Inside Seed Bank Svalbard

Now 10 years after its construction the vault must be made even more impregnable to withstand climate change.

Inside seed bank svalbard. 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. 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. A visit to the svalbard global seed vault. Svalbard globale frohvelv is a secure seed bank on the norwegian island of spitsbergen in the remote arctic svalbard archipelago.

The boxes are never opened in svalbard as the seeds inside are the property of the depositor. Look inside in 360 degrees. Inside the svalbard global seed vault the norwegian seed bank is designed to protect the worlds plant life. Httpbitlyaudibleve more info on the seed vault.

The svalbard global seed vault a safeguard of the worlds most important crops flooded after permafrost surrounding the entrance thawed in norway. Now a short documentary from vice explores the inside. 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. 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.

The svalbard global seed vault received the largest seed deposit since its 2008 opening on february 24 2020. 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. In this short documentary we catch a fascinating glimpse into the worlds northernmost and coldest seed bank situated deep within the permafrost. 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.

A rare look inside the svalbard global seed vault which is closed 350 days a year check out audible. The svalbard global seed vault norwegian. Hidden deep in the arctic ice the svalbard global seed vault protects the earths crop diversity.