The Eden Project is housed within a
disused china clay pit at Bodelva near St. Aust=
ell.
The structure itself has been accurately described as the biggest greenhous=
e on
the planet and must certainly be the most unique - comprising a remarkable =
pair
of conservatories or 'biomes' ; each of which is=
built
from hundreds of ultra-lightweight hexagonal panels. Nearly 5000 species of
plants are to be found within, from all corners of the Earth and ranging in
size from the smallest phytoplankton to the huge tropical rainforest trees =
in
the Humid Tropics Biome. The Eden Project is all about plants but moreover
about sustainability. It is a=
t the
same time a celebration of global biodiversity and an exploration of human =
interaction
and interdependency. If it seeks to educate then it is to promote an awaren=
ess
of the fragile relationship between plants, people and resources. The