Australian Seed Conservation and Research (AuSCaR) ia an Australian network of agencies involved in the collection, storage, research and sustainable use of seeds for native plant conservation. It is a partner in the Kew-based Millennium Seed Bank Project. It was established in 2007 to assist with seed-banking and ex-situ plant conservation of the Australian flora. The aim of the network is focused particularly on achieving Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation by 2010: "60% of threatened plant species in assessable ex-situ collections, preferably in the country of origin, and 10% of them included in recovery and restoration programs".
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