The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway holds millions of seeds from thousands of species of agricultural plants, but this ...

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For conspiracy theorists, early visits to the Global Seed Vault by billionaires such as Bill ... In fact, however, the archipelago of Svalbard has daily flights to other Norwegian cities.

An Arctic seed vault on Norway’s Spitsbergen island has received new samples from the largest number of depositors since 2020 ...

In 2008, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault was inaugurated on the Norwegian island of Spitzbergen. It is intended to be a secure backup facility for the world's crop diversity. More than 100 metres below ...

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Maarten van Zonneveld, head of genetic resources at the World Vegetables Centre, said in a briefing here yesterday that the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a secure backup facility for the world's crop ...

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault on Spitsbergen island ... While the seed bank could benefit the entire planet, it is being run and funded by the Norwegian government, in partnership with the Crop Trust ...

Svalbard, a frigid and beautiful archipelago governed by Norway but existing outside the EU-regulated Schengen Area, allows anyone with the fortitude required to live 400 miles from the North Pole ...