Svalbard Global Seed Vault !
Svalbard Global Seed Vault is located in Norway on the Island Spitsbergen, 810 miles far from theNorth pole. The facility retains a large selection of seeds stored in an underground cavern. The seed vault provides insurance against seed loss in a global crisis event.
The seed vault is constructed 390 ft inside a sandstone mountain, sitting 430 ft above ocean level. It contains many security systems, zero full time employees, a small office and two huge storage vaults. There is zero tectonic activity and plenty of perma -frost. The seeds are packed in special four-ply packets and heat sealed to exclude moisture.
On June 19, 2006, the day it opened, it received 10,000 seed samples to be sealed and stored,2,000 cultivars & 300 different species of plants. As of February 2008 approximately 1.5 milliondifferent seed samples have been stored. Each country participated by adding seeds to its unit in the storage area. It is said that this seed vault can store 4.5 million seed samples. During a feasibility study its shown that it could store seeds for hundreds of years, some say some grains and seed could be stored for a thousand years and maybe more.
Even with the seed vault being in Norway, Norway doesn’t claim for this ownership. There are tons of seed banks, but it seems odd how they only feel the need to have the one built to withstand the worst possible global event. Finally it seems like a good distraction or a clear message of what’s going to happen.
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