The fruits of protest
Russia has shelved plans to break up the historic Pavlovsk seed bank

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/12/russia-seed-bank-vavilov-pavlovsk
Date Written:  2010-10-15
Publisher:  The Guardian
Year Published:  2010
Pages:  1pp   Resource Type:  Article

The Pavlovsk open air seedbank in St. Petersburg maintains 12,000 species of fruit trees, berries, and flowers. Plans to auction off the land have been placed on hold after protests.

Subject Headings

• Biodiversity
• Biodiversity Management
• Biodiversity Policies/Strategies
• Conservation/International
• Russia
• Russian History
• Science Ethics
• Science/Public Awareness
• Seed Banks