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Botanic Gardens and Zoos Synergies for the Future Volume 1 • Number 2 rootsBotanic Gardens Conservation International Education Review October 2004 Botanic gardens and zoos synergies for the future Taking a holistic approach From the lion’s cage Partnerships for learning Should botanic gardens keep animals as exhibits? New! WWW Education resources available online Log on to BGCI’s education website for a range of educational resources. Key articles from Roots are included, covering a wide range of education topics, case studies and advice for developing and running your own education programme. Also online are BGCI’s ‘Environmental Education in Botanic Gardens’ guidelines, as well as other useful links and documents. www.bgci.org/education Contents 02 Editorial: botanic gardens and zoos Julia Willison, Botanic Gardens Conservation International Editors: Julia Willison and Sarah Kneebone 05 From menageries to master plans: linking the botanical with Cover Photo: San Diego Zoo, USA the zoological Design: John Morgan, Seascape John Arnott, Geelong Botanic Gardens, Australia Email: [email protected] Forthcoming Issues 09 Taking a holistic approach to environmental education Volume 2 Number 1 – International agendas: implications for botanic gardens Catherine Hubbard, Alberquerque Biopark, USA Last submission date January 20, 2005 Volume 2 Number 1 – Master planning for education Last submission date June 20, 2005 12 Plant education in zoos Roots is produced by Botanic Gardens Conservation BGCI members and supporters International (BGCI). It is published twice a year and is sent to all BGCI members. Membership is open to all interested individuals, institutions and organisations that 16 From the lion’s cage: a new education programme at Munda support the aims of BGCI (see inside back cover for Wanga Environmental Park membership application form) Emma Stone, Munda Wanga Environmental Park, Zambia Further details available from: • Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Descanso House, 199 Kew Road, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3BW 19 Indian zoological and botanical gardens: historical UK. Tel: +44 (0)20 8332 5953, Fax: +44 (0)20 8332 5956 email [email protected], www.bgci.org perspectives and a way forward • BGCI-Russia, c/o Main Botanical Gardens, Sally Walker, Zoo Outreach Organisation, Adit Pal, B. Rathinasabapathy & Botanicheskaya st., 4, Moscow 127276, Russia. Tel: +7 (095) 219 6160 / 5377, Fax: +7 (095) 218 0525, R. Manickam, Coimbatore Zoological Park and Conservation Centre, India E-mail: [email protected], www.bgci.ru • BGCI (U.S.) Inc., c/o Dan Shepherd, Director, 1000 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 24 Gondwana connection: partnerships for learning 11225-1099, U.S.A. Tel: +1 718 623 7200, Kathy Stewart, Botanic Gardens Trust, Sydney, Australia Fax: +1 718 857 2430, www.bgci.org/us • BGCI-Netherlands, c/o Utrecht University Botanic Gardens, P.O. Box 80162, NL-3508 TD, Netherlands. Tel: +31 30 253 2876, Fax: +31 30 253 5177, 26 Conservation education: the value of training E-mail: [email protected], Jamie Copsey, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Jersey, U.K. www.bi.uu.nl/botgard • BGCI-Canarias, c/o Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo, Apartado de Correos 14, Tafira Alta 35017, 30 Should botanic gardens keep animals as exhibits? Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Spain. Tel: +34 928 21 95 80/82/83, Fax: +34 928 21 95 81, BGCI members and supporters E-mail: [email protected] • BGCI-China and South East Asia, c/o Registry, Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road, Singapore 33 Resources 259569. Email: [email protected], Email: [email protected], www.bgci.org/china Claudy Fox, Bristol Zoological Gardens, U.K. • BGCI-Colombia , c/o Jardín Botánico de Bogotá, Jose Celestino Mutis, Av. No. 61-13 – A.A. 59887, Santa Fe de Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. Tel: +57 630 0949, Fax: +57 630 5075, E-mail: [email protected], www.humboldt.org.co/jardinesdecolombia/ html/la_red.htm • BGCI-Deutschland, c/o Botanische Gärten der Universität Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 171, 53115 Bonn, 05 09 Germany. Tel: +49 2 2873 9055, Fax: +49 2 28731690, E-mail: [email protected] BGCI is a worldwide membership organization established in 1987. Its mission is to build a global network for plant conservation. BGCI is an independent organization registered in the United Kingdom as a charity (Charity Reg No 1098834) and a company limited by guarantee, 12 No 4673175. BGCI is a tax-exempt (501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the USA and in Russia. 