July 6, 2026

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El Banco de Germoplasma Hortícola del CITA y el CGN refuerzan la conservación de semillas silvestres de interés agrícola en Aragón (Aragón Hoy)

Spain - The Horticultural Germplasm Bank of the Aragon Institute of Agri-food Research and Technology (CITA, in coordination with the Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN), promote the protection of wild seeds of agricultural value (Demócrata)

Ukraine will send 1,000 seed samples to the global seed vault (Odessa Journal)

July 1, 2026

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Seeds of knowledge: DLF's huge seed collection is an essential reference tool

June 29, 2026

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Plant biodiversity in Europe: Study shows why an increase in plant species isn’t good news
Pflanzenvielfalt in Europa: Warum mehr Pflanzenarten kein Grund zur Entwarnung sind

Preserved in Ireland’s national seed bank, historical barley varieties may hold great potential for today’s brewing, distilling and food production -. Teagasc-led research has been assessing whether such heritage varieties can offer “new” qualities for contemporary markets

June 17, 2026

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The Seed Vault opened for its 70th seed deposit – more than 1.4 million seed samples are now safely stored in Svalbard

Svalbard Global Seed Vault crosses major milestone – 1.4 million seed samples secured

June 8, 2026

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España - El banco de semillas de Asturias custodia 3.500 muestras (RTPA)

May 29, 2026

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BDP und Global Crop Diversity Trust informieren anlässlich des Tages der Artenvielfalt über die Bedeutung von Pflanzenzüchtung und dem Schutz Pflanzengenetischer Ressourcen

May 28, 2026

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Vielfalt sichern – Vielfalt schaffen - Bundesverband Deutscher Pflanzenzüchter e. V. (BDP) und Global Crop Diversity Trust informieren anlässlich des Tages der Artenvielfalt über die Bedeutung von Pflanzenzüchtung und dem Schutz Pflanzengenetischer Ressourcen

May 20, 2026

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La Bóveda de Semillas de Svalbard, el seguro de la humanidad contra el hambre, recibe el Princesa de Asturias de Cooperación Internacional (EL PAÍS)

April 29, 2026

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The Seeds of Resilience Conference 2026 - The conference will bring together leading researchers, decision-makers and young scientists to safeguard the seeds and crop diversity that are essential for future food security

April 13, 2026

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EU seed law reform: Can Europe balance modern breeding and crop diversity? (Food Ingredients First)

April 7, 2026

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Practical role, global meaning – first-hand experience from NordGen’s soon-to-be Seed Vault Coordinator

April 3, 2026

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Digital Developments in Plant Research: Nils Stein, Head of the ‘Genebank department’ at the IPK, presentied at a workshop at the Vatican
Digitale Entwicklungen in der Pflanzenforschung: Nils Stein präsentierte beim Workshop im Vatikan

March 17, 2026

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"The Nordic genebank: the most sacred room of all" - Featured article about NordGen in Natur og Miljø