The seed vault is established in the mountains of Svalbard, and stores seeds from collections around the globe. The idea is to preserve the seeds in case of natural disasters, wars and lack of resources. Norwegian Prime Mister Jens Stoltenberg opened the seed vault today.

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 Norwegian Charge d'affairs Aud Lise Norheim recently visited oil-polluted sites in Lebanon. They are being cleaned after the war in 2006, and Norway is funding the programme.  

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