北卡罗来纳植物园

为应对气候变化，您已经采取或计划采取哪些独特的情况和举措？

We offer a native plant certificate program to the public, where any member of the community can become well-versed in native plant botany and education. We are one of the only native plant certificate programs in the area.

Our Garden also has a focus on rare plants, where our Conservation Program staff seek to understand what drives these extinctions and to reintroduce rare plant species into habitats where they once occurred. In addition, we have a seed bank where we collect seeds in order to preserve and restore genetic diversity in plant species. Our Garden also has the UNC Herbarium, which is the largest plant specimen collection in the Southeast.

Our education program, conservation and land management focus, and green event focus are three of our top three initiatives that address climate change and behavioral change in our community.

您所在社区有哪些最紧迫的问题或机遇可以用来应对气候变化？

The most pressing problems are the use of fossil fuels to power our community, businesses, and homes. Development of natural lands is also a pressing problem that the Garden seeks to address. We also hope to address food waste and stormwater management through outreach and education on waste prevention and composting at home. We hope to educate our community on rainwater harvesting, rainwater gardens, and planting for resilient landscapes.

您的花园有哪些独特之处可以用来应对气候变化？

Our focus on native plants is our biggest asset to address climate change. We have a team of experts on native plants and conservation, and if we can motivate more individuals and organizations to plant for biodiversity and wildlife, and to protect private land for conservation, we think that is our biggest opportunity to address climate change.

您的机构或社区面临哪些独特的制约力量，使您无法有效应对气候变化？您如何引导这些力量的交锋从妥协走向和解与和谐？

Our restraining forces are limited funding, and a lack of diversity in our membership at the Garden. We need to reach more people of all economic and racial backgrounds to make this message of native plants and conservation widespread in our community. We are also limited on funding, and that affects our potential to reach more people with education, outreach, and action. We are focusing on Diversity and Inclusion through a new committee at the Garden, and we hope this moves the needle on reaching more people. We hope to secure sustainable funding from a variety of grants, donations, and increased membership to help us achieve our goals for sustainability and conservation.