Seeds on Ice: Svalbard and the Global Seed Vault: New and Updated Edition
About
A photo-rich account of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault written by Cary Fowler, the scientist who conceived it, running about 176 pages. Combining an insiders history with large-format photography by Mari Tefre and Jim Richardson, it tours the remote Arctic vault and the surrounding community of Longyearbyen, explains why preserving crop diversity matters as climate change threatens food supplies, and recounts how the vault was already used to replace seeds lost in the Syrian war.
Why it’s great
Buried in an Arctic mountain near the North Pole sits a vault holding more than half a billion seeds, our backup plan for the future of food. Written by the scientist who dreamed it up and filled with stunning photography, this book takes readers inside the Svalbard Global Seed Vault: how it was built, why crop diversity matters, and how it has already rescued seeds lost to war. A vivid look at the science, foresight, and global cooperation behind protecting what we eat.
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