24 Opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the Boards or staff of BGCI or of its members 16 19 BGCI would like to thank the co-editors for their work in the production of Roots: For the French Section: For the Spanish Section: Loïc Ruellan – Conservatoire Botanique de Brest, France Maricela Rodriguez Acosta – Herbario y Jardín Botánico de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Allison Marshall – Planète Sciences Méditerranée, France Puebla, México Françoise Brenckmann – Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, France Veronica Franco – Centro de Investigación Cientifica de Yucatán, A.C. (CICY) Mexico Thierry Helminger – Musée National d’Histoire Naturelle, Arboretum Kirchberg, Antonio J. Lopez-Quintana – Euskal Herriko Univertsitatea, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Bilbao, Spain Luxembourg Lourdes Rico-Arce – Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, U.K. Roots • Vol 1 (2) 01 Jardins botaniques et zoos: synergies pour le futur Jardines botánicos y zoos: sinergias para el futuro Julia Willison Botanic gardens and zoos synergies for the future Editorial - English Editorial - Français From unplanned menageries to De la simple ménagerie aux collections systematic collections, the evolution of systématiques, l’évolution des zoos et zoos and gardens has always reflected des jardins a toujours reflété le courant current thinking. It is no surprise then, de pensée de son époque. Il n’est pas with growing international awareness surprenant qu’avec l’accroissement de and concern for the environment, that la sensibilisation et de la botanic gardens and zoos are now at conscientisation pour l’environnement the forefront of biodiversity les jardins botaniques et les zoos sont conservation. aujourd’hui en première ligne dans le domaine de la conservation de la Editorial - Español The imperative for partnerships and biodiversité. biodiversity education is highlighted in Desde simples colecciones privadas the Convention on Biological Diversity Dans la Convention sur la Diversité de animales hasta colecciones and reinforced in the Global Strategy Biologique, l’accent est mis sur les sistemáticas, su evolución ha reflejado for Plant Conservation to which 188 besoins en matière de partenariats et el pensamiento de cada momento. No countries have signed up. This issue of d’éducation à la biodiversité, et cela est sorprende que, con la creciente Roots examines some of the synergies renforcé dans la Stratégie Globale pour conciencia medioambiental, los JJBB y that exist between gardens and zoos la Conservation des Plantes qui a été Zoos se encuentren en primera línea and showcases programmes that offer signée par 188 pays. Ce numéro de de la conservación de la biodiversidad. a holistic approach to environmental Roots souligne les synergies qui education. existent entre les jardins et les zoos et La necesidad de asociación y présente des exemples de programmes cooperación entre instituciones queda In our lead article, John Arnot, Curator qui offrent une approche globalisante bien definida en la Convención de of Geelong Botanic Garden, Australia, de l’éducation à l’environnement. Diversidad Biológica, y reforzada por la provides the historical context for the Estrategia Global para la conservación development of zoos. He argues that, Dans l’article qui ouvre notre revue, de las plantas firmada por 188 países. John Arnot, Conservateur du Geelong Este número de Roots muestra las Botanic Garden, en Australie, rappelle le sinergias entre JJBB y Zoos, y exhibe contexte historique du développement los programas que ofrecen un enfoque des zoos. Même s’il sait qu’il ne sera holístico de la educación ambiental. pas possible de réaménager la plupart des institutions actuelles, il développe En el primer artículo de John Arnot, le concept de Bioparc qui est l’évolution Conservador del JB Geelong de logique des reconstitutions de milieux Australia se analiza el contexto présentées dans les zoos et des histórico del desarrollo de los zoos. institutions d’histoires naturelles à Argumenta que el Biopark es la travers le monde. D’un point de vue consecuencia lógica de los Zoos y éducatif, il argumente que le concept establecimientos naturalísticos del du Bioparc offre l’occasion de montrer mundo. Desde una prespectiva 02 Roots • Vol 1 (2) • 02-04 while it may not be possible for many les inter-relations complexes qui educativa, considera que el biopark established institutions to achieve, the existent entre les plantes, les animaux proporciona una oportunidad para Biopark approach is a logical extension et l’environnement. Le Nilgiri Biosphere exhibir las complejas interrelaciones of naturalistic exhibits for zoos and Botanical Garden and Conservation entre plantas, animales y medio natural history institutions worldwide. Park, en Inde, est un exemple de parc ambiente. El JB Nilgiri Biosphere From an educational standpoint, he qui tend vers cet idéal. Sally Walker et Conservation Park de la India es un argues that the Biopark model provides al décrit le développement de cette ejemplo de parque que aspira a este an opportunity to demonstrate the nouvelle initiative qui a pour but de ideal. Sally Walker et al. describen el complex interrelationships between recréer, dans un microcosme, le milieu desarrollo de esta nueva iniciativa que plants, animals and the environment. ambiant dans lequel il est situé, tout en intenta reproducir en un microambiente The Nilgiri Biosphere Botanical Garden conservant les espèces végétales et el lugar sobre el que se asienta, and Conservation Park, India, is an animales menacées et endémiques de conservando la flora y fauna endémica example of a Park moving towards this cet endroit.
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