The Climate Change Alliance:  botanic garden horticulturists as agents for change

Symes, Peter; Hart, Clare

doi:10.24823/sibbaldia.2021.352

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“…It covers all aspects of the botanic garden project -from science and collections, human culture and heritage, amenity and scientific horticulture, through to landscape design and maintenance. During my time as President (2017-), I've tried to complement rather than duplicate the work of BGCI, but I've been keen to support joint initiatives such as the Climate Change Alliance of Botanic Gardens (Symes & Hart, 2021), an international network of botanic gardens founded in Melbourne in 2018 and now boasting over 500 members. IABG has the potential to promote both amenity and conservation horticulture together, as two symbiotic halves of a precious discipline.…”

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GUEST ESSAY Vive l'Horticulture de Conservation

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2023

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Conservation horticulture is an emerging and increasingly important function for all botanic gardens, but it is an activity that can be difficult to explain and to promote. Part of that difficulty lies in its name, and a few alternatives are suggested in this Guest Essay – such as Care for the Rare, Raising Rarity, and Plant Rescue and Care Unit – all currently in use at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (RBGV) for more narrowly scoped but pioneering projects. In reimagining conservation horticulture at RBGV we want to draw on the public’s intrinsic interest in and affinity with plants, rather than taking a defensive stand against what is often called ‘plant blindness’. Raising Rarity 2.0 is likely to combine commercialisation of rare species, innovative blending of amenity and conservation horticulture, and even stronger partnerships with schools and local government. As I prepare to leave RBGV after 25 years in senior management of botanic gardens, I’m supporting a grassroots push from horticultural and research staff to add conservation horticulture (whatever we call it) to our already potent mix of nature, culture and science.

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GUEST ESSAY Vive l'Horticulture de Conservation

Entwisle

2023

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The Trees of the Pisa Botanic Garden under Climate Change Scenarios: What Are We Walking into?

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Botanical gardens are dynamic systems of high scientific, ecological, cultural, and historical value. They are irreplaceable places to cultivate, manage, study, and preserve tree diversity. One of the ongoing biggest challenges worldwide in managing and preserving trees is climate change, which exposes specimens to more stressful and severe environmental conditions, causing an increase in mortality. In our research, we aimed to assess the future climate change impact on the tree collection of Botanic Garden of Pisa in order to outline the expected consequences about tree cultivation and management. Under the most pessimistic scenario, in 2090 more than 60% of the tree species cultivated in the Botanic Garden of Pisa are expected to fall outside of their climatic niche. Future chances and pitfalls in managing urban green areas, focusing on the botanical garden community, are also explored.

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The Climate Change Alliance: botanic garden horticulturists as agents for change

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GUEST ESSAY Vive l'Horticulture de Conservation

GUEST ESSAY Vive l'Horticulture de Conservation

The Trees of the Pisa Botanic Garden under Climate Change Scenarios: What Are We Walking into?

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