Presentations from the CBGC 2nd conference

Following is a list of presentations from the CBGC 2nd Conference. The powerpoints were too large to put on the website, but if you would like a copy of a presentation listed here, email Judy duPlooy at cbgc@belizebotanic.org with your request.

Available online:

How Botanic Gardens can play a role in aiding flora and fauna in areas altered by mans growing population - Martin Meadows, Belize Botanic Gardens, Cayo, Belize

Available by request:

Working and Growing Together, the Role of CBGC in Plant Conservation - Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson, National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Ireland

A Garden for Southern Belize - Nick Wicks, Ya'axche Conservation Trust, Flora and Fauna International, Toledo, Belize

Conservation of Threatened lants in Cuban Botanic Gardens - Dr. Angela Leiva Sanchez, National Botanic Garden, Havana, Cuba and National Network of Cuban Botanic Gardens

Update on Lancetilla Garden, Honduras - Dr. Jens BIttner, Wilson Popenoe Jardin Botanico de Lancetilla, Tela, Honduras

Update on the Botanic Gardens of Trinidad and Tobago - Oral Roberts, Royal Botanic Garden, Trinidad and Tobago

Update on Belize Botanic Gardens - Judy duPlooy and Lloyd Chan

A Report on the work by Edinburgh Botanic Garden in Belize's Chiquilbul Forest, Chris Minty, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and Las Cuevas Research Station, Cayo, Belize

Biodiversity in Belize - Dr. Jan Meerman, Belize Tropical Forest Studies and Green Hills Butterfly Ranch, Cayo, Belize

Presentation on BGCI - Suzanne Sharrock, BGCI, Kew, England

Sustainable Tourism and Botanic Gardens - Mike Panton, Belize Hotel Association, Belize City, Belize

Orchids of Belize, Notes from Belizean collections - Brendan Sayers, National Botanic Garden, Glasnevin, Ireland

The Role of Botanic Gardens in Restoration Ecology - Chad Washburn

An update on the Queen Elizabeth Botanical Park - Andrew Guthrie, Cayman Islands

Disasters and Emergencies - Hurricanes and their Effect on Botanic Gardens - How we can help one another in times of Disaster - Andrew Guthrie, Queen Elizabeth Botanical Park, Cayman Islands

Xate Project in Belize - Dr. Nancy Garwood

Fulfilling the GSPC: Working International Partnerships - Brendan Sayers, National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Ireland

Botanic Gardens Role in Environmental Education - Dr. Samuel Bridgewater, British Natural History Museum, London, England

Oral Presentations, abstracts available by request:

A Future Garden for Belize - A Report on the Botanic Garden in Belize's Capitol - Sharon Palacio, City Council, Belmopan, Belize

Medicinal Plants - Dr. Laurent Jean Pierre, TRAMIL

An Update on the Botanic Garden Situation in Jamaica - Andreas Oberli

Update on Botanic Gardens in Tobago, Oscar Brathwaite, Tobago