| Edition |
First Edition. |
| Description |
160 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
Closer to the North Pole than to the Arctic Circle, on an island in a remote Norwegian archipelago, lies a vast global seed bank buried within a frozen mountain. At the end of a 130-meter long tunnel, the largest and most diverse seed collection ever assembled: more than a half billion seeds containing the world's most prized crops, a safeguard against catastrophic starvation. The Global Seed Vault, a visionary model of international collaboration, is the brainchild of Cary Fowler, renowned scientist, conservationist, and biodiversity advocate. Fowler tells for the first time the comprehensive inside story of how the "doomsday seed vault" came to be, while the breathtaking photographs offer a stunning guided tour not only of the private vault, but of the windswept beauty and majesty of Svalbard and the enchanting community of people in Longyearbyen. |
| Subject |
Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
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| Subject(S) |
Climatic changes -- Risk management.
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Seeds -- Climatic factors.
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Biodiversity -- Climatic factors.
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Seed supply.
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Svalbard (Norway)
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| Added Name(S) |
Tefre, Mari, photographer.
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Richardson, Jim, 1947 December 5- photographer.
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| ISBN |
9781632260574 |
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1632260573 |
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