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in partnership with

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

Contact:

Bruce Holst

Vice President for Botany

bholst@selby.org

941-217-8132

1534 Mound Street
Sarasota, FL 34236

Region Served: Sarasota, Florida

Website: selby.org

Resources

Sustainability

Sarasota-Manatee EcoFlora Project

Focus Area: Buildings and Energy Completed Planned

Buildings and Energy

Build all new buildings to meet latest international energy efficiency standards (e.g. IECC, ASHRAE, ILFI) (by end of 2023)

Meet your nation's Paris Agreement targets for CO2 reduction (by end of 2023)

Additional Goals for This Institution

Engagement

Educate visitors on growing organic food (by end of 2023)

Teach facts and best practices to mitigate and reduce global climate change (by end of 2023)

Food Service

Investments

Landscapes and Horticulture

Convert parking spaces into greenspaces to combat the rising temperature in cities (by end of 2023)

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

Ensure that 50% pesticides and fertilizers used are not derived from fossil fuels (by end of 2023)

Reduce lawn areas by 10% and encourage native plant replacements (by end of 2023)

Research

Initiate region-specific research related to climate change (by end of 2023)

Transportation

Incentivize employees to carpool, bike, bus or otherwise forgo single-occupant car transportation (by end of 2023)

Incentivize visitor sustainable travel (by end of 2023)

Make 25% of vehicle fleet electric (excluding tractors)

Waste

Eliminate all single-use plastic in food service, horticulture, gift shop, and all other facilities and operations (by end of 2023)

Recycle or reuse all recyclable materials including metals, glass, and plastic (by end of 2023)

Water

Reduce potable water for irrigation by at least 25%

Reduce use of municipal water by at least 25% (by end of 2023)

‹ Madison Square Park Conservancy

Marine Aquarium & Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India ›

Presented by
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Community Resources and Consultation

Architecture 2030

Environment and Culture Partners

ICCROM

International Living Future Institute

One Earth

Project Drawdown

Public Gardens Sustainability Index

Regenerative Museums

Regenesis Institute

Rocky Mountain Institute

Shepley Bulfinch

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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