5 takeaways on the world’s seed vaults and why Colorado is part of the story

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A concrete building built in the side of a snowy mountain.
Courtesy Crop Trust
The world’s largest backup library of crop seeds sits inside an Arctic mountain in Svalbard, Norway.

World Food Prize Laureate Geoffrey Hawtin speaks at a podium at the Denver Botanic Gardens in Colorado in September 2025.
Courtesy Daybreak Media

A group of people pose for a group photo outside the Labratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
Courtesy Colorado State University

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