Arctic doomsday seed vault gets more than 14,000 new samples
A "doomsday" vault storing food crop seeds from around the world in man-made caves on a remote Norwegian Arctic island will ...
Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday vault’ takes another shipment of seeds
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault on the Norwegian island of Svalbard opened in 2008 and now contains 1.25 million seed samples ...
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Seeds of 19 African tree species added to Svalbard Global Seed Vault
On Feb. 25, the World Agroforestry Center (CIFOR-ICRAF) deposited seeds representing tree species of special value to ...
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Africa: From War Zones to Typhoon-Prone Shores, Nations Rally to Protect Their Crops, Make Landmark Deposits to Global Seed Vault
Partner organizations from across the globe are gathering in Norway this week to deposit seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed ...
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The ‘doomsday’ seed vault in Svalbard just added thousands of climate-hardy crops
Safeguarding crop diversity in a time of climate change remains a priority for much of the world — even if that's not the ...
'Doomsday' vault: Malaysia contributes rice, eggplant, and long bean seeds
Malaysia has successfully deposited heritage seeds and traditional varieties of plants at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault ...
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Seed Vault Receives Key African Deposits for Food Security
At least 12,000 seed samples from 19 genebanks have been deposited in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, safeguarding vital crop ...
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Inside the Doomsday Vault: Rare footage provides a glimpse inside secretive bunker in the Arctic - as more than 14,000 new samples are added
The idea of a doomsday vault hidden on a remote Arctic island might sound like something from the latest James Bond movie. But the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is very much real - and could one ...
Why An African Nation Is Sending Samples To "Doomsday" Vault In The Arctic
Sudan, a country bordering Egypt in northeast Africa has decided to send crop samples to the "doomsday" vault in a remote ...
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Seeds saved from war and natural disaster head to Arctic vault for safekeeping
Fourteen thousand seeds from 21 countries are heading to the Arctic this week, bound for the Svalbard Global Seed Vault—a ...
New seeds deposited in Svalbard Global Seed Vault
A total of 14,000 seed samples from 21 gene banks are being deposited this week in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the ...