Svalbard Global Seed Vault

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Why Florian Guillaume recommends Svalbard Global Seed Vault

“A cold mountain holding more than a million seeds. The most patient insurance humanity has.”

Recommended by Florian Guillaume,

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 In 2015, Syrian seeds were withdrawn, the first-ever withdrawal, after the Aleppo gene bank was damaged in the civil war.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

Place
Svalbard, Norway
Recommended by
Florian Guillaume
Collections
Climate Action · Food Transition · Education & Work

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Et kaldt fjell som tar vare på mer enn en million frø. Den mest tålmodige forsikringen menneskeheten har.
Florian Guillaume

Verdens mest omfattende sikkerhetskopi av mangfoldet i kulturplanter: over 1,3 millioner frøsorter, lagret ved -18 °C i et hvelv inne i fjellet på Svalbard i norsk Arktis. Åpnet i 2008. Eid av den norske staten, drevet av Nordic Genetic Resource Center (NordGen) og Crop Trust. Gratis lagring for frøbanker fra hele verden. I 2015 ble syriske frø hentet ut, det første uttaket noensinne, etter at genbanken i Aleppo var blitt skadet under borgerkrigen. Frøhvelvet er menneskehetens forsikring mot tap av biologisk mangfold, sykdom, krig og klimaendringer.

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