International Association of Botanic Gardens (IABG)
| Name: | International Association of Botanic Gardens (IABG) |
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| Link: | http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/bgci/iabg.htm |
| Description: | International Association of Botanic Gardens (IABG). The IABG was formed in 1954 and is a worldwide organisation being affiliated to the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) as a commission of the International Association of Botanical and Mycological Societies (IABMS). The aims of IABG are: To promote international cooperation between botanic gardens, arboreta and similar institutes maintaining scientific collections of living plants. To promote the study of taxonomy of plants to benefit the world community. To promote documentation and exchange of information, living plants and specimens between botanic gardens and similar institutes. To promote the conservation of plants through cultivation and other means within botanic gardens and similar institutes. To promote the introduction to cultivation of appropriate plants of benefit to the community. To promote habitat conservation by cooperation between IABG and other relevant bodies. To promote horticulture as an art and science. |
