Wired: Genebank Saved From Syrian Civil War
Lizzie Wade reports in Wired Magazine: when civil war erupted in Syria, Ahmed Amri, the genebank manager at the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA), immediately thought about seeds.
Specifically,...
17 Apr 2015
17 Apr 2015
Parliament Magazine: EU Must Make Contribution to Preserve Crop Diversity
Europe must play a leading role in the global effort to protect crop diversity, argues Marie Haga in an exclusive editorial text published in The Parliament Magazine.
Our planet faces unprecedented population growth with the...
10 Apr 2015
10 Apr 2015
Le Figaro: Une Arche de Noé des Graines en Norvège
The importance of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and the work of the Crop Trust in Le Figaro, one of France's biggest newspapers. Story by Marielle Court.
Le projet de centraliser sur l'île de Svalbard la conservation de toutes...
2 Apr 2015
2 Apr 2015
Europolitics: Europe’s Response to a Global Challenge
Marie Haga wrote an opinion article fot the web portal Europolitics on the necessity for the European Commission and the EU member states to support and contribute to the conservation of crop diversity.
The European Union has...
1 Apr 2015
1 Apr 2015
CULTURES: Agro-biodiversity & Food Security
Crop Trust Board member, and President of EMBRAPA, Mauricio Antonio Lopes, Ph.D., contributes to the ASM publication with an article entitled: 'Agricultural Biodiversity and Global Food Security'.
The Russian botanist,...
30 Mar 2015
30 Mar 2015
In Brazil: Embrapa E Crop Trust Assinam Acordo
In the Brazilian Press: The Crop Trust and Embrapa to collaborate in crop wild relative project.
O presidente da Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa), Maurício Lopes, e o representante do Fundo Global da...
25 Mar 2015
25 Mar 2015
BBC: Forest Tree Seeds Arrive at Svalbard's 'Doomsday Vault'
BBC's Mark Kinver reports on the recent deposit of forest tree seeds and more to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
The Svalbard "doomsday" vault - widely known for protecting global food crop seeds - has accepted its first delivery...
5 Mar 2015
5 Mar 2015
Video: Newsy on the February 2015 Deposit to the Seed Vault
Newsy.com reports on the most recent deposit to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in February 2015.
3 Mar 2015
3 Mar 2015
Wired: Svalbard's Icy Vault Welcomes First Tree Seeds
Wired.co.uk reports on the deposit of tree seeds to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in February 2015.
The Global Seed Vault on the island of Spitsbergen in the Arctic Ocean has added the first forest tree samples to its collection...
2 Mar 2015
2 Mar 2015