Sep 3, 2009 | Daily Times
UN chief visits 'doomsday' seed vault in Arctic
LONGYEARBYEN: UN chief Ban Ki-moon visited on Wednesday a vault carved into the Arctic permafrost, filled with samples of the world's most important seeds in case food crops are wiped out by a catastrophe.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon briefed on Arctic climate off Norway
Researchers studying the effects of global warming in the Arctic region off northern Norway briefed visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday on their research.
This summer environmentally-minded and eco-friendly travelers have a unique opportunity to embark on an exciting 12-day polar exploration to the Svalbard archipelago and islands of the Arctic Ocean aboard the M/V Prince Albert II, Silversea's luxury expedition ship.
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