Inside Seed Bank Svalbard
The boxes are never opened in svalbard as the seeds inside are the property of the depositor.
Inside seed bank svalbard. A rare look inside the svalbard global seed vault which is closed 350 days a year check out audible. Svalbard merely stores them and will extract them only if and when requested by the owners. The svalbard global seed vault received the largest seed deposit since its 2008 opening on february 24 2020. 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. Now a short documentary from vice explores the inside. A visit to the svalbard global seed vault. 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. The svalbard global seed vault a safeguard of the worlds most important crops flooded after permafrost surrounding the entrance thawed in norway. 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. 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.
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. Httpbitlyaudibleve more info on the seed vault. Now 10 years after its construction the vault must be made even more impregnable to withstand climate change. In this short documentary we catch a fascinating glimpse into the worlds northernmost and coldest seed bank situated deep within the permafrost.
The svalbard global seed vault norwegian. Svalbard globale frohvelv is a secure seed bank on the norwegian island of spitsbergen in the remote arctic svalbard archipelago. Hidden deep in the arctic ice the svalbard global seed vault protects the earths crop diversity.