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Longyearbyen, Svalbard, 6-7 June 2023 –the Svalbard Global Seed Vault welcomes 40,507 new seed samples from nine genebank depositors, including collections from Latvia, Morocco, Taiwan, USA, Netherlands, Israel, Poland, Zambia, and Italy.

  • Securing the foundation of our food supply at -18° Celsius

    7. June 2023

    Longyearbyen, Svalbard, 6-7 June 2023 –the Svalbard Global Seed Vault welcomes 40,507 new seed samples from nine genebank depositors, including …

  • 15-year-olds in Svalbard celebrates the “15 year old” Svalbard Global Seed Vault on 28 February 2023

    30. March 2023

    The 15-year-olds in Svalbard assisted when new 20,000 seed samples from 20 gene banks from all over the world were …

  • After 15- Years: Aiming to Secure Seeds Representing Every Important Crop Variety Available in the World Today

    17. February 2023

    In February 2023, it will be 15 years since the Svalbard Global Seed Vault was opened. Over the last 15 …

  • Two Newcomers Join Svalbard Global Seed Vault for Final Opening of 2022

    12. October 2022

    The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is set to accept new seed shipments from 12 genebanks around the world this week, …

  • Spain and Lithuania depositing seeds for first time

    10. June 2022

    Two genebanks joined the growing number of depositors to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault this week and varieties of rice …

  • Svalbard Global Seed Vault – the first goal of Michael Haddads walk for Climate Resilience and Food Security

    8. June 2022

    7 June 2022 – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Goodwill Ambassador, Michael Haddad completed his Arctic Walk for Climate …

  • Seeds of 150 New Species Safeguarded in the Seed Vault

    14. February 2022

    Around 150 species are deposited for the first time in the Seed Vault. Most of these are deposited by the …

  • Nanofilm will safeguard identity of the more than 1 mill seed samples in the Seed Vault

    14. February 2022

    For the first time film strips that hold information on seed identity and other valuable information will be attached to …

  • Dates for Seed Deposits in 2022

    19. November 2021

    The Seed Vault will be opened for seed deposits on the following dates in 2022: Week 7 (14.-18. February) Week …

  • Two new first-time depositors welcomed to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

    27. October 2021

    Seeds from the gene banks in Serbia and Latvia were among the total of 14 011 seed samples that were …

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