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Botanical Garden Teplice / Botanická zahrada Teplice

Contact:

Jan Ptacek

Deputy Director, Curator

ptacek@botanickateplice.cz

Region Served: Teplice, Czech Republic

Website: www.botanickateplice.cz

Focus Area: Landscapes and Horticulture Completed Planned

Landscapes and Horticulture

Ensure 25% of all lawn/garden maintenance equipment is electric (by end of 2026)

Ensure that 50% pesticides and fertilizers used are not derived from fossil fuels (by end of 2025)

Reduce lawn areas by 10% and encourage native plant replacements (by end of 2026)

Additional Goals for This Institution

Buildings and Energy

Water

Reduce potable water for irrigation by at least 25% (by end of 2027)

Food Service

Transportation

Incentivize visitor sustainable travel

Waste

Eliminate all single-use plastic in food service, horticulture, gift shop, and all other facilities and operations (by end of 2026)

Compost 100% of food waste (by end of 2025)

Recycle or reuse all recyclable materials including metals, glass, and plastic

Investments

Internal and External Engagement

Educate visitors on growing organic food

Educate visitors on the impacts of food choices and waste on climate change

Teach facts and best practices to mitigate and reduce global climate change

Research

Conduct region-specific research related to climate change (by end of 2025)

‹ Botanical Garden of the Piedmont

Botanical Park of Château Pérouse ›

Presented by
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

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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