Eden Project to expand globally


The world famous Eden Project announced today that it plans to create new Eden Projects across the globe.


A newly formed part of the Eden Trust called Eden Project International Ltd (EPIL) will be partnering with like-minded organisations to turn proposed projects into a reality.

The countries that can expect to have their own gardens of Eden very soon are China, Australia and New Zealand with plans for the Middle East and North America in development.

Each new project will focus on the big global challenges that affect the local area such as soil, water, food and biodiversity. They will also work in collaboration with a wide variety of organisations, companies, communities, research and conservation groups.

Inside Eden Project, Cornwall

The projects have been designed to deliver social and ecological benefits during a time of global environmental decline and social disruption.

Sir Tim Smit, Co-Founder of the Eden Project and recently appointed Executive Chairman of the EPIL said:

“Eden’s mission is to explore our dependence on the natural world, to use that understanding to excite people into delivering transformation where they live and to ask really serious questions about what a great future might look like for all of us.”

He added: “We need to green the desert of our mind, we need to fertilise our imagination and we need to believe that the future remains ours to make.”

The launch of the new company comes after four successive years of consistently healthy trading by the Eden Project, Cornwall.

After opening 16 years ago, it has attracted more than 19 million visitors and generated £1.7 billion for the regional economy.

David Harland, Chief Executive of Eden Project International, said: “This is an incredibly exciting moment for the Eden Project as we seek to work with new audiences across the globe with our vision for a global network of Eden Projects."

He continued: "New professional jobs will be created both in Cornwall and abroad with Eden in Cornwall acting as our research and development hub for new ideas and innovations.”

In China, three major projects are set to take place. The construction of the first, Eden Qingdao, is due to begin later this year. It will explore the theme of water and its importance for life on Earth.

The second project will be located in the historic city of Yan’an, home to the terracotta warriors. This project will explore the theme of land and soil and its importance for life on earth. It will showcase ecological restoration as a vital tool for the future and restore a degraded site just outside the city into a fertile valley full of flowers, agriculture, craft and education.

The third project will be based at Sheng Lu vineyard in Beijing and will provide an area to reconnect with nature.

The Australian Eden project will see a 15-hectare piece of contaminated land at Hobart port in Tasmania into something beautiful and sustainable.

In Christchurch, New Zealand, Eden will be transforming an earthquake damaged Red Zone into a Project.








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