May 28, 2024

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Genebanks from around the world stand united as new seeds are added to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

December 13, 2023

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Certified e-learning course on Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

June 8, 2023

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Securing the foundation of our food supply at -18° celsius - Svalbard Global Seed Vault welcomes 40,507 new seed samples from nine genebank depositors

December 12, 2022

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Yemen genebank receives emergency funding

September 21, 2022

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Lebanese research preserves heat-adapted seeds to feed a warming world (Mongabay)

July 25, 2022

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Iran - Le Chef de l'Institut de Recherche sur les semis et la sélection des semences annonce : Conservation de 70 000 échantillons génétiques dans la Banque nationale de gènes végétaux d'Iran

October 19, 2021

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A Syrian seed bank’s fight to survive (The New Yorker)

June 3, 2021

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Over 30,000 seed samples from seven genebanks secured in Svalbard Global Seed Vault

April 2, 2021

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International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture releases updated list of passprot descriptors for crop wild relatives conserved in situ

November 26, 2020

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Protecting plants, protecting people: CGIAR germplasm health units launch phytosanitary seminar series as part of International Year of Plant Health

November 13, 2020

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An international rescue mission from Syria to Svalbard

August 24, 2020

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Agreement signed to establish national seed bank in Jordan (Salaam Gateway)

July 10, 2020

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Expanding and Improving Genesys, the online portal for information on genebank samples

May 26, 2020

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Pandemics aren’t limited to people: How the world’s most famous seed vault defends plants against their next big outbreak (The  Counter)

May 22, 2020

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Big, dynamic, and complicated: celebrating International Day for Biological Diversity

May 18, 2020

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The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the Global Seed Vault
Il Trattato Internazionale e il Deposito Globale di Semi delle Isole Svalbard

March 30, 2020

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La Universidad de Haifa envía la mayor colección de muestras de semillas de trigo y cebada silvestres de Israel a una congelación profunda (Itón Gadol)

March 24, 2020

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‘Tip of the Iceberg’ by Stefan Schmitz, Crop Trust Executive Director

March 20, 2020

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Co-chairs of the UN Secretary-General’s Group of Advocates for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) hold Seed Summit linking food security with seed diversity

March 18, 2020

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Largest seed deposit in a decade at Svalbard Global Seed Vault celebrates diversity (Food Tank)

February 25, 2020

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Major seed deposit at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Longyearbyen - Svalbard vault to receive seeds from 36 organizations as climate change and biodiversity loss threaten global food supplies

February 24, 2020

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World’s food systems rely on biodiversity - FAO Director-General urges “robust” outcome from Convention on Biological Diversity negotiations

December 13, 2019

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The wild relatives of major vegetables, needed for climate resilience, are in danger - The wild relatives of chile peppers, pumpkins, carrots, and lettuce join a growing list of poorly conserved plant species; these ancient plants have genes that may help our food withstand the harsh climate of our future; if they don't go extinct first

December 3, 2019

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Wild plants from four continents deliver climate change lifeline for xrops - Nearly 5,000 seed samples of crop wild relatives saved in challenging, six-year effort to secure the future of food

November 14, 2019

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New tool to help local crop varieties flourish - FAO publishes Voluntary Guidelines for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Farmers Varieties/Landraces

November 11, 2019

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Global treaty critical for saving disappearing plants amid climate change - FAO calls for greater support for plant genepool and the Fund which support millions of farmers around the world

ICARDA, the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas, sends accessions to the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, Norway

November 8, 2019

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The Plant Treaty: Q&A with Crop Trust Director of Science, Luigi Guarino

September 13, 2019

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Can the gene editing technology known as CRISPR help reduce biodiversity loss worldwide? Though scientists are optimistic that CRISPR could help, they also emphasize caution and community engagement in order to get it right (Ensia)

Back from the brink of extinction - Visiting scientist Roi Ben-David discusses Israel’s exotic germplasm gap and ongoing efforts to restore the country’s lost wheat landrace collections.