Midnight Sun Shines on Latest Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit
09/06/2022
SVALBARD, Norway (9 June 2022) – The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is once again opening its door to seeds from around the world. Eleven genebanks from Africa, America, Asia and Europe are set to deposit a total of 19,391 seed samples on June 9.
For the first time, the national genebanks of Spain and Lithuania are participating.
“Spain holds collections of plant diversity that are not only important to the country, but to the whole world,” said Kent Nnadozie, Secretary of the Plant Treaty. “I hope other steps follow to guarantee the long-term conservation and use of the network of collections that Spain has built over the last decades.” The deposit from Spain consists of 979 seed samples of 102 species, mostly cereals and vegetables.