Last resort: the seeds kept safe in a South Korean mountain

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 01, 2021 4:40 pm

BONGHWA, South Korea: Hidden in a South Korean mountain tunnel designed to withstand a nuclear blast, the seeds of nearly 5,000 wild plant species are stored for safekeeping against climate change, natural disaster and war.

Plant extinction is progressing at an alarming rate, researchers warn, driven by increasing human population, pollution and deforestation, even before many species are catalogued.

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