Hundreds of plant species are in danger as Kew seed bank faces £100m shortfall

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The Millennium Seed Bank is facing a funding shortfall that could force it to halt operations.

Scientists at the seed bank need to raise more than £100 million in little more than a year to safeguard the facility’s future. Failure to secure the money would put the survival of hundreds of species of plant at risk and damage Britain’s credibility as a centre of scientific excellence.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article4870690.ece