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The Facility – Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The Seed Vault, carved into virgin solid rock was opened on 26 February 2008. The seed storage area itself is located more than 100 meters inside the mountain, and under layers of rock that range between 40 and 60 meters thick. The Facility (01:18)
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault provides insurance against both incremental and catastrophic loss of crop diversity held in traditional genebanks around the world. The Seed Vault offers long-term protection for one of the most important natural resources onearth.
Oct 25, 2023 · Welcome to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Way up north, in the permafrost, 1300 kilometers beyond the Arctic Circle, is the world's largest secure seed storage, opened by the Norwegian Government in February 2008. From all across the globe, crates of seeds are sent here for safe and secure long-term storage in cold and dry rock vaults.
Svalbard Global Seed Vault is the largest backup facility for the world’s crop diversity. Here, duplicates of seeds stored in genebanks are kept for long-term storage to contribute to securing the world’s food supply.
Mar 20, 2018 · Svalbard Global Seed Vault Protects Earth's Food's Supply—Here’s How. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a doomsday shelter for the food supply, is tucked into a remote mountain on...
About Us. Svalbard Global Seed Vault offers safe, free-of-charge, long-term storage of seed sample duplicates of the crop diversity stored in the world’s genebanks. The seeds are stored under black box conditions according to FAO’s genebank standards. The Nordic Genetic Resource Centre (NordGen) is the Nordic countries’ genebank and ...
Welcome. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault was established and is owned by Norway. It is operated in a unique partnership between the Norwegian Ministry of Food and Agriculture, the regional genebank NordGen and the Crop Trust, an independent international organization. START TOUR.
