History of RBG for Rose Society The Role of Botanical Gardens in Biodiversity-Related Education 22 November 2018 For biodivcanada Celebrating 25 Years of Action for Canadian and International Biodiversity Dr David Galbraith, Head of Science Royal Botanical Gardens (Canada) Page 1 Acknowledgment of Traditional Territories • I would like to begin by acknowledging that I am speaking to you from the t. [...] Page 1 Today’s Webinar • Biodiversity Challenges and Educational Needs • Audiences and Modes of Education • Capacity of Botanical Gardens Jardí Botànic de Barcelona in the 21st Century • Some Examples Upper: Barcelona Botanic Garden, Barcelona, Spain Page 1 Lower: Bruce Botanical Food Garden, Ripley, Ontario, Canada Demographic Challenges and Contact with Nature • November 2018: the human populati. [...] • Target 13 - By 2020, the genetic diversity of cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and of wild relatives, including other socio-economically as well as culturally valuable species, is maintained, and strategies have been developed and implemented for minimizing genetic erosion and safeguarding their genetic diversity. [...] • Target 18 - By 2020, the traditional knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities relevant for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, and their customary use of biological resources, are respected, subject to national legislation and relevant international obligations, and fully integrated and reflected in the implementation of the Convention with the f. [...] Conclusions • Botanical gardens educate millions of people of all ages in biodiversity-related topics and experiences every year • These institutions vary in their sizes and capacities but all can contribute to connecting people to nature and the world of plants • Plant conservation is about more than endangered species, and botanical gardens are about more than ex-situ conservation A family disco.
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