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In photos: 'Norway Seed Vault Inaugurated'
By M&C News Feb 26, 2008, 14:46 GMT
An armed guard, there to scare away curious polar bears, outside the entrance to a new seed vault in Longyarbyen, Norway, 24 February 2008. Hundreds of seed banks and national coordinators around the world have been invited to 'make deposits'. The vault will be inaugurated 26 February by Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg. Preparations for the safe keeping of the seeds deep inside a mountain in a permafrost area, are in the final stages. EPA/HAKON MOSVOLD LARSEN
An illuminated monument outside a new seed vault which will be clearly visible to anyone flying into the nearby airport in the hours of darkness, in Longyarbyen, Norway, 24 February 2008. Hundreds of seed banks and national coordinators around the world have been invited to 'make deposits'. The vault will be inaugurated 26 February by Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg. Preparations for the safe keeping of the seeds deep inside a mountain in a permafrost area, are in the final stages. EPA/HAKON MOSVOLD LARSEN
Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Wangari Maathai prior to the official opening of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault near Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway, 26 February 2008. Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a Noah's Arch for culticated plants, opened today in Spitzbergen, Norway. Norway's government had three halls drilled into a mountain cooled by the permafrost to stock a gigantic collection of seed from all over the world. The stock is aimed to ensure continuation of farming in case of a giant or global natural disaster. EPA/LARSEN HAKON MOSVOLD
Interior view of a seed vault where the containers will be kept under optimum conditions Longyarbyen, Norway, 24 February 2008. Hundreds of seed banks and national coordinators around the world have been invited to 'make deposits'. The vault will be inaugurated 26 February by Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg. Preparations for the safe keeping of the seeds deep inside a mountain in a permafrost area, are in the final stages. EPA/HAKON MOSVOLD LARSEN
Entrance to a new seed vault where containers will be kept under optimum conditions in Longyarbyen, Norway, 24 February 2008. Hundreds of seed banks and national coordinators around the world have been invited to 'make deposits'. EPA/HAKON MOSVOLD LARSEN
EU-commission president Jose Manuel Barroso speaks prior to the official opening of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault near Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway, 26 February 2008. Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a Noah's Arch for culticated plants, opened today in Spitzbergen, Norway. Norway's government had three halls drilled into a mountain cooled by the permafrost to stock a gigantic collection of seed from all over the world. The stock is aimed to ensure continuation of farming in case of a giant or global natural disaster. EPA/LARSEN HAKON MOSVOLD
EU-commission president Jose Manuel Barroso (L) and Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (R) carry the first case full of seeds through the entrance, prior to the official opening of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault near Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway, 26 February 2008. Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a Noah's Arch for culticated plants, opened today in Spitzbergen, Norway. Norway's government had three halls drilled into a mountain cooled by the permafrost to stock a gigantic collection of seed from all over the world. The stock is aimed to ensure continuation of farming in case of a giant or global natural disaster. EPA/LARSEN HAKON MOSVOLD
EU-commission president Jose Manuel Barroso (C) and Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (R) with Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai (L) talk prior to the official opening of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault near Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway, 26 February 2008. Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a Noah's Arch for culticated plants, opened today in Spitzbergen, Norway. Norway's government had three halls drilled into a mountain cooled by the permafrost to stock a gigantic collection of seed from all over the world. The stock is aimed to ensure continuation of farming in case of a giant or global natural disaster. EPA/LARSEN HAKON MOSVOLD
Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai (L) and Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (R) during the official opening of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault near Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway, 26 February 2008. Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a Noah's Arch for culticated plants, opened today in Spitzbergen, Norway. Norway's government had three halls drilled into a mountain cooled by the permafrost to stock a gigantic collection of seed from all over the world. The stock is aimed to ensure continuation of farming in case of a giant or global natural disaster. EPA/LARSEN HAKON MOSVOLD
Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai (L) and Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (R) during the official opening of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault near Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway, 26 February 2008. Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a Noah's Arch for culticated plants, opened today in Spitzbergen, Norway. Norway's government had three halls drilled into a mountain cooled by the permafrost to stock a gigantic collection of seed from all over the world. The stock is aimed to ensure continuation of farming in case of a giant or global natural disaster. EPA/LARSEN HAKON MOSVOLD
The undated computer graphic handout shows the entrance and the construction of a gallery on Spitzbergen, Norway. A deep-frozen treasure chamber for the cultivated plants of mankind is installed on 26 February near the North Pole. Norway's government had three halls drilled into a mountain cooled by the permafrost to stock a gigantic collection of seed from all over the world. The stock is aimed to ensure continuation of farming in case of a giant or global natural disaster. EPA/Global Crop Diversity Trust E
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