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Proceedings of the 2nd International Congress on Education in Botanic Gardens

Cultivating Green Awareness

“Viera y Clavijo” Botanic Garden, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Isles, Spain, 1993

Actas del Segundo Congreso Internacional de Educacion en Jardines Botanicos

Cultivando una Conciencia Verde

Jardín Botánico “Viera y Clavijo” Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España, 1993

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Conferencias / Paper Presentations

Botanical Gardens and Environmental Education PDF 1.2 MB
David Bramwell, “Viera y Clavijo” Botanic Garden, Gran Canaria, Spain

La Educacion en los Jardines Botánicos de la AIM-JB, España
Francisco Villamandos de al Torre, Córdoba Botanic Garden, Spain PDF 2.9 MB

An Environmental Education Strategy PDF 2.1MB
Julia Willison, BGCI, UK

Nutrition Potential: Vegetables from Natural Surroundings PDF 2.4 MB
P. Pushpangadan, Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Kerala, India

Proyecto de educacion Ambiental del Jardín Botánico Nacional de Cuba
Marta Aleida Diaz Dumas, Jardín Botánico Nacional de Cuba, Cuba PDF 1 MB

Sacred Groves – the Forgotten Traditional Botanical Gardens in Tropical Africa
Stephen Osei-Amakye, Environmental Protection Council, Accra, Ghana PDF 1.4 MB

The Environment Monitor PDF 1.1 MB
W. Nieuman, University of Utrecht Botanic Garden, Utrecht, Holland

Changing Images PDF 1.1 MB
Eve Almond, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, Australia

Are we doing it for the Environment? PDF 1.6 MB
Andrew Smith, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Hobart, Australia

Talleres / Workshops

“JBN” un Maravilloso Viaje a Través del Impresionante Mundo de las Plantas
Maria del Carmen Beltrán Capote, Jardín Botánico Nacional de Cuba, Cuba PDF 0.7 MB

We Want to Create a ‘Botanic Garden’ in our School Grounds, can you Help?
Malcolm Cox, Mount Coot-tha Botanic Garden, Brisbane, Australia PDF 2.2 MB

Proyecto de Habilitación Didáctica del Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid PDF 2 MB
Ana Palacios, Maria Jose Gomez Diaz y Jose Manual Lopez Alvarez, Jardín Botánico de Madrid, Spain

Como Elaborar un Estuche Educativa de Flores PDF 1.9 MB
C.C. Hernandez, E. Linares, T. Balcazar, IB-UNAM, Mexico

Jardines Botánicos: Educadores en el Jardín PDF 1.8 MB
Ezequiel Guerra de la Torre, Escuela Universitaria de Profesorado, Las Palmas, Spain

Classification by Senses PDF 0.7 MB
Andrew Smith, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Hobart, Australia

Why do we need Trees? PDF 1.4 MB
Andrew Smith, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Hobart, Australia

Le Percepción y Sensibilización en el Paisaje: Recurso Didáctico en los Jardines Botánicos PDF 1.2 MB  Ana Maria Fernandez Perez, Jardín Botánico “Viera y Clavijo”, Gran Canaria, España

Cultivating Green Awareness – Specialist Trails, Theatre and Activities for Young Children PDF 2 MB
Julie Foster, Australia National Botanic Garden, Canberra, Australia

Plants and Mathematics
Gail Bromley, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK PDF 1.2 MB

Por la Recuperación de la Naturaleza y el Hombre como Elemento Esencial: Programa Cultural Tomas Sánchez
Marta Aleida Díaz Dumas,Jardín Botánico Nacional de Cuba, Cuba PDF 1 MB

Actividades Escolares en el Museo de Etnobotanica: Integración de Plantas, Cultura e Historia PDF 2.5 MB
Maria del Mar Gutiérrez-Murillo, Javier Fonseca-Aguilar, Josefa Jurado-López y Francisco Villamandos de la Torre, Jardín Botánico de Córdoba, Spain

Développer une Stratégie de Relations Publiques pour un Jardin Botanique
Didier J. Rouget, Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève, Switzerland PDF 5.8 MB

Planning an Interpretation Programme
Laura Guiffrida, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, UK PDF 1 MB

Spreading your Message through the Written Word PDF 3.5 MB
Julia Willison, BGCI, Richmond, UK

Setting up a Small Scale Exhibition in a Botanic Garden PDF 0.6 MB
Timothy Walker and Ruth Taylor, University of Oxford Botanic Garden & Chelsea Physic Garden, UK

Green Awareness – What can we Learn from Aboriginal Australians? PDF 1.1 MB
Julie Foster, Australia National Botanic Garden, Canberra, Australia

Outreach Programmes for Botanic Gardens PDF 1.4 MB
Terry Keller & Lucy Jones, New York Botanical Garden, USA & Brooklyn Botanic Garden, USA

Conoce Algunas Plantas Silvestres y Comestibles de México PDF 1.5 MB
Edelmira Linares, Carmen Cecilia Hernández y Teodolinda Balcazar, UNAM Botanic Garden, México

Productions de Documents Illustres pour nos Voyants PDF 0.3 MB
Monique Paternoster, Conservatoire et Jardin Botanique de Mascarin, Ile de la Réunion

Sharing Limbe Experience
Nouhou Ndam, Limbe Botanic Garden, Cameroon PDF 0.7 MB