By: y Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas
Collaborations between botanical gardens are essential for biodiversity conservation, scientific research, and environmental education. By working together, the Culiacán Botanical Garden (CBG) and the Vallarta Botanical Garden (VBG) can exchange knowledge, share resources, and develop joint strategies for the protection of endangered species.
The signatories to this agreement were Bárbara Apodaca, Director of the Botanical and Zoological Society of Sinaloa, and Robert Price, Founder and Curator of the VBG. During this process, there were mutual visits from both institutions, with the participation of Adolfo Servín, Antonio Gómez, Carmelo Cortés, and Mabeli Gonzalez from the CBG and Cristóbal Sánchez, Jesús Reyes, and Jesús Ángel Barajas from the VBG.
The Culiacán Botanical Garden showcased its infrastructure and technical capabilities, the challenges of labeling and environmental education strategies, as well as the program of artworks exhibited inside the Vallarta Botanical Garden, including the amazing “Encounter” experience.
The Vallarta Botanical Garden shared funding strategies, as well as its new propagation and greenhouse facilities. It also opened the doors of protected natural areas to continue field explorations for the Vallarta Botanical Garden’s flora project in collaboration with the Vallarta Botanical Garden Herbarium.
With this partnership, we strengthen our conservation, education, and research programs and promote the exchange of seeds and plants to enrich the genetic diversity of botanical collections.
