Uplifting News: Giant Seed Vault Freezes Beneath Atacama Desert, Preserving Chile’s Floral Diversity For the Ages | A Story Worth Sharing

Uplifting News: Giant Seed Vault Freezes Beneath Atacama Desert, Preserving Chile’s Floral Diversity For the Ages | A Story Worth Sharing

Why this story matters: While it may not dominate headlines, this story reflects meaningful change in action. Quick summary: This story highlights recent developments related to preparedness, showing how constructive action can lead to meaningful results. A blooming cactus in the National Park of the Llanos in Chile’s Atacama Desert – credit Kelly Mella via Unsplash Amid the scorching/freezing desert of Atacama in Chile, one of South America’s largest botanical storehouses aims to protect both the wild and cultivated heritage of the country’s plant life. Called the Initihuasi Seed Bank, this genetic mothership is the central node in a nationwide network of institutions that are safeguarding the country’s plant diversity, come what may. Built into the sides of a rocky outcrop, the facility stays cool under the ground of the driest desert on Earth. Inside, a walk-in freezer keeps aluminum foil seed packets at -4°F. The countless packets contain seeds from all families of plants that grow in …