
BGCI: The global network Our work Our supporters and partners Join in Resource centre Education centre Climate change information centre PlantSearch GardenSearch Sign up to our newsletter:	BGCI > Garden The Eden Project United Kingdom - Cornwall Institution Code: EDEN International Agenda Registrant: Yes Current BGCI member: Yes About the The Eden Project The Eden Project was established as one of the landmark Millennium projects in the UK to mark the year 2000 and is structured as an educational charitable trust. Eden's mission is 'To promote the understanding and responsible management of the vital relationship between plants, people and resources leading to a sustainable future for all'. The Eden Project communicates its story in a ‘Living Theatre of Plants and People’ based in a large crater in which nestle two vast greenhouses (Biomes). The collections consist of 2,577 taxa representing 2,215 spp., 1,032 genera and 3,794 accessions. Main Address: The Eden Project Bodelva PL24 2SG Cornwall United Kingdom Telephone Number: 01726 811900 Fax Number: 01726 811912 Web Site: www.edenproject.com Institution Email Address: Show all data Staff Details Director: Jo Redman (Director of Learning) Curator: Sue Minter (Horticultural Director) Plant Records Officer: Helen Lannon Total Staff: Number of Horticultural Staff: 40 Number of Educational Staff: 6 Number of Research Staff: Number of Administration Staff: About this Garden Institution Type: Botanic Garden Status Educational Establishment: Yes Date Founded: 1997 Physical Data Landscaped Area: Yes Latitude: 50.3522 Longitude: -4.7031 Altitude: 0.00 metres Features and Facilities Micropropagation/Tissue Culture Facilities: Yes Seed Bank: Yes Published Plant Catalogue: Yes Computer Plant Record System: Yes Open to the Public: Yes Society of Friends: Yes Retail Outlet (plant sales): Yes Disabled Access: Yes Number of Visitors: 65535 Plant Collections Number of Living Plant Accessions: 4000 Special Collections:A rapidly developing collection of tropical plants grown under greenhouse conditions. Genera such as Coffea, Araucaria.Conifers (4 spp., 4 taxa), wild relatives of cultivatd crops, tropical fruits, Coffea, Chilean threatened plants (65 spp., 65 taxa). Taxa - 2,577 representing 2,215 spp., 1,032 genera and 3,794 accessions. Conservation Programmes Medicinal Plant Programme: Yes Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Yes Research Programmes Conservation - Biology: Yes Education: Yes Education Programmes Visitor/Education Centre: Yes Education Signs in Garden: Yes Public Lectures/Talks: Yes Education Booklets/Leaflets: Yes Guided Tours: Yes Permanent Public Displays: Yes Special Exhibitions: Yes Courses for School Children: Yes Courses for University/College Students: Yes Courses for General Public: Yes	Journal Articles Sustainable Tourism and Botanic Gardens – a Win-Win Situation? April 2004 Hard Rain - Hard Reading May 2006 The Eden Project Using the endangered Seychelles endemic Impatiens gordonii as a parent, a new ornamental hybrid has been bred at the Eden Project called 'Ray of Hope'. Selling this plant is a new venture that has raised monies and awareness for conservation of rare and endangered Seychelles plants Read more... Future Plans: Rehabilitation In Dartmoor Prison The Eden Project, Cornwall, UK, is working with the organisation “Business in the Community” to support prisoners in the Resettlement Unit at Dartmoor Prison. They plan to convert three areas that are currently paved exercise yards into productive gardens, and to develop a healing herb garden. Read more... Related News 70 Tonne ‘Seed’ Unveiled at the Eden Project 13th June 2007