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Baekdudaegan Global Seed Vault

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GLOBAL SEED VAULT

SEED STORAGE STATUS

As of April 01, 2026

SPECIES 6,149
ACCESSIONS 288,267

INFORMATION

PURPOSE
The Baekdudaegan Global Seed Vault in the Republic of Korea stores seeds of wild plants collected from around the world.
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FOR DEPOSITORS
The Baekdudaegan Global Seed Vault stores and manages deposited seeds free of charge.
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NEWS
KoAGI-Led Resolution on Wild Plant Conservation in SIDS Officially Adopted by IUCN
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BGSV Day : May 30

Symbolizing our mission to conserve seeds from 30% of the world’s wild plant species by 2050
with the ‘5’ from 2050 representing May, and the ‘30’ from 30% representing the 30th