The new global seed vault (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard_Global_Seed_Vault), built into the Svalbard permafrost, opened today with heavy coverage in media worldwide:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7264758.stm

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/26/norway.seeds/index.html#cnnSTCText

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/02/25/2171649.htm

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2D2106E5-2D25-45BC-9EEC-90E83A31031E.htm

http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article2278784.ece (in Norwegian)