Eden project looks to expand

As the Eden Project celebrates its 20th anniversary, it has set its sights on a global expansion reaching every continent bar Antarctica

Christmas illuminations at original site in Cornwall, UK


Eden Projects: Recreate natural rainforest environments in giant hemispherical biomes that house thousands of plant species


GLOBAL AMBITIONS (due dates where known) 

UK
St Austell (Original Eden Project, opened 2001) 
Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland (2023) 
Morecambe (2024)
Dundee, Scotland

U.S.
Graniteville
South Carolina

Costa Rica
Nicoya Peninsula

Chad
Ecological restoration of Lake Chad (UNESCO partnership to create sustainable farming)

UAE
Terra – Sustainability Pavilion 
Expo 2020 Dubai (Oct 1, 2021-Mar 31, 2022)*

China
Jizhou
Tianjin

China
Qingdao
Shandong (2023)

Australia
Anglesea
Victoria

New Zealand
Christchurch

Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean

*Postponed from 2020 due to Covid-19


Sources: Eden Project International, Google Maps
Pictures: Getty Images 
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