Inside Our Native Seed Vault: Preserving Life for the Future

Where Every Seed is a Promise of Tomorrow

Wazo Hill | Quarry Life Award - 6th Edition

As part of our restoration journey at Wazo Hill Quarry, we’ve taken a critical step toward long-term ecological resilience:

the creation of a native seed vault - a secure, living archive of indigenous plant diversity.

Under the project “Assessment of Seed Production Requirements at Wazo Hill Quarry and Seed Bank,” our seed vault goes beyond storage. It’s a strategy to ensure that the native forest ecosystem can regenerate itself, supported by a scientifically-managed seed supply rooted in local species knowledge.

Why This Seed Vault Matters:

- Preserves native genetic diversity from Wazo Hill’s unique ecological zone

- Enables future restoration efforts without reliance on external seed sources

- Supports seed viability testing, classification, and controlled distribution

- Acts as a model for portable, scalable seed banking in post-industrial landscapes

This facility - named Twiga EcoBox - is not just for research, but for community use, local school learning, and biodiversity resilience.

“Seeds are time capsules of ecosystems. Preserving them is how we secure the future - species by species, forest by forest.”

With each seed collected and stored, we’re safeguarding not just plants, but the relationships they hold - with people, soil, water, and climate.

We’re proud to be building a solution that supports both scientific restoration and community empowerment - ensuring that Wazo Hill Quarry becomes not just green again, but truly alive by incorporating community as key stakeholders in the restored forest.

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