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Green Themes at the Australian Pavilion
Reflecting the themes of the 2005 Aichi World Expo, Australia’s pavilion will showcase our unique environment and demonstrate the practical measures the Australian Government and people are taking to protect and conserve this precious asset.
Act One of the pavilion features the thick-trunked Australian Boab tree, taking visitors to the Australian outback where the Boab forms a critical element of the natural environment. The Boab tree stores life-giving water and supports an eco-community in a dry environment; it is also an important source of food and water for Aboriginal communities.
Act Two, the Data Forest, features beautiful iconic images of Australia’s diverse environment including desert, rainforest, reef and alpine regions in a series of high-tech images.
The feature of Act Three is an 11-metre platypus. The platypus is an egg-laying mammal (a monotreme), one of only two in the world, and has recently been discovered to be unique in having five chromosomes determining sex. The platypus symbolises the uniqueness of Australia’s environment and the need to protect and conserve it. While fragile, the platypus has existed for more than a million years and has been unchanged for 65,000 years. It continues to flourish in Australia today.
The Australian pavilion will also be a venue for a number of environment-focused activities:
- a business mission from Australia’s environmental technology firms;
- a pavilion seminar introducing Australia’s expertise in community-based environmental management;
- the launch of an environment studies kit for students, developed by the Australia-Japan Foundation. The project – the first of its kind in Japan – will teach young Japanese about Australia’s environment and Australia’s approach to environmental management; and
- arts and entertainment events featuring environmental themes.
The theme of Australia’s pavilion is “for those coming behind us”. This Aboriginal phrase means that we must ensure that we learn from the past and that we apply those lessons to ensure a sustainable and bright future for our children.
