Discover Warsaw's Biodiversity Park: A Future Green Space for Climate Adaptation and Ecological Education

The Biodiversity Park, opening in 2028 next to the Copernicus Science Centre, is a new green space designed to adapt urban areas to climate change. It will serve as an enclave for nature, facilitating educational activities, research, and contemplation, while enhancing local biodiversity.

Scheduled to open in 2028, the Biodiversity Park will be a new green space situated next to the Copernicus Science Centre, along the Vistula boulevards. The project aims to adapt urban areas to climate change and will serve as a hub for educational activities, experiments, and workshops. It is envisioned as an enclave of nature conducive to contemplation, research, and observation. The park's design, developed in collaboration with the Sendzimir Foundation, incorporates broad environmental consultations and participatory workshops, ensuring a design that reflects the needs of scientists, experts, city representatives, and Copernicus Science Centre staff. The park's form will echo the native Vistula landscape, shaped by riverine shallows, inland dunes, and hills, facilitating rainwater collection in a designated pond. This topography will consider water retention, urban noise acoustics, and scenic aspects. The plant selection will exclusively feature native species, adapted to local water conditions, with an aim to create a biocenotic environment that supports a wide range of flora and fauna. Maintenance will be minimal. The project emphasizes blue-green infrastructure and nature-based solutions to combat climate change, with two small water bodies designed for bioretention. It also aims to increase biological diversity, creating an enclave that can serve as a refuge for wild nature and help protect endangered species, contributing to the balance of ecosystems.