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‘Tree against hunger’ flowers for first time at Kew Gardens

A tree scientists believe may hold the key to giving food security to millions of people across east Africa has flowered for the first time at Kew Gardens. The Ethiopian enset will produce a spectacular bloom, which could reach up to two metres in ...

12 Apr 2023 at 16:19

More than 40,000 plant species now stored in Kew Gardens’ seed bank

The Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) is celebrating a major milestone after banking more than 40,000 different plant species in an effort to preserve rare, threatened and important wild plants. Dubbed the Noah’s Ark for plants, the MSB holds the ...

10 Mar 2023 at 06:58

Ireland

‘Irish aid is vital’: At a seed vault in Guatemala, hope grows

A sacred seed vault in Guatemala is aiming to help rural communities withstand climate change and commercialisation. An umbrella group that supports almost 70 seed banks in the Central American country said funding from Irish Aid and ...

16 Mar 2025 at 11:47

King joins Cate Blanchett for podcast about ‘wonderful’ Millennium Seed Bank

The King has hailed the work of Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank on a podcast episode 25 years after it opened with the aim of combatting climate change and biodiversity loss. Sitting down to record a podcast with actress Cate Blanchett, ...

20 Oct 2025 at 13:56

Ireland

‘It’s like Noah’s Ark’: One man is banking every native seed in Ireland

The man in charge of logging each native seed in Ireland has described the project as like “Noah’s Ark” for plants – a vault for renewal after ecological disasters. Conservation ecologist Darren Reidy has been researching, ...

21 Dec 2025 at 11:00

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