60,000 new seeds arrive at seed storage facilities around the world in preparation for the end of the day, total number surpassing 1 million


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Global Crop Diversity Trust

The Svalbard World Seed Repository , located in the Norwegian Svalbard Islands , is a facility that stores seeds for all plants on the planet in case of destruction, such as climate change or nuclear war. On February 25, 2020, 60,000 new seeds were added to the Svalbard World Seed Repository, including 'Maize from the Cherokee and wild plant seeds donated by Prince Charles .'

Major Seed deposit at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Longyearbyen-Crop Trust
https://www.croptrust.org/press-release/major-seed-deposit-at-the-svalbard-global-seed-vault/

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The Svalbard World Seed Repository, the world's largest seed repository, is donated with seed samples from institutions and civil society around the world due to growing concerns about species loss due to climate change and human activities. Storing seeds in permafrost reservoirs can prevent the extinction of wild plants and crop species and provide opportunities for cultivation again from seed samples in the event of local species extinction. It is possible.

On February 25, Svalbard World Seed Repository announced that more than 60,000 seeds have been donated by more than 35 national agencies and civil society organizations around the world. The donated seeds are hundreds of types, and include major crops, a wide variety of vegetables, herbs, and wild plants that are not major as cultivated crops. The donation has reported that the total number of seeds stored in the Svalbard World Seed Repository has exceeded one million.



Nine varieties of seeds that have been handed down to the Cherokee, an indigenous American tribe, have also been donated to the Svalbard World Seed Repository. Nine kinds of seeds include corn seeds and other corn called `` Cherokee White Eagle Corn '' used in tribal sacred rituals, `` Cherokee Long Greasy Beans '' beans, `` Cherokee Candy Roaster Squash '' pumpkins It seems to have been. The donation makes the Cherokee the first tribe in the United States to donate seeds.

A total of 27 species from Prince Charles of the United Kingdom, known for its appeal for environmental protection, include

Kibanano Krinzakura and orchids collected in the pastures of his private residence, High Grove House . Seeds were donated. 'Taking action to preserve diversity before it's too late is even more urgent than ever,' said Prince Charles.

The donation is said to be the largest donation since the Svalbard World Seed Storage was launched in 2008. `` As climate change and the rate at which biodiversity is undermined, efforts to preserve endangered food crops have increased, '' said Stefan Schmitz, Global Crop Diversity Trust , who helped establish the Svalbard World Seed Repository. The urgency is growing. '' This large seed donation signals global concern about the impact of climate change and biodiversity loss on food production, 'commented. Lise Lykke Steffensen, a representative of the Nordic Center for Genetic Resources , says that all seeds in the vault contain potential solutions to feed an increasing population and move to nature-friendly and sustainable agriculture. Claimed to be.



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