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  • From: david@sustainablehabitats.org
  • To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>, "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [permaculture] Global Crop Diversity Trust! Noah
  • Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:08:45 +0000

Described as a "Noah's Ark" of plant life by the Norwegian government, which
funded the project, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault will preserve around three
million seeds representing all known varieties of the world's crops.
The seeds will be hidden in a heavily fortified vault in Norway's Svalbard
islands, a remote archipelago about 1,000 km (620 miles) from the North Pole.
The seeds will be stored at a temperature of -18Celsius (-0.4 Fahrenheit), in
order to ensure their survival forhundreds, even thousands, of years.
The project is supported by the United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organisation and is expected to open in September 2007.




  • [permaculture] Global Crop Diversity Trust! Noah, david, 06/21/2006

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