Svalbard Global Seed Vault

We offer safe, free and long-term storage of seed duplicates from all genebanks and nations participating in the global community’s ...

All gene banks holding sustainable seed collections are invited to deposit duplicates of their seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed ...

The Government of Norway established and fully funded the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault facilitates security conservation of seeds, comprising genetic material of importance for food and agriculture.

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is carved into a hillside above Longyearbyen airport, 130 meters above sea level.

The idea of having a global security storage facility in Svalbard, to house duplicates of seed conserved in gene banks ...

The Norwegian government invites gene banks holding long-term and sustainable seed collections to deposit duplicates of their seed samples in ...

When the Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened to receive seed samples from the world’s gene banks, it received enormous attention ...

The management and operation of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is carried out by NordGen through an agreement between the Norwegian ...

FAO’s International Year of Fruits and Vegetables is being recognized all around the globe—including at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. ...

After the completion of the technical upgrade of the Seed Vault in late 2019, new and old depositing genebanks participated ...

The Seed Vault will be opened for seed deposits on the following dates in 2021:​ ​Week 7 (15.-18. February)​ Week ...

Despite the global pandemic, genebanks efforts to secure duplicate seed samples at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault are still ongoing. ...

The global community has committed to end hunger by 2030 and has identified genetic diversity as an important target. Most ...

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault received the largest seed deposit since its 2008 opening on February 24, 2020. In recognition ...