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    Under whose aegis does the Svalbard Global Seed Vault operate?

    Question #126482. Asked by george48. (Jul 26 12 10:37 PM)


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    		The "doomsday vault" is operated by Global Crop Diversity Trust. It was founded in 2001 by United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Bioversity International.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/10/doomsday-svalbard-global-seed-vault_n_1661682.html
    http://www.croptrust.org/content/founders


    Jul 27 12, 12:04 AM

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