BankingonSeeds
It’slikeputtingtreasuresinasafe.Thesafeisthevault.Thetreasuresare seeds.
Therearemanyseedbanksaroundtheworld.Notallthesebanksarelikethisone, though.
Thisoneisinsideofamountain.Itisunderground.Itiscoldhere.Theseedscanstaysafeforalong time.
Howitworks:
1
Seedsarestoredinglasstubesorfoilpackages.Eachsamplehasabout500 seeds.
2
Packetsareputincrates.Theyarelabeledby country.
3
Cratesareshippedtothevault.Theyareputonshelves.Thevaultisopenedtoaddmore seeds.
4
Thevaultcanholdmillionsof seeds.
Shelvesholdhundredsofboxesofseed packets.
vault entrance
control room
security doors
vaults
refrigerators
TheseedvaultisinsidetheArctic Circle.
Svalbard
North Pole
Norway
AtlantiC
Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Arctic Circle