Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Svalbard, Norway
Coordinator, Nordic Genetic Resource Center · Other
The world's most comprehensive backup of crop diversity: 1.3 million+ seed varieties, stored in a mountain vault on the Norwegian Arctic island of Svalbard at -18°C. Opened in 2008. Owned by the Norwegian government, managed by the Nordic Genetic Resource Center (NordGen) and Crop Trust. Free storage for seed banks worldwide. In 2015, Syrian seeds were withdrawn, the first-ever withdrawal, after the Aleppo gene bank was damaged in the civil war. The vault is humanity's insurance policy against b
Kitchen Futures · Resolve · All-In · Agriculture · Biodiversité
Website · Curated by Florian Guillaume
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