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    • The Nordic genebank and knowledge center for genetic resources.

      We safeguard the Nordic genetic resources and facilitate the sustainable use for agriculture, horticulture and forestry, for current and future generations.

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    • Svalbard Global Seed Vault

      NordGen is responsible for the contact with genebanks worldwide interested in depositing duplicates of their seed collections to Svalbard Global Seed Vault. We also handle all the seeds that are sent here for safekeeping.

      Read more about about the Seed Vault
    • Don't miss the Nordic conference on genetic resources

      11 December, Malmö

News

Extensive deposit in the Seed Vault secures valuable assets – for the future and in times of crisis

On Tuesday, October 22, more than 30,000 seed samples from 23 genebanks were secured in Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

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| Plants, Farm Animals, Forest

NordGen raises awareness of genebanks’ importance for biodiversity at COP16 in Colombia

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Forest regeneration in the north focal point at the annual NordGen Forest Conference in Rovaniemi

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| Plants

Possible future CWR reserves? Inventories in Denmark and Åland show areas rich in valuable genetic resources

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Our projects

NordGen participate in several different projects focusing on genetic resources in the Nordic region. Our project partners can be found throughout the Nordics and Baltics but also in the rest of the world.

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