Safeguarding Seeds for the FutureSvalbard Global Seed Vault Dates for Seed Deposits in 2022The Seed Vault will be opened for seed deposits on the following dates in 2022: Week 7 (14.-18. February) Week 23 (6.-10. June) Week 43 (24.-27. October) Read more Our Purpose We offer safe, free and long-term storage of seed duplicates from all genebanks and nations participating in the global community’s ... Our Operations All gene banks holding sustainable seed collections are invited to deposit duplicates of their seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed ... The Organisation The Government of Norway established and fully funded the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. 1,125,419 seed samples 89 genebanks 5,481 species The Seeds The Svalbard Global Seed Vault facilitates security conservation of seeds, comprising genetic material of importance for food and agriculture. The Facility The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is carved into a hillside above Longyearbyen airport, 130 meters above sea level. The History The idea of having a global security storage facility in Svalbard, to house duplicates of seed conserved in gene banks ... More information For depositors The Norwegian government invites gene banks holding long-term and sustainable seed collections to deposit duplicates of their seed samples in ... Global Citizens When the Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened to receive seed samples from the world’s gene banks, it received enormous attention ... Media Documents/reports The management and operation of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is carried out by NordGen through an agreement between the Norwegian ... News Photo: Svalbard Global Seed VaultOpen Dates for Seed Deposits in 2022 The Seed Vault will be opened for seed deposits on the following dates in 2022: Week 7 (14.-18. February) Week ... Photo: seedvault.noOpen Two new first-time depositors welcomed to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault Seeds from the gene banks in Serbia and Latvia were among the total of 14 011 seed samples that were ... Photo: Svalbard Global Seed VaultOpen Announcing Support for Genebanks to Back-up Crop Collections in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault Because seeds don’t last forever, not even in genebanks, the Crop Trust and partners will help genebanks in their efforts ... Photo: Svalbard Global Seed VaultOpen More than 30 000 new seeds arrive at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault In June 1st, 2021, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault received its highest number of seed deposits since February 2020 – ... Photo: Åsmund Asdal/NordGenOpen Seeds from Strawberries Deposited at the First Seed Vault Opening of 2021 FAO’s International Year of Fruits and Vegetables is being recognized all around the globe—including at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. ... In 2020: The Svalbard Global Seed Vault Welcomes Record Number of Depositors After the completion of the technical upgrade of the Seed Vault in late 2019, new and old depositing genebanks participated ... More newsThe Partners providing for the management, operation, mainentance and long-term funding of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault:   Relevant links Svalbard Museum The Commission on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
