The role of botanic gardens for the ex situ conservation

  • Pietro Pavone Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche, Ambientali, Sez. Botanica, Università di Catania, Italy
Keywords: Botanic gardens, conservation of plant resources, safeguard of natural habitats, plant reintroduction in natural sites

Abstract

The Author outlines the early Botanic gardens and the role they played. Then on outlines the functions of today's Botanic garden, listed on the year 2000, by the BGCI (Botanic Gardens Conservation International), in the Action Plan for the Botanic gardens of the European Union. Today the Botanic gardens particularly aim to reach the safeguard of plant resources and to contrast biodiversity reduction. Besides realizing seed banks the Botanical gardens should take at least 100 species into account, including rare an threatened species.

Author Biography

Pietro Pavone, Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche, Ambientali, Sez. Botanica, Università di Catania, Italy

Coordinator of the Botanic and Historical Gardens group of the Italian Botanic Society

Published
2014-12-31
How to Cite
Pavone, P. (2014). The role of botanic gardens for the ex situ conservation. Bullettin of the Gioenia Academy of Natural Sciences of Catania, 47(377/SFE), SFE41-SFE46. Retrieved from https://bollettino.gioenia.it/index.php/gioenia/article/view/43
Issue
Vol 47 No 377/SFE (2014): Proceedings of the Meeting: In situ and ex situ Conservation and the count-down 2010
Section
Special Focus Edition