The germplasm bank, inaugurated even before the Botanical Garden opened to the public, has been a vital tool for initiating conservation collections since the late 1980s. It has played—and continues to play—a crucial role in preserving the most threatened Balearic flora.
Currently, the bank safeguards nearly 5,000 seed batches from the islands’ flora, which have already been used to restore populations of endangered or even extinct species in their natural habitats.
This October, Magdalena Vicens participated in both the annual meeting of the Mediterranean Plant Conservation Centers Network (GENMEDA) and the European Native Seed Conservation Network (ENSCONET). BGVIB has been a founding member of both networks and has actively contributed to various joint projects with international partners from the Mediterranean basin and continental Europe.
