Tim Smit educate people about environmental matters and encourages a greater understanding and empathy with these matters. Smit raised the needed funds and was the driving force, pulling the team of people together to build what has been described as 'the eighth wonder of the world' ; the site design was by Nicholas Grimshaw. The Eden Project is said to have contributed over £1 billion into the Cornish economy. Smit's book about the creation of the Eden Project, 'Eden', was first published in 2001 and updated on the 10th anniversary of the opening in March 2011. It is the best-selling environment book
Botanical Gardens Faculty of Science Osaka City University Botanical Gardens Faculty of Science Osaka City University The are botanical gardens operated by Osaka City University. They are near the Keihan-Kisaichi station, Katano, Osaka, Japan and open to the public. The gardens were established in 1950 and contain about 4500 species from around the world, including more than 1,000 species native to Japan. They also contain representatives of 11 Japanese forest types. The gardens' maple collection includes "Acer insulare", "A. pictum (mono)", "A. japonicum", "A. sieboldianum", "A. rufinerve", "A. nipponicum", "A. pycnanthum", "A. carpinifolium" and "A. amoenum". Research accomplishments include discovery of the fossil genus Metasequoia by Dr. Shigeru