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O Globo TV Reports on Seed Vault
O Globo TV in Jornal Nacional reports on the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
Se depender da ciência, os alimentos de origem vegetal nunca vão desaparecer. Uma espécie de arca com sementes de todo o planeta foi construída debaixo das...
17 Mar 2012
17 Mar 2012
The Economist: Banking Against Doomsday
The Economist reports on the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in its print edition in March 2012.
With a heavy clunk, the steel outer doors of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault closed on February 28th, shutting out a howling Arctic gale...
10 Mar 2012
10 Mar 2012
National Geographic: Banking Seeds for Doomsday
National Geographic writer David Braun discusses a recent deposit to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
In these times of tumultuous weather patterns and no certainty about the future stability of Earth’s climate as civilization has...
5 Mar 2012
5 Mar 2012
NBC's Today Show on the Seed Vault
NBC's Today Show reported on the opening of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in March 2012.
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2 Mar 2012
2 Mar 2012
NPR: The Ultimate In Heirloom Wheat Arrives At Seed Vault
NPR reports on the deposit of heirloom wheat to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
A few days ago, amid darkness and freezing winds, thousands of small packages of seeds were carried into an underground storage vault on a remote...
2 Mar 2012
2 Mar 2012
Live Science: Doomsday Seed Vault's Birthday Brings 25,000 Gifts
Live Science reports on the addition of 25,000 varieties to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on its birthday.
This week, the Doomsday Seed Vault in Norway is scheduled to receive nearly 25,000 samples of seeds from around the...
29 Feb 2012
29 Feb 2012
Egypt Independent: Syria’s Crops Sheltered in Seed Vault
STOCKHOLM — Chickpeas, fava beans and other seeds from a facility in Syria are among the 25,000 new samples being deposited this week in an Arctic seed vault built to protect food crops from wars and natural disasters, officials...
29 Feb 2012
29 Feb 2012
Terra Mundo: Semillas Sirias Contribuyen a Bóveda para Proteger Cultivos
Terra Mundo in Spain reports on the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
Los garbanzos, las habas y otras semillas de un centro agrícola sirio se encuentran entre las 25.000 muestras nuevas depositadas esta semana en una bóveda construida...
28 Feb 2012
28 Feb 2012
Memphis Flyer: The Man Who Saved the World
The Memphis Flyer in Memphis, TN reports on Cary Fowler and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
It is 4,059 miles from Memphis, Tennessee, to the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic. Svalbard is the northernmost European settlement...
22 Sep 2011
22 Sep 2011