Seeds on ice : Svalbard and the Global Seed Vault / Cary Fowler ; photographs by Mari Tefre, with additional photographs by Jim Richardson ; design by Doyle Partners.
Foreword / Professor Sir Peter Crane -- Preface -- Svalbard : journey to the top of the world -- Seeds and food. Collecting and conserving -- Losses and threats -- Importance and use of crop diversity -- Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Planning -- Construction -- Step inside. Management policies and practices -- Administrative structures and financing -- The first seed withdrawal -- Looking forward -- The next chapter for the seed vault -- Appendices. Resources -- For the record : institutions and people -- Acknowledgments -- Photo and map credits -- About the author and the photographers.
Summary:
The remarkable story of the Global Seed Vault?and the valiant effort to save the past and the future of agriculture: Now updated with a new chapter by the author and photos from recent improvements in the facilities.
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