Highlights
- •First plant biorepository established for the Andaman Islands under the GGI-Gardens programme.
- •Collection includes 45 species from 44 genera and 33 families, exceeding project targets.
- •Eleven threatened species, including Cycas zeylanica and Bentinckia nicobarica, are safeguarded.
- •Over half of the genera collected are new to the Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN).
- •Strengthens global genomic conservation capacity while addressing urgent regional threats.
- Read full article at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pld.2025.10.001