Behind the Public Face of Kew: Education and Conservation in the Millennium Seed Bank

Autor/in	McFarlane, Angela
Titel	Behind the Public Face of Kew: Education and Conservation in the Millennium Seed Bank
Quelle	In: School Science Review, 91 (2010) 336, S.43-47 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-6811
Schlagwörter	Conservation (Environment); Biodiversity; Botany; Gardening; Horticulture; Science Education; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Biodiversität; Botanik; Gartenarbeit; Gartenbau; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	At its Wakehurst Place garden in West Sussex, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, has established the UK home of one of the world's largest conservation projects, the Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) partnership, a global project to conserve biodiversity by collecting and preserving seeds. This article describes what the MSB partnership does, how seeds are collected and preserved and how important this work is. Through the MSB's Great Plant Hunt and Save our Seeds projects, schools are directly involved in carrying out research and conservation work offering valuable opportunities for inspiring young scientists. (Contains 3 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association for Science Education. College Lane Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9AA, UK. Tel: +44-1-707-283000; Fax: +44-1-707-266532; e-mail: info@ase.org.uk; Web site: http://www.ase.org.uk
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10