The UK seed bank investing in our future
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🌱In the Sussex countryside in the UK, complete with a visitor's center and coffee shop, lies the Millennium Seed Bank, the heart of humanity's investment in future growth.
"We've got the smallest seed in the world and biggest seed in the world," Tim Pearce, a senior partnership coordinator, reveals. "It's not just a rice bank or a barley bank. It's about dealing with everything."
When Pearce is not off-roading through the Tanzanian bush, looking for a rare plant, he's cataloging, researching, studying and nursing anything he can find that might contribute to the planet's future.
Meet the scientists who are taking action to combat climate change every day 👇
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