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Svalbard Global Seed Vault
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Concrete entrance to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault set into a snowy hillside, with a geometric metal railing and an illuminated artwork above the doorway.
How the Svalbard Global Seed Vault preserves the planet's seeds
“Seeds on Ice” The angular concrete entrance of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is built into a barren hillside on Spitsbergen island, with a blue-lit glass installation above the door.
See how crop seeds are stored and conserved in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Longyearbyen, Norway
Explore the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and learn about its importance

Svalbard Global Seed Vault: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Svalbard Global Seed Vault: 10 Years—1 Million Samples. Oct 02, 2026
Add new Web site: American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - On an Arctic archipelago, frozen soil may preserve a hidden history of viruses. Apr 24, 2026
Add new Web site: Cell Press - Current Biology - Deeper and Down. Sep 20, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC News - Inside the vault. Aug 09, 2025
Add new Web site: CBS News - The Doomsday Vault: Humanity’s salvation? Jul 02, 2025
Add new Web site: Center for Strategic and International Studies - Restoring Crop Biodiversity through the Svalbard Global Seed Vault with Stefan Schmitz. May 09, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - Inside The Global Seed Vault, Where The History And Future Of Agriculture Is Stored. Jan 23, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Svalbard Global Seed Vault: 10 Years—1 Million Samples. Dec 12, 2024
Add new Web site: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development - Saving seeds: The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Native American seed savers, and problems of property. Sep 30, 2024
Add new Web site: The Guardian - Svalbard�s mysterious �doomsday� seed vault offers glimpse inside with virtual tour. Jan 26, 2024
Add new Web site: The University of British Columbia - Open Case Studies - The Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Jul 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Academia - An Arctic Archive for the Anthropocene: The Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Dec 16, 2022
Added the audio story “Seeds on Ice.” May 01, 2020
Added information about the use of the seeds stored in the vault and about the first withdrawal by ICARDA. May 01, 2020
Deleted videos. Apr 16, 2020
Add new Web site: National Geographic - Environment - �Doomsday Vault� Protects Earth�s Food Supply�Here�s How. Dec 20, 2018
Replaced photograph. Oct 11, 2018
Add new Web site: Official Site of Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norway. Jul 12, 2018
Add new Web site: Crop Trust - Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Mar 08, 2018
Add new Web site: LiveScience - Facts About the Global Seed Vault. Oct 31, 2017
Media added. Aug 11, 2017
Media added. Mar 22, 2017
Added information on the first seed withdrawal in 2015. Jan 07, 2016
Added video. Dec 17, 2014
Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Can seed banks save threatened plants? Jul 21, 2011
New article added. Mar 17, 2009
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