How frozen seeds in an Arctic mountain could avert a food crisis (Episode 13)

Update: 2025-07-01

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Climate change is jeopardizing the future survival of millions of different kinds of seeds needed by growers to meet global food demands.

Cary Fowler (Svalbard Global Seed Vault; former Department of State), a founder of the little-known Svalbard Global Seed Vault, where millions of seeds are conserved inside a mountain in Norway, explains why drastic steps are needed to preserve biodiversity and meet future food security challenges.

This podcast is produced by the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

Music by Baegel/When I Hop/Courtesy of Epidemic Sound.

Download the episode transcript [PDF]

Learn more about Cary Fowler and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

Learn more about Monica de Bolle.

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How frozen seeds in an Arctic mountain could avert a food crisis (Episode 13)

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How frozen seeds in an Arctic mountain could avert a food crisis (Episode 13)

Peterson Institute for International Economics

How frozen seeds in an Arctic mountain could avert a food crisis (Episode 13)