El calentamiento global amenaza las semillas de Svalbard

World Seed Bank: A Global Safeguard

Overview of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

• The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, located in Norway, houses over one million different seed samples, serving as a critical resource for global biodiversity.

• Known as the "Doomsday Vault," it is designed to withstand natural disasters such as earthquakes and nuclear attacks, ensuring the preservation of vital crop diversity.

• Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the vault recently received 70,000 new samples of essential crops including rice, wheat, rye, corn, and sorghum.

• Situated more than 120 meters underground, it currently preserves approximately 1.06 million seed varieties since its establishment in 2008.

• The only time the vault has been accessed was three years ago due to the Syrian war's impact on agricultural research centers.