Tropical Botanic Gardens: Their Role in Conservation and by Author Unknown

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This ebook comprises the court cases of the second one symposium on one very important position of botanic gardens in preserving international plant assets. classes lined themes corresponding to imposing the botanic gardens conservation technique, neighborhood networks and nationwide courses within the tropics, and germplasm banks in botanic gardens.

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Bramwell, D. , pp. 85-100. Hamann, O. (1987). The IUCN/WWF Plants Conservation Programme in action. In: Botanic Gardens and the World Conservation Strategy, eds. Bramwell, D. , pp. 31-43. G. (1987). A strategy for seed banking in botanic gardens. In: Botanic Gardens and the World Conservation Strategy, eds. Bramwell, D. , pp. 131-149. H. (1987). The Changing rôle of the botanic garden. In: Botanic Gardens and the World Conservation Strategy, eds. Bramwell, D. , pp. 3-18. Mangenot, F. & Valck, P.

Bramwell, D. , pp. 175-181. N. (1987). Botanic gardens and education in South Africa. In: Botanic Gardens and the World Conservation Strategy, eds. Bramwell, D. , pp. 85-100. Hamann, O. (1987). The IUCN/WWF Plants Conservation Programme in action. In: Botanic Gardens and the World Conservation Strategy, eds. Bramwell, D. , pp. 31-43. G. (1987). A strategy for seed banking in botanic gardens. In: Botanic Gardens and the World Conservation Strategy, eds. Bramwell, D. , pp. 131-149. H. (1987). The Changing rôle of the botanic garden.

It has played a leading rôle in research into the biology and cultivation of Australian plants and it has a demonstrated commitment to conservation. The institution has initiated or co-operated in several conservation-related projects which are leading to a greater understanding of the Australian and related floras. And the establishment of such a body at the Australian National Botanic Gardens was suggested by directors of several other botanic gardens - a vote of confidence? There is much good work being done in Australian botanic gardens.

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