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NORWAY 2025. Svalbard Global Seed Vault

25 February 2025. Svalbard Islands, Norway. Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

The photograph was taken within the framework of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault 17th anniversary. The Vault received nearly 14 000 deposits of seeds from around the world, including over 2 000 seed samples from projects supported by the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture’s Benefit-sharing Fund in Georgia, Malawi and Zimbabwe. The International Treaty provides the international legal framework needed for the establishment of the Vault by the Government of Norway.

02/25/2025

Country or Territory Norway

UNFAO Source International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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Unique ID UF19VGS

Editorial use only. Photo credit must be given. For further information contact: Photo-Library@fao.org

Background Information The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, which oversees the Multilateral System for Access and Benefit-sharing of plant genetic resources, provides the international legal framework needed for the establishment of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault by Government of Norway.

About the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is operated by the Nordic Genetic Resource Center (NordGen) in cooperation with the Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Crop Trust.