Bogs, banks and bubble barriers: five great projects to protect nature

Across the world conservation groups, researchers and volunteers are working to combat the five key drivers of biodiversity loss identified by scientists

• The five biggest threats to our natural world ... and how we can stop them
• Read more in our series Biodiversity: what happened next?

The names running glade clover, cream tick-trefoil and Porter's goldenrod may evoke the riotous colours of a summer meadow in bloom, but these particular plants are also quietly tucked away in a conservation seed bank that it is hoped will ensure the future of North America's grassland plant populations.