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Longyearbyen · LongyearbyenAfter four years as an art teacher in Svalbard, Stian Bringsverd Olsen felt the need for change. Then the adventurous artist packed the painting cases, moved into the car and headed for Europe.See the Story
(+) Lived in trunk and bought one-way ticket to Vietnam: - Wanted to run away a bit
Longyearbyen · LongyearbyenThe Svalbard Global Seed Vault saw its largest number of new contributors in one day and now holds over 1.2 million seed varieties from 77 countries. Since 2008, the vault has been stockpiling most of the world's crop seeds in below-freezing conditions in an effort to maintain food diversity and protect plant species from extinction.Read the original article on Business InsiderSee the Story
Svalbard Global Seed Vault accepted a record-breaking number of seed deposits amid climate crisis
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Longyearbyen · LongyearbyenFrancisco Mattos, known as Chicco, has lived in the Arctic for 12 years. Born in Passo Fundo (RS), the 43-year-old Gacho arrived in Svalbard, the Norwegian archipelago near the North Pole, at the suggestion of a friend. He started working as a bartender and, today, he has a video producer and gained social media with his footage of the Northern Lights and polar bears.
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Videos: Brazilians go viral showing life in the Arctic - 07/03/2024
Longyearbyen · LongyearbyenSvalbard Global Seed vault is on the remote Arctic Svalbard archipelago, 120 metres underground in the permafrost. It stores duplicates of every important crop in the world as an insurance policy to secure future food supplies in case seeds are lost due to mismanagement, accidents, funding cuts, war, sabotage, disease or natural disaster. Wild seed varieties are also stored for future breeding to increase the range of plants which can adapt to climate change.See the Story
NZ seeds added to Norway doomsday vault
Climate Change · New ZealandSvalbard Global Seed vault is on the remote Arctic Svalbard archipelago, 120 metres underground in the permafrost. It stores duplicates of every important crop in the world as an insurance policy to secure future food supplies. Wild seed varieties are also stored for future breeding to increase the range of plants which can adapt to climate change.See the Story
NZ samples added to shelves of remote global seed vault
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