Ethnobotanical Garden
The Ethnobotanical Garden will be established as a collaboration between the Biocultural Education and Research Programme and the Andromeda Botanic Gardens. The site spans an area of 6 acres and 2 'virgin' acres will be developed by installing endemic and indigenous species. The current biodiversity at the Botanic Gardens reflects over 400 species but few are indigenous to the Caribbean region and the two Barbadian endemic species, Phyllanthus andersonii and Metastelma barbadense, are not represented.
The new garden space will be a tool for conservation of Barbadian plant species and for educational strategy to enhance conservation awareness and engagement of stakeholders and communities. In addition to interpretation for the installed species, a learning resource unit will be established for sustainable delivery of programmes.
This map was originally plotted and drawn by one of Andromeda Botanic Gardens’ French interns, the gifted Aurelien Martin. In pink is the area that BERP will convert into the ethnobotanical garden, concentrating on regional plants and their traditional uses.
UPDATE
UPDATE
The Ethnobotanical Garden at Andromeda Botanic Gardens has a beautiful deck for all to enjoy!
Teamwork makes the Dream Work
The Ethnobotanical Garden (EBG) is thriving as a living library, a biodiversity reserve and a biocultural collection. A recent collaboration with Global Resolve at Arizona State University Barrett Honours College saw the refurbishment of a work shed on site that will expand the capacity of the community outreach programme of the EBG.
This refurbishment was executed with assistance from the students from ASU, Staff of ASU Georgette Briggs and Ana Murphy, Jason Briggs Director of Global Resolve, Sharon Cooke Curator at ABG, Peter Browne Contractor, Joanne Simmons-Boyce Programme Assistant BERP.
