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EXPO 2015:
EXPO 2015
Biodiversity Park
The Expo’s Biodiversity Park is the
result of a partnership between BolognaFiere and the Expo 2015 SpA.,
in collaboration with the Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies, the Ministry of the Environment, Protection of Land and Sea,
and FederBio. The Thematic Area of
Expo Milano 2015 dedicated to biodiversity covers 8,500 square meters, and includes a theatre and two
Pavilions, one dedicated to Organic and Natural Products, the other
housing the Biodiversity exhibition.
The term agrobiodiversity refers to
all plant varieties cultivated and animal breeds raised, to agriculture,
agroecosystems, and arable land.
It also includes the genetic resources of plants and animals, edible
plants and agricultural crops, traditional varieties and ancient recipes,
livestock, fish, and land micro-organisms, irrigation waters, and cultivated lands, seeds and types of farming establishments.
We cannot talk about food and the
future of the planet, or about the
global challenges for ensuring nutrition and sustainable development,
without also discussing agricultural
biodiversity and its evolution and
protection. These naturally lead to
organic farming methods that play a
crucial role in the conservation and
implementation of biodiversity.
The goal of the Biodiversity Park is
to call attention to Italy’s outstanding qualities in terms of the environment, agriculture, and food
production. Visitors to the park will
see how Italy’s agricultural biodiversity has evolved and has been taken
care of, their visit complemented by
events, seminars, and multi-media
experiences.
The objective of BolognaFiere in
creating the park and partnering
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