Seeds on Ice

Seeds on Ice
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Publisher : Prospecta Press
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ISBN-10 : 1632260573
ISBN-13 : 9781632260574
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Book Synopsis Seeds on Ice by : Cary Fowler

Download or read book Seeds on Ice written by Cary Fowler and published by Prospecta Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inhaltsverzeichnis: Foreword / Professor Sir Peter Crane -- Preface -- Svalbard : journey to the top of the world -- Seeds and food -- Collecting and conserving -- Losses and threats -- Importance and use of crop diversity -- Svalbard Global Seed Vault -- Planning -- Construction -- Step inside -- Management policies and practices -- Administrative structures and financing -- The first seed withdrawal -- Looking forward -- Appendices -- Resources -- For the record : institutions and people -- Acknowledgments -- Photo and map credits -- About the author and the photographers.


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