These Expo 2020 Dubai pavilions are inspired by nature

More than 80,000 plants cover the winding walkways of Singapore’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

The Netherland's pavilion includes a giant vertical farm, growing edible herbs and mushrooms. Pawan Singh / The National

Terra – The Sustainability Pavilion – is surrounded by 18 Energy Trees. Photo: Expo 2020 Dubai

The Kaynemaile installation at the New Zealand pavilion is designed to represent a flowing river. Photo: Expo 2020 Dubai

The exterior of the plant-covered Singapore pavilion. Photo: Expo 2020 Dubai

Exhibits inside the Singapore pavilion illustrates conservation efforts to preserve endangered orchid species. Chris Whiteoak / The National

The Belgium pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai includes a hanging garden of plants designed to absorb carbon and release oxygen, and to render the building carbon-neutral. Photo: Expo 2020 Dubai

Designed by Moroccan architect Tarik Oualalou, the pavilion uses the traditional technique of rammed-earth construction to create 22 stacked rectangular spaces. Photo: Expo Morocco

The 14 exhibition spaces inside Morocco's pavilion are connected by a continuous ‘inner street’, which begins at the building’s uppermost floor and gradually descends to the ground. Photo: Expo Morocco

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You’ll find gorgeous flora and fauna all over Expo 2020 Dubai, with lots of pavilions inspired by nature.

While mushrooms and edible herbs are being grown inside a vertical farm in Holland's pavilion, Singapore's is covered by more than 80,000 plants, including the country’s national flower, the pink Vanda Miss Joaquim.

Malaysia's pavilion is designed to feel like a rainforest, with sunken basement gardens and hundreds of lights representing the fireflies found in the country's mangroves.

A hanging garden of more than 10,000 plants covers Belgium's pavilion, making it one of the most sustainable structures. The plants convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and help reduce the temperature inside the pavilion by 3-5ºC.

New Zealand's pavilion takes inspiration from the Whanganui River, which was legally recognised as a living entity in 2017. The facade of the 2,000-metre structure moves and replicates the sound of water travelling over rocks and through canyons.

The canopy of Terra - The Sustainability Pavilion uses the sun’s rays to generate electricity during the day and collect water from the air at night. In total, the technology will help produce up to 22,000 litres of water a day and generate enough electricity to charge more than 900,000 mobile phones.

Entering the Swedish pavilion feels like stepping into a forest, as you're surrounded by tree trunks and a forest-like atmosphere. Using timber to build is more sustainable than concrete, and the exhibits inside the pavilion explore the need for construction to be more eco-friendly.

The facade of Morocco's pavilion, meanwhile, is made out of rammed earth, surrounding a central courtyard filled with greenery.