current status is, though.
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Plant vault passes billion mark
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