Canadian Botanical Conservation Network (CBCN)

P.O. Box 399
Hamilton, ON
L8N 3H8
Phone: 19055271158
http://www.rbg.ca/cbcn

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The Canadian Botanical Conservation Network - Le réseau canadien pour la conservation de la flore is a Canadian registered charitable organization aiding botanical gardens, arboreta and related organizations, individuals and others to increase their participation in plant conservation and biodiversity programs.

The mission of the Canadian Botanical Conservation Network is to aid organizations and individuals in Canada that are concerned with the conservation of the diversity of plant life, such as botanical gardens, arboreta, universities, government agencies and others to realize their potential to contribute to the conservation of biological diversity.

Environmental Commitment

Members include:

- Calgary Zoo & Botanical Garden
- Canadian Museum of Nature (Ottawa ON)
- Chateau Ramezay Museum (Montreal QC)
- Les Jardins de Metis (Mont-Joli QC)
- K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre & Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens (Wolfville NS)
- McGill University Morgan Arboretum (Ste. Anne de Bellevue QC)
- Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden (St. John's NL)
- Montreal Botanical Garden
- Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens & School of Horticulture (Niagara Falls ON)
- Royal Botanical Gardens (Hamilton ON)
- Sherwood Fox Arboretum (London ON)
- Toronto Botanical Garden
- U of A Devonian Botanic Garden (Edmonton AB)
- UBC Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research (Vancouver BC)
- University of Guelph Arboretum (Guelph ON)
- Van Dusen Botanical Garden (Vancouver BC)

Social Commitment

By facilitating the exchange of information among the professional community engaged in botanical conservation, the CBCN increases the effectiveness of the many efforts being made to protect and conserve our natural and cultivated botanical heritage.

By developing educational materials and seeking to raise public awareness of the value of plants and the need for their conservation, the CBCN contributes to the public understanding of the role of plant conservation to the future of a sustainable society.

By leading cooperative research and practical projects that engage the capabilities, ideas and objectives of participating organizations, the CBCN directly contributes to the implementation of Canada's Biodiversity Strategy and the international Botanic Gardens Conservation Strategy.

The CBCN promotes the conservation of endangered or rare plants, plants that constitute important cultural, historic or economic genetic resources, ecosystems & the habitats that sustain them.

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Resources > Green Living/Sustainable Living > Liveable Cities & Communities
Resources > Green Living/Sustainable Living > Home & Garden
Resources > Ecosystems, Wildlife & Biodiversity
Resources > Civil Society*** > Nature & Biodiversity

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