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CHABG through the Australian Seed Bank Partnership (ASBP), it's primary conservation program, supports ex situ and in situ plant conservation activities aligned with four strategic outcomes. Some notable achievements are provided below: Outcome 1 Growing our collections, research and restoration contributions The ASBP's Critically Endangered Project funded by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew secured and protected some of Australia s most at-risk plants targeting 10 Critically Endangered species for seed collection in Western Australia and Tasmania. ASBP Partners exceeded the target, banking seed of 22 listed species including 16 Critically Endangered and six other Threatened species. Other highlights were novel experimentation with new orchid germination media using alternate cereals as carbon sources for the mycorrhizal fungi, improving seedling growth and survival rates of the Golfers leek orchid (Prasophyllum incorrectum) and, successful translocation of 61 seedlings of Grevillea batrachioides known only from a single location with less than twenty wild plants in midwest Western Australia. Outcome 2 Growing our investments in our facilities and people The Partnership s Collections Review Project has examined seed collections secured in Australia s conservation seed banks between 2000 and 2020. The project improves understanding about existing collections and will guide future priorities for collecting and capacity needs across the Partnership. A journal paper is in preparation about the outcomes of the review with key findings to be presented at the International Seed Science Conference in Perth, and Australasian Seed Science Conference in Horsham later in 2025. Outcome 3 Improving engagement and partnerships with Australia s First Nations Peoples CHABG is sponsoring First Nations leaders in seed conservation to present on food sovereignty and social enterprises reviving native grains, growing threatened plants and community building at the Australasian Seed Science Conference (ASSC). The ASBP also launched a public appeal in March 2025 to raise funds to support First Nations delegates to attend ASSC, hear from community leaders and participate in a dedicated Indigenous Seed Collecting Workshop. The appeal will enable six First Nations delegates to attend, and additional conference sponsorship secured by the Partnership will support Victorian Traditional owner organisations to participate - elevating First Nations leadership in plant conservation, and creating opportunities for knowledge sharing and new partnerships. Outcome 4 Developing and sharing knowledge The ASBP continues to maintain and enhance the Australian Virtual Seed Bank Portal. A new portal statistics page provides an overview of collections, with datasets from 11 seed banks including 58,985 accessions and 17,255 germination trials. The portal holds information about 13,008 plants inc. 942 EPBC-listed species, a valuable resource for conservation and research.
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Name: Australian Seed Bank Partnership
URL: http://seedpartnership.org.au
Classification: Plant biodiversity (Environment > Biodiversity > Plant biodiversity)
Beneficiaries:- Environment
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