The "Noah’s Ark" of Seeds: Arctic Vault Wins Princess of Asturias Award
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Svalbard’s seed vault wins the Princess of Asturias of International Cooperation 2026. This recognition celebrates his global effort to protect agricultural biodiversity in the underground bunker. The famous facility stands out for guarding the planet’s food future in the face of global catastrophes. The award applauds an exemplary model of solidarity collaboration among dozens of nations and scientific institutions. An award that recognizes the…
Copenhagen, 20 May (EFE).- The Norwegian government welcomed this Wednesday the award of the Princess of Asturias Prize for International Cooperation to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which guarantees the preservation of up to 1.3 million genetic resources of the most important food crops for the future. "I would like to thank the Princess of Asturias Foundation for this honorable award, on behalf of the Norwegian Government and our partners, C…
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MADRID (AP) — Svalbard’s Global Seed Vault, Norway, was awarded the Princess of Asturias International Cooperation Award on Wednesday for the “silent cooperation of this critical and strategic infrastructure as a legacy for future generations,” according to the jury that grants the
Also called "chamber of the end of the world" or "tree of plant Noah" where more than 1.3 million seeds of cultivation of 6,300 species from all over the world are deposited
The seed bank has more than 1.3 million samples from around the world, including 50 olive varieties from the World Bank of Germoplasm at the University of Córdoba
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