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The Nordic genebank and knowledge center for genetic resources.
We safeguard the Nordic genetic resources and facilitate the sustainable use for agriculture, horticulture and forestry, for current and future generations.
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault
NordGen is responsible for the contact with genebanks worldwide interested in depositing duplicates of their seed collections to Svalbard Global Seed Vault. We also handle all the seeds that are sent here for safekeeping.
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GENBIS
Are you a researcher, plant breeder or do you need seeds from the Nordic seed collection in your profession in another way? Then you're welcome to place your order in the database for the Nordic and Baltic genebanks, GENBIS.
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Read our publications!
Reports, manuals, conservation plans and scientific articles. Here you will find all publications published by NordGen, or texts that are authored or co-authored by our staff.
News
Historic foal birth sparks new hope for the critically endangered Faroese horse
For the first time in over 100 years, a foal of the breed Faroese horse has been born outside the Faroe Islands. This event is significant for the conservation of the breed.
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Rich diversity of crops from 14 genebanks recently secured in Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Read the article| Plants, Forest, Farm animals, PPP, Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Read more about last year's achievements in NordGen Annual Review 2024
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Our projects
NordGen participate in several different projects focusing on genetic resources in the Nordic region. Our project partners can be found throughout the Nordics and Baltics but also in the rest of the world.
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