Seed banks and conservation

Why should we conserve wild relatives of plants that we find useful?

They might become food resources in the future.

They might contain valuable genes for traits we need.

We have not explored all of the potential uses of all species.

Which of the following is true of the FairWild standard?

Products are confirmed as sustainable by a third party certification sysem.

Which of the following best describes FairWild?

Sustainably collected products from native habitats.

Which plan has the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) developed to protect plant diversity and the ecosystem services that arise from them?

Correct answer:

Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC)

Which of these describes the best strategy for conserving crop genetic diversity?

creating field gene banks and conservation of wild relatives

Which best describes a practice that would be important in the sustainable use of wild plants and products that arise from them?

Protection of the environment, including limiting waste.

A goal of the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership?

Collect and store seeds from wild plant species to prevent extinction

What made it difficult to use the seeds stored in the seed bank in Aleppo?

The Syrian War made it inaccessible

A storage bank in the Arctic for seeds of almost every known crop species?

Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Socioeconomic plant conservation

Important for food security, medicine, and cultural heritage

GSPC sustainable use targets

Promote responsible trade and use of wild plants through international agreements

Protecting indigenous knowledge

Strategies include legal protections, benefit-sharing, and community-led conservation