Editing Seed bank (section)

== Climate change ==
Conservation efforts such as seed banks are expected to play a greater role as [[climate change]] progresses.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Griffiths|first1=Kate|title=Maximizing the phylogenetic diversity of seed banks|journal=Conservation Biology|date=April 2015|volume=29|issue=2|pages=370–81|doi=10.1111/cobi.12390|pmid=25196170|bibcode=2015ConBi..29..370G |s2cid=20537959 }}</ref> Seed banks offer communities a source of climate-resilient seeds to withstand changing local climates.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Maharjan|first1=Shree|title=Roles and contributions of community seed banks in climate adaptation in Nepa|journal=Development in Practice|date=February 2018|volume=28|issue=2|pages=292–302|doi=10.1080/09614524.2018.1418838|s2cid=158910274}}</ref> As challenges arise from climate change, community based seed banks can improve access to a diverse selection of locally adapted crops while also enhancing indigenous understandings of plant management such as seed selection, treatment, storage, and distribution.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Vernooy|first1=Ronnie|title=The roles of community seed banks in climate change adaption|journal=Development in Practice|date=April 2017|volume=27|issue=3|pages=316–327|doi=10.1080/09614524.2017.1294653|s2cid=157455756|url=https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/10568/80874/1/The%20roles_Vernooy_2017.pdf|doi-access=free}}</ref>