Aims of the GSBO
1. To preserve for future generations genetic diversity in plant and crops species.
2. To reference the seeds of Mundus
3. To create a fall back collection of seeds for use after natural disasters.
In Order to achieve this the following is agreed.
1. The GSBO HQ in Jaholm shall be the propery of the Nya Åland government. They shall assume all maintainence and upkeep costs.
2. Any national government willing to abide by this charter is permitted to store seeds at the facility without fee.
3. Any corporation willing to abide by this charter is permitted to store seeds at the facility for a fee of $1 per seed per year.
4. Any seeds stored within the facility shall remain the property of the nation or corporation who deposited them.
5. The Global Seed Bank Organisation reserves the right to access 5% of any nation or corporations seeds. These may only be used for non-profit purposes.
6. No genetically modified seeds may be stored at the facility.
7. All seeds shall be stored in batches of approximately 100 in specially designed test tubes. These shall be vacuum packed inside foil containers and stored at temperatures below -18 degrees Celsius.
8. Batches of seeds may be of any size wished by their owners however may not exceed more than 1000 of any one type per nation/corporation.
9. A nation/corporation may withdraw their seeds at any time by sending a representative with a written request to the facility.
10. The GSBO shall maintain a list of which seeds are stored at the facility in the public domain. This list will not however declare who owns the seeds.
11. The GSBO will facilitate requests from researchers to access the samples stored. No seeds will be released for study however without consent from their owner.