Norway on February 9, the Government announced a "doomsday cellar" the final construction plans, the world's most secure seed banks will save the world known all crop seeds. Even the Earth happened to nuclear war, asteroid, drastic changes in climate, sea-level rise and other deadly danger "doomsday" aftermath of humans will still be able to rely on "green" to survive.
Seeds to countries all
"Doomsday cellar" cost approximately $ 5 million, all managed by the Government of Norway. Norway only have ownership, seed of a cellar of ownership is still owned by the store. "The global crop diversity Trust Fund" will help developing countries to prepare and seed distribution.
The cellar will be the world's most secure seed bank, only in the outside world, no other seeds available will only be used inside the reserve "for life" kind ", it will be the human face of destruction disaster" Noah's Ark ".
The dedication ceremony held at the end of 2008
Last June, Finland Prime Minister Vanhanen, Prime Minister Stoltenberg, Norway, Sweden, Iceland's Prime Minister, Prime Minister Persson hald, Denmark Prime Minister Rasmussen in Spitsbergen to "doomsday cellar" the Foundation laying ceremony was held. In March of this year, the cellar will officially start construction, is scheduled for completion in September. At the end of 2008, Norway will be officially inaugurated at the cellar. The cellar's maintenance cost is not high, only needed every year on an internal system to carry out a check, no one will have guards.
How much do you know about the seed bank
At present there are about 1400 block of the global seed bank, including the World Bank, FAO and the United Nations-sponsored international seed bank, the United States and China's large national-level caches, and more research by universities and small storeroom management. As a general rule, seed required stored at minus 4 degrees Celsius, but also from time to time out of the closet, germinate, grow, and new seed into the pit stockpiling. But due to financial problems, only a dozen seed bank has reached the international standards.
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