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CBCN's Library
CBCN's library contains electronic copies of feature items and our 1996 Workshop Proceedings . Our on-line
newsletter is also available on our Web Site.
Feature Items:
Article: Seed Banks
Article: Invasive Plants in
Canada
Article: Workshop Proceedings:
Partnerships for Plants: Conservation, Biodiversity and Botanical Gardens in
Canada
Article: Botanic Gardens and the Convention
on Biological Diversity
Article: 1996 AABGA Keynote Address on
Conservation, Sustainable Development and Botanical Gardens
Article: Historical Background to a National
Network for Plant Conservation in Canada
Partnerships for PlantsExecutive Summary Key Themes from Partnership for Plants
Workshop Sessions:
1: Introduction to the National Network Organizing the Network Funding the Network First Meeting of CBCN Endangered plants and the scope
for national recovery plans Endangered habitats and the scope
for restoration programs Ex situ conservation, data banks, and the
future of gene banks for native species in Canada Education and botanical
conservation in Canada Can we find a "Big
Picture" for plant conservation in Canada? Principles of Partnership The Scope of the Rio Convention Native Peoples and Native Plants
in Canada Botanical Institutions as Research
Partners: Phenology and other opportunities Developing partnerships with
commercial enterprise Envisioning the Future for
Botanical Gardens and Arboreta in Canada
Workshop Summary
Closing Recommendations by
Workshop Participants Appendix I : Workshop Agenda Appendix II : Acknowledgements Appendix III : Participants Appendix IV : Poster Abstracts
