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Svalbard Seed Vault
@GlobalSeedVault
Deep inside a permafrost mountain, Svalbard Global Seed Vault safeguards more than a million seed samples from genebanks throughout the world.
Svalbard, Norge
seedvault.no
Joined October 2017
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    Svalbard Seed Vault
    @GlobalSeedVault
    Feb 22, 2022
    Last week: 10 #genebanks from around the world deposited 39 boxes containing 20,443 seed samples, bringing the Seed Vault’s total to 1,15 M samples. Thank you Australia, Germany, New Zealand, Romania, Slovakia, Sudan, Uganda, @ICARDA & @NordGen for backing-up your seeds with us.
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    Svalbard Seed Vault
    @GlobalSeedVault
    Jun 2, 2021
    This week, over 30,000 #seed samples from 7 #genebanks were aded to the Vault’s back-up collection, including materials from @Cipotato, @ICARDA, & @CGN_Wageningen. Pictured: @NordGen walks down the latest boxes from @go_vegetables. @CropTrust @landbrukogmat
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    Svalbard Seed Vault
    @GlobalSeedVault
    Oct 7, 2019
    The organisation Project Management Institute has named Svalbard Global Seed Vault one of the most influential projects during the last 50 years. seedvault.no/nyheter/seed-v…
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    Svalbard Seed Vault
    @GlobalSeedVault
    Feb 22, 2022
    “By safeguarding duplicates of invaluable seed collections, the Seed Vault is an insurance policy for seed collections around the world,” said @StefanCropTrust, Executive Director of the @CropTrust.
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    Svalbard Seed Vault
    @GlobalSeedVault
    Nov 3, 2021
    A total of 22 #genebank deposited 50,926 #seed samples during 2021. Thanks to all the people across the world who work hard to safeguard and make available the crop diversity we all need. We look forward to welcoming more diversity to the Seed Vault. buff.ly/3B8BNhx
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    Svalbard Seed Vault
    @GlobalSeedVault
    Feb 18, 2021
    Yesterday, @NordGen staff went to the Seed Vault for the 1st time this year, where #seeds from watermelon, strawberry, pumpkin and other species from genebanks in Africa, Europe and South Asia are now safely backed-up. Read on: bit.ly/37olm3N
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    Svalbard Seed Vault
    @GlobalSeedVault
    Jun 2, 2021
    This week, we welcome 85 boxes full of #cropdiversity to the Vault’s cold rooms! This deposit – the biggest since Feb. 2020 – contained #tomatoes, #watermelon, #beans, #pepper and #sorghum. Among the depositors: @Cipotato, @go_vegetables, @CGN_Wageningen, @Seedsaversx, & @ICARDA
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    Svalbard Seed Vault
    @GlobalSeedVault
    Oct 11, 2021
    In 2015 we welcomed the 1st #seed deposit from an indigenous community; the Potato Park backed-up 750 potato seeds. @CropTrust @planttreaty @NordGen @landbrukogmat now launch a competitive grant to support the backing up of more crop diversity. croptrust.org/blog/support-f…
    Andean Potato Varieties Once Lost, Now Safeguarded Forever in Svalbard Seed Vault
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    Svalbard Seed Vault
    @GlobalSeedVault
    Oct 28, 2020
    In the latest deposit, "we carried 45 boxes with 15,000 #seed samples from seven different #genebanks into the #SeedVault for long-term safekeeping,” including @ICRAF @AfricaRice. Read the full story from @NordGen: bit.ly/37OKuBu @CropTrust @landbrukogmat
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    Svalbard Seed Vault
    @GlobalSeedVault
    Oct 22, 2018
    Today, you can read a piece on Svalbard Global Seed Vault in the latest issue of Biopreservation and Biobanking. The special issue is focusing on #agricultural #genebanks. liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/bi…
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    Svalbard Seed Vault
    @GlobalSeedVault
    Jan 28, 2019
    "At the moment, almost 90% of our seed collection is duplicated in the Seed Vault and we will continue to ship seeds to Svalbard until copies of the entire collection are deposited there", says Dr Vania Azevedo, Head of @ICRISAT Genebank.
    Close to 90% of the ICRISAT collection duplicated – Svalbard Global Seed Vault
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    Svalbard Seed Vault
    @GlobalSeedVault
    Oct 19, 2020
    Next week the #SeedVault welcomes the latest shipment of back-up #seeds! They’ll be coming from Africa, Europe, and Southeast Asia; from international, regional, and national #genebanks. Stay tuned for more news! seedvault.no @CropTrust @NordGen @landbrukogmat
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    Svalbard Seed Vault
    @GlobalSeedVault
    Nov 20, 2020
    #GoodReads - These Rare #Seeds Escaped Syria's War—to Help Feed the World in @WIRED #Genebanks, #FoodSecurity, #Svalbard @ICARDA @NordGen @CropTrust @NaturePlants @OlaWestengen bit.ly/3pKShXz
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    Svalbard Seed Vault
    @GlobalSeedVault
    Feb 22, 2022
    The deposit from @NordGen contained interesting plants from mountainous areas, including a Norwegian landrace of #rye introduced from #Sweden in the 16th century that was previously grown in eastern and southern #Norway and rescued just before it disappeared.