Where the MSBP works

The Millennium Seed Bank Project is based on partnerships and collaborations with other organisations around the world.

At the core of the main project are 'partnership projects' in many countries. These vary in their structure and scope but all aim to collect and conserve seeds from dryland plant species and to strengthen in-country capacity for seed banking. In addition to the seed collecting activities, the MSBP partnerships include research and training and other capacity-building elements. Partnerships may focus their activities to support conservation or development objectives relevant to their country. In this way the partnerships are helping their countries to implement international objectives such as the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation and the Millennium Development Goals.

In all cases seed collections are kept in the country of origin, in partner seed banks, and duplicates are brought to the Millennium Seed Bank in the UK. Each project is based on a legally binding Access and Benefit Sharing Agreement .