Nature

  • The International Seed Vault in Svalbard 

    A secure storage facility on a Norwegian island houses seeds from around the world to safeguard biodiversity. Puropose It is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault- it exists on Spitsbergen, one of the islands in the Arctic archipelago of Norway- and it serves as a secure backup facility for the crop diversity being saved around the

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  • Living Bridges: The Ancient Technique of Growing Living Bridges in Meghalaya, India.

    Origin The living root bridges of Meghalaya, India, are an extraordinary example of bioengineering and sustainable design.  These bridges are constructed by the Khasi and Jaintia tribes using the aerial roots of the Ficus elastica tree, commonly called the Indian rubber tree.  The very act of growing these bridges has existed for centuries and is

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