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in partnership with

Royal Horticultural Society

Contact:

Dr. Tim Upson

Director of Gardens and Horticulture

timupson@rhs.org.uk

079-701-38330

Region Served: United Kingdom

Website: www.rhs.org.uk

Resources

Environmental Gardening for Wellbeing

The Effects of Climate Change

Increasing the Environmental Resilience of UK Gardens

Focus Area: Landscapes and Horticulture Completed Planned