‘Doomsday’ Arctic seed vault gets boost as efforts to secure food supplies ramp up
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault will add 19,500 rare seed variety samples from across the world to its collection on Tuesday.
LONDON — A ‘doomsday’ Arctic seed vault on Spitsbergen island in the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard is set to receive its most diverse batch of seed donations yet as efforts to secure the world’s food supplies ramp up amid rising climate concerns.
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