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Institutional capacity building & training, Royal Botanic Garden, Serbithang, Bhutan

 

Key Facts

FUNDING SCHEME ICON
FUNDING SCHEME
Main Project
VALUE ICON
VALUE
£124,635
WHERE ICON
WHERE
Bhutan

Summary

The ultimate purpose of the project is to raise standards in the RBG Serbitang to realise its full potential so that it can contribute to sustainable development and the objectives of the CBD, particularly to environemntal education, conservation and research. Before it can do that a number of fundamental activities need to take place that can best be described as institutional capacity building and training. They are as follows: 1. To enable staff to propagate and cultivate plants. This will be achieved by helping to develop a nursery, arranging staff exchanges and holding propagation workshops. 2. To give the staff an understanding of collection curation through plant records, collections policies and collections management. 3. To help develop the interpretative potential of the Garden, including plant labelling, a map/leaflet and interpretative information. 4. To equip staff with the ability to use the Garden and its resources for educational activities, for school teachers, school children, students and the public in general, including tourists.
 
Status Completed
Reference 12-024
Round 11
Start 01/08/2003
End 30/10/2005

Project Leader


Project Partners
Royal Botanic Garden, Serbithang - RBGS


Regions
South Asia

Countries
Bhutan

Project Outputs
An Interpretation Master Plan indicating the most effective way of using the Garden to highlight important issues concerning Bhutan’s Bio-diversity. A Plant Records database in place. A functional nursery established with 2 staff capable of propagation plants from seeds and cuttings. Traditionally printed plant labels installedAn attractive, well maintained Garden with a well curated collection of plants (NB it must be noted that a fine garden with high standards cannot be fully created within 3 years. An education policy established defining ways in which the Garden can be used for biodiverstiy education.


Documents:
Download: Final Report - 12-024 FR - 16/04/2008

Download: Half Year Report - 12-024 HR3 - 16/04/2008

Download: Annual Report - 12-024 AR2 - 16/04/2008

Download: Half Year Report - 12-024 HR2 - 16/04/2008

Download: Half Year Report - 12-024 HR1 - 16/04/2008

Download: Application Form - 12-024 Applic rev - 16/04/2008