Caribbean Botanic Gardens for Conservation

The third CBCG conference to be held in Cuba, March 24 - 28, 2008. Register today!

Announcement for the third CBGC conference, March 24 to 28, 2008, to be held in Cuba, is coming up soon held in Havana at the Cuban National Botanic Garden. To register contact Cuban National Botanic Garden: Dr. Angela Leiva Sánchez, General Director, email: leivajbn@ceniai.inf.cu; hajb@ceniai.inf.cu or Ing. Madelaine Vázquez Gálvez, Executive Secretary; amonte@cubaebergia.cula

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August 6, 2006

Ana Ashida, a CBGC conference participant from Guadaljara, Mexico was inspired by a trip through the agave fields of Tequila to write a short piece that is relevant to some of the issues we all face. Her article talks about how sights on the road gave her a new perspective on the sustainability of culture, the well-being of people and the preservation of the environment. Read the article.

October 31 - November 5, 2005

The CBGC - 2nd Conference was hosted by Belize Botanic Gardens in Cayo, Belize October 31-November 5, 2005.

Many thanks to the sponsors, duPlooy's Jungle Lodge and BGCI/HSBC Investing In Nature, whose contributions made this conference possible.

As the new seat of the secretariat for Caribbean Botanic Gardens for Conservation, Belize Botanic Gardens asks all Caribbean botanic gardens to send feedback and active participation in CBGC.

Find out more here.

For more results from the 2005 conference see here.