Great to see a couple of my former bosses recognized for their exceptional contributions to the conservation of crop diversity.
I like this quote from Geoff:
This is really a chance to get that message out and say, look, this relatively small amount of money is our insurance policy, our insurance policy that we’re going to be able to feed the world in 50 years.
The bio’s say “Hawtin developed technical, management and policy specifications for the Vault”. Now we now who designed the downward sloping entrance ramp to the Svalbard vault that allowed snow-melt water to run down and freeze (costing Norway $10 million plus to repair).