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Launch of global seed platform to tackle native seed bottleneck holding back nature restoration
On Oct. 13, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) launched the Seed Portal for Online Data (SeedPOD), a new open-access platform designed to tackle bottlenecks affecting global ecological restoration, by making native seed collections…
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On Oct. 13, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) launched the Seed Portal for Online Data (SeedPOD), a new open-access platform designed to tackle bottlenecks affecting global ecological restoration, by making native seed collections and the knowledge needed to grow them easier to discover. Efforts to restore degraded ecosystems and build resilience in the face of a changing climate face a fundamental challenge: getting the right seed to the right place, along with the information needed to grow it successfully.
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