Shanghai, China: Sweden is working towards a lasting legacy from its participation in the Shanghai Exp 2010, with Swedish companies and organisations to tie contributions to projects in China with visits to the Swedish pavilion.
The pavilion itself is a temporary fixture in Shanghai – but the planting of
5,000 trees made possible through the contribution of industrial products manufacturer Alfa Laval will be helping restore earthquake damaged areas of Szechuan Province for years to come.
The trees will be planted at the WWF China project in the Minshan Mountains where the Chinese giant panda lives. The trees are vital for restoring this area, which was severely damaged during the May 2008 earthquake.
The scheme, organised by the Swedish Committee for Expo 2010 and WWF Sweden, aims to raise RMB0.05 (about €5 cents or US 7 cents for each visitor to the country’s striking two piece geometric pavilion
It is estimated that the Swedish pavilion will receive an average of 15,000 visitors per day during the six months of World Expo.
The WWF China project area consists of coniferous forest with a diverse ground vegetation of bamboo, which is important for many animal species. The mountainsides are covered with deciduous forest and in the valleys the rhododendron grows and colours the landscape in a palette of blue, red and pink when it flowers in the spring.
Apart from the giant panda, other animals occurring in the area include black bear, brown bear, lynx, clouded leopard, thaki, mountain sheep and the fantastic golden monkey – a species that only exists in the panda’s habitat.
Contributions will also go to restoring infrastructure.
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