There is a pressing need to conserve plant diversity to prevent extinctions and to enable
sustainable use of plant material by current and future generations. Here, we review the …

Societal Impact Statement Eroding plant diversity has serious implications for the well‐being
of humanity and our planet. Conserving plants ex situ requires technologies that are rapidly …

The Standards will be updated periodically or on a 5-year cycle as required. They are
designed to be generic in nature and thereby compatible with more detailed guidelines and …

Demand for restoration of resilient, self‐sustaining, and biodiverse natural ecosystems as a
conservation measure is increasing globally; however, restoration efforts frequently fail to …

Societal Impact Statement Conservation seed banks maintain collections of many seed‐
bearing plant species, providing germplasm and data to support management of wild …

Many of the skills and resources associated with botanic gardens and arboreta, including
plant taxonomy, horticulture, and seed bank management, are fundamental to ecological …

Translocation is the establishment and augmentation of plant populations using ex situ
material, and can reduce extinction risk. Historically, translocation has been considered to …

Many countries have legislation intended to limit or offset the impact of anthropogenic
disturbance and development on threatened plants. Translocations are often integral to …

Restoration seedbanks have become a key infrastructure resource in efforts to restore
damaged and degraded environments across the globe. Large‐scale ecological restoration …

Seed banking of rainforest species is hindered by lack of knowledge as to which species are
tolerant of desiccation and freezing. We assessed 313 Australian rainforest species for seed …