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EXPO 2015
five different landscapes: the Alps,
the Apennines, the Po Valley, the
Tavolieri highlands, and the Islands.
Beyond the orchard area, the journey ends with a depiction of urban
agrobiodiversity.
The physical appearance of these
five areas is conveyed by a landscape made of trees, and plants, all of
which work together to tell stories,
transmitting emotions and inspiring
future projects. A walkway winding
through the centre of each of the
environments represents a track that
becomes a country lane, transforms
into a drovers’ road, and then ends
The Biodiversity Park visitor expe- up as a mule track hugging the coastline. This "Grand Tour" gives
rience
visitors the chance to experience
Outdoor space: a journey around Italy’s agricultural heritage that they
would rarely have the opportunity
Italy
The external area of the Biodiversi- to observe.
ty Park offers an extended journey
around the Italian peninsula, with
five “staging posts” representing
with Expo, complemented by the
organisational experience of SANA
(the International Exhibition of Organic and Natural Products), is to
showcase the Italian farmers, businesses and associations who share
a respect for nature, within a thematic area in the Universal Exposition. The Biodiversity Park is thus a
journey through the many opportunities that biodiversity and organic
agriculture afford for Feeding the
Planet, Energy for Life.
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