Global Crop Diversity Trust
Fowler was the Executive Director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust and was influential in the creation of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, for which he has appeared in media worldwide. The trust aims to ensure, "the conservation and availability of crop diversity for food security worldwide." He stepped down as Executive Director of the trust in late 2012.
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