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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
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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

Svalbard at night
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Spiegel: Eröffnen wir mal 'ne Samenbank

Spiegel Online reports on the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in August 2011.

Überall auf der Welt schwindet die Vielfalt der Nutzpflanzensorten in hohem Tempo. Weltweit, sagen Experten, haben wir im Laufe der vergangenen hundert...

7 Aug 2011

7 Aug 2011

Photo of building
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BBC Mundo: Plantan Semillas de 50 Años de Antigüedad

BBC Mundo reports on the recent grant by the Crop Trust to save the collection at CATIE.

Variedades únicas de café, tomate, chile, frijol, maíz y otros cultivos, que se conservaban en bancos de semillas de América Latina,...

8 Apr 2011

8 Apr 2011

Flowers
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BBC Earth: Wild Food Crop Relatives to be 'Rescued'

 

Scientists have announced a plan to collect and store the wild plant relatives of essential food crops, including wheat, rice, and potatoes.

The project, co-ordinated by the Global Crop Diversity Trust, will collect and...

10 Dec 2010

10 Dec 2010

Pile of yellow and green bananas
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SciDev: Plant Bank to Preserve Biodiversity of Pacific Crops

SciDev reports on the Crop Trust's agreement with the Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees to conserve unique crop varieties.

[MANILA] The giant swamp taro, the orange-fleshed Fe'i banana and a coconut that grows to half a metre in...

1 Nov 2010

1 Nov 2010

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