Il Global Seed Vault
è un luogo di sicurezza e conservazione
per i semi di gran parte delle piante esistenti.
Un hard disk organico
con i codici per ricostruire il patrimonio botanico del pianeta.
La maggior parte delle colture più importanti della Terra,
è conservata in un edificio costruito all’interno di una montagna di roccia arenaria
nelle isole Svalbard,
a circa 1200 Km. dal Polo Nord.
130 metri sopra il livello del mare
così da garantirne la sicurezza anche in caso di scioglimento dei ghiacci artici.
Una capacità di stoccaggio di 4.500.000.semi.
Nessun personale permanente.
Tre sale blindate capaci di resistere alla collisione di un aereo
o ad un conflitto nucleare.
La temperatura è mantenuta tra i -30° e i -20°C dalle unità di refrigerazione.
In caso di guasto
l’ambiente artico impedisce alla temperatura interna di salire oltre i -3,5°C,
garantendo la sopravvivenza dei semi per almeno 50 anni
nel caso dei più deboli, come i semi di girasole,
e fino a 2.000 anni nel caso dei semi più resistenti,
come il grano.
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