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Botanic Garden Networks in the Americas

BGCI has several locations in the Americas. We have added links to botanic garden networks in these regions. To add your network to this list, please contact us.

 

North America

Canada

BGCI Canada

The Canadian Botanical Conservation Network (CBCN)

Website: http://www.rbg.ca/cbcn/

Contact: Dr David Galbraith
Email: dgalbraith@rbg.ca

 

USA

BGCI US

Center for Plant Conservation (CPC) Founded in 1984, the CPC is a network of botanic gardens and arboreta with a mission to conserve and restore the rare native plants of the United States. It currently has 580 of America’s rarest native plants conserved in the national collection it coordinates.

American Public Gardens Association (APGA)
Website: http://www.publicgardens.org

 

Central America

Caribbean

Caribbean Botanic Gardens for Conservation Network (CBGCN)
Belize Botanic Gardens
P.O. Box 180
San Ignacio, Cayo
Belize, Central America

Tel: (501) 824-3101
Fax: (501) 824-3301
email: info@belizebotanic.org)
Contact: Judy du Plooy

Report from 2nd CBGCN Conference, 2005:
http://www.belizebotanic.org/cbgc/index.html

Botanic Gardens - Network Proposal and Bye-laws for the Caribbean Botanic Gardens for Conservation (CBGC)

 

Latin America

Asociación Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Jardines Botánicos (ALCJB)

 

Argentina

BGCI Argentina

Red Argentina de Jardines Botánicos
Jardín Botánico "Arturo E. Ragonese"
Instituto de Recursos Biológicos
CRN-CNIA-INTA
Las Cabañas y De Los Reseros s.n.
(1686) Hurlingham,
Buenos Aires
ARGENTINA

Contacts:
Dra. Ana María Molina (Presidenta)
E-mail: ana@cirn.inta.gov.ar
Ing. Agr. Mr. José María Menini
E-mail: jmenini_asesorbotanico@yahoo.com.ar


Brazil

BGCI Brasil

Rede Brasileira de Jardins Botânicos (RBJB)
Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro (JBRJ)
Rua Pacheco Leao 915
22460-030 Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Tel: +55 021 294 6590/51
Fax: +55 021 259 5041
Email: sbruni@jbrj.gov.br
Contacts:
Sérgio de Almeida Bruni (Presidente)
http://www.rbjb.org.br/comentarios_presidente.html


Colombia

Red Nacional de Jardines Botánicos de Colombia
Website: http://www.humboldt.org.co/jardinesdecolombia/html/la_red.htm


Cuba

Red Nacional de Jardines Botanicos de Cuba
Jardín Botánico Nacional de Cuba
Universidad de la Habana
Carretera del Rocio, Km 3.5 Calabazar
Boyeros, Ciudad de Habana
Cuba
Tel: +53 7 44 5525
Fax: +53 7 32 8722
Email: hajb@ceniai.inf.cu
Contacts:
Dr Angela Leiva

Mexico

BGCI México

Asociación Mexicana de Jardines Botánicos (AMJB)
Website: http://www.ecologia.edu.mx/amjb/



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