Operation Eden

Operation Eden is Project Utopia's famous and successful terraforming project which transformed the Ethiopian highlands, including Addis Ababa, into a "lush temperate region" which would could then be used for agriculture.

Operation Eden was met with scepticism when announced on May 6, 2003. The project was a joint venture with the United Nations and Ethiopian government, and overseen by Spencer "Antaeus" Balmer, Utopia's assistant director of Ecological Engineering.

Antaeus did the bulk of the work on the land, altering geography and creating artesian wells with the assistance of Splash. Other novas assisted with scientific research, by replicating Antaeus and Splash's work elsewhere, and by populating the area with suitable lifeforms, some subtly altered for the purpose.

The project took three years, officially announcing its completion on May 22, 2006, and it was almost universally heralded as a total success. In gratitude the Ethiopian government gave a large area of land on Addis Ababa's southern edge to Project Utopia, which became the home base for Team Tomorrow.

In later years, Operation Eden drew criticism as rumours grew that the region was only stable due to constant nova caretaking. The truth of this was never fully revealed, though Antaeus' involvement makes this seem unlikely.

Project Utopia tried to duplicate their success and popularity in 2009 with the announcement of the similar project, Operation Genesis.