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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.
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)
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 ...
Mar 20, 2018 · Designed to be insulated from a cataclysm, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault sprang a leak last year. Now it’s being retooled for climate change. By John Wendle. March 20, 2018. • 14 min read....
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. NordGen is responsible for operating the Seed Vault in cooperation with the Norwegian Ministry of Food and Agriculture and ...
In simple terms, the Global Seed Vault is the ultimate insurance policy for the world's food supply . As of September 2021, over 1.1 million seed samples were stored in Svalbard, representing more than 6 000 plant species. The Vault receives seeds from voluntary depositors, who still own and control access to the seeds.
