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Botanical Park of Château Pérouse

Contact:

Albertus Vos

General Manager

ajwvos@gmail.com

003-346-687291

Region Served: Saint-Gilles, France

Website: www.chateau-perouse.com

Focus Area: Landscapes and Horticulture Completed Planned

Landscapes and Horticulture

Ensure 25% of all lawn/garden maintenance equipment is electric

Ensure that 50% pesticides and fertilizers used are not derived from fossil fuels

Reduce lawn areas by 10% and encourage native plant replacements

Support reforestation to sequester carbon

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

Additional Goals for This Institution

Buildings and Energy

Water

Food Service

Transportation

Waste

Investments

Internal and External Engagement

Create an employee incentivization program for reducing emissions (by end of 2027)

Establish a green team to support employee-related climate action (by end of 2027)

Assist visitors in switching to household renewable energy (by end of 2027)

Educate visitors on sustainable, fossil-free horticulture (by end of 2027)

Educate visitors on growing organic food (by end of 2027)

Educate visitors on the impacts of food choices and waste on climate change (by end of 2027)

Teach facts and best practices to mitigate and reduce global climate change (by end of 2027)

Research

Conduct region-specific research related to climate change

‹ Botanical Garden Teplice / Botanická zahrada Teplice

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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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