Svalbard Global Seed Vault

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Svalbard_Global_Seed_Vault

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	seed
gptkbp:access	restricted
gptkbp:architect	gptkb:Peter_W._Søderman
gptkbp:backupFor	global crop diversity collections
gptkbp:buildingCompleted	2008
gptkbp:capacity	4.5 million seed samples
gptkbp:climate	gptkb:lake
gptkbp:constructionStartYear	2006
gptkbp:contains	seeds from around the world
gptkbp:coordinates	78°14′N 15°29′E
gptkbp:depot	gptkb:CGIAR_centers gptkb:Crop_Trust international organizations universities research institutions national gene banks
gptkbp:elevation	130 meters above sea level
gptkbp:featuredIn	documentaries news articles book 'Seeds on Ice' by Cary Fowler book 'The Seed Vault' by Karen Spafford-Fitz
gptkbp:features	high security
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:Norwegian gptkb:Bill_&_Melinda_Gates_Foundation gptkb:Crop_Trust
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Svalbard Global Seed Vault
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Spitsbergen
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Norway gptkb:Svalbard
gptkbp:managedBy	gptkb:Nordic_Genetic_Resource_Center
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	gptkb:BBC gptkb:National_Geographic gptkb:The_Guardian
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Doomsday_Vault
gptkbp:notableEvent	first withdrawal by ICARDA in 2015 flooding incident in 2017 (no seeds lost)
gptkbp:notableTransaction	gptkb:International_Center_for_Agricultural_Research_in_the_Dry_Areas_(ICARDA)
gptkbp:opened	2008-02-26
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:Ministry_of_Agriculture_and_Food_(Norway) gptkb:NordGen
gptkbp:owner	gptkb:Norwegian
gptkbp:protectedBy	gptkb:war climate change natural disasters equipment failure loss of gene banks elsewhere
gptkbp:purpose	global food security preservation of seeds
gptkbp:temperature	-18°C
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	no
gptkbp:website	https://www.seedvault.no/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Svalbard gptkb:ספיצברגן gptkb:seed
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5