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Botanic Garden of Havana “Quinta de los Molinos”

Botanic Garden of Havana “Quinta de los Molinos”

Contact:

Alejandro Palmarola, MSc.

President and CEO

apalmarola@gmail.com

Region Served: Havana, Cuba

Resources

Climate Tracker Caribbean

Focus Area: Landscapes and Horticulture Completed Planned

Landscapes and Horticulture

Ensure 25% of all lawn/garden maintenance equipment is electric (by end of 2028)

Ensure that 50% pesticides and fertilizers used are not derived from fossil fuels (by end of 2024)

Reduce lawn areas by 10% and encourage native plant replacements (by end of 2025)

Support reforestation to sequester carbon (by end of 2025)

Convert parking spaces into greenspaces to combat the rising temperature in cities

Additional Goals for This Institution

Buildings and Energy

Derive power solely from 100% clean renewable energy - generated onsite or procured through market mechanisms

Eliminate all onsite fossil-fuel combustion to heat buildings (except backup generators)

Build all new buildings to meet latest international energy efficiency standards (e.g. IECC, ASHRAE, ILFI) (by end of 2024)

Water

Food Service

Transportation

Waste

Investments

Internal and External Engagement

Research

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Additional Resources

2030 Palette: A Database of Sustainable Design Strategies and Resources

BGCI Technical Review: The Role of Botanic Gardens in Practising
and Promoting Environmental Sustainability

Our Collections Matter: ICCROM

Project Drawdown

Public Gardens Sustainability Index

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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