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Inside seed bank svalbard. Svalbard globale frohvelv is a secure seed bank on the norwegian island of spitsbergen in the remote arctic svalbard archipelago. A visit to the svalbard global seed vault. Send tweet share print it is a long term seed storage facility built to stand the test of time and the challenge of natural or man made disasters. The boxes are scanned by x ray for security purposes most boxes are filled with dozens of seed varieties vacuum sealed in mylar pouches with barcodes and content labels from the depositors own.
In recognition of the importance of this deposit norwegian prime minister erna solberg invited fellow members of the un sustainable development goals sdg advocacy group to participate in the seed deposit and then to attend the svalbard seed summit to prepare and present an arctic. Get eclipsed by stunning skier short a team of salomon skiers and filmmakers went to svalbard together with photographer ruben krabbe to capture images against the magnificent backdrop of a total solar eclipse. Das svalbard global seed vault zu deutsch weltweiter saatgut tresor auf svalbard ist ein projekt des welttreuhandfonds fuer kulturpflanzenvielfalt englisch global crop diversity trust gcdt zur langfristigen einlagerung von saatgut zum erhalt und dem schutz der arten und varietaeten diversitaet von nutzpflanzenes befindet sich am plataberget dt. Now a short documentary from vice explores the inside.
The svalbard global seed vault norwegian. Conservationist cary fowler in association with the consultative group on international agricultural research started the vault to preserve a wide variety of plant seeds that are duplicate samples or spare copies. Now 10 years after its construction the vault must be made even more impregnable to withstand climate change. The boxes are never opened in svalbard as the seeds inside are the property of the depositor.
Httpbitlyaudibleve more info on the seed vault. In this short documentary we catch a fascinating glimpse into the worlds northernmost and coldest seed bank situated deep within the permafrost. The seed vault is built to contain 45 million different seed samples from all over the world ensuring that biodiverse plant life can be restored even in the event of a great natural disaster or manmade. Inside the svalbard global seed vault the norwegian seed bank is designed to protect the worlds plant life.
Deep inside a mountain on a remote island in the svalbard archipelago halfway between mainland norway and the north pole lies the global seed vault. Hidden deep in the arctic ice the svalbard global seed vault protects the earths crop diversity. Svalbard merely stores them and will extract them only if and when requested by the owners.
