Document type
Book chapters
Title
NEW CHALLENGES to PROMOTE BOTANY’S PRACTICE USING BOTANIC GARDENS: THE CASE STUDY of THE LISBON BOTANIC GARDEN.
Participants in the publication
Maria Amélia Martins-Loução (Author)
FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA
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Gisela Gaio-Oliveira (Author)
CIÊNCIA VIVA - AGÊNCIA NACIONAL PARA A CULTURA CIENTÍFICA E TECNOLÓGICA
Summary
Botanic Gardens are living plant museums, where plants have been arranged according to previous research and discovery in order to be used as a display for public appreciation and learning. Thus, more than ever, they can serve to improve the practice of botany, being able: (i) to drive the continuous exchange of ideas using the ‘old and new’ botany approach; (ii) to show the importance of the plant world in alleviating regional and global changes; (iii) to expand forward-thinking in science promotion. The Global Strategy of Plant Conservation (GSPC) has promoted global action in environment conser- vation and study. From the beginning, it has been adopted by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) to function as a leitmotiv for botanic gardens best practice. In the present century, a new endeavour is required to facilitate the appeal of botany to younger generations. Links between taxonomic knowledge, molecular studies, information and communication technologies, and social sciences are urgently needed. Lisbon Botanic Garden has been working on these challenges for the past six years.
Editor(s)
Abid Ali Ansari, S.S. Gill, Z.K. Abbas and M. Naeem
Date of Publication
2017-10
Institution
FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA
Where published
CAB International
Publication Identifiers
ISBN - 9781780646961
Address
Oxfordshire OX10 8DE, UK
Organizers
Ward Cooper
Publisher
CAB International.
Collection
Plant Biodiversity: Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation
Number of pages
17
Starting page
1
Last page
17
Keywords
Biodiversity
Botany
Botanic Gardens
science promotion
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