Opened in 2008, the Svalbard Vault (in full: Svalbard Global Seed Vault) is a Noah's Ark, of sorts, for plant life. The idea is to preserve, in safe and optimal conditions, for generations to come, the biological diversity we enjoy today (at least in the plant life domain). A proactive (and welcome) effort that aims to preempt any potential damage done by natural (or not so natural) catastrophes in the planet's seed banks.
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