Category: By the Director
Posted on March 9, 2018
ALC Quarterly Update
The Agricultural Law Center team has been busy in the first quarter of 2018. We’ve traveled north of the Arctic Circle, spoken at numerous conferences, appeared in stories in multiple media outlets, screened a new documentary film and …
Updated on March 29, 2018
A Visit to the Global Seed Vault: Part II
Once we reach the entrance to the Vault, we are met by the representative from NordGen, the gene bank of the five Nordic countries who operate the Vault and approved our visit. Once the outer door closes, we …
Updated on May 29, 2018
A Visit to the Global Seed Vault: Part I
Who visits Svalbard the Norwegian archipelago 600 miles north of the Arctic Circle? In the 1800s, it was Russian walrus hunters and Dutch whalers. In the 1900s, it was coal miners who left visible scars on the fragile …
