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Svalbard Global Seed Vault
URL: http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/lmd/campain/svalbard-global-seed-vault.html?id=462220

Description:
Background about this seed vault (opened in February 2008 in the permafrost in the mountains of Svalbard, Norway) "designed to store duplicates of seeds from seed collections from around the globe. ... If seeds are lost, e.g. as a result of natural disasters, war or simply a lack of resources, the seed collections may be reestablished using seeds from Svalbard." Features news releases, photos, and videos. From the Norway Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

LII Topics: Agriculture, Plants, Seeds, Seeds

Publisher:
Norway Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Extra Keywords
doomsday Norwegian

LII Database Information:
Record 25611 created by Jennifer English on 03/03/2008
Last modification on 03/04/2008
Published: 03/13/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25611

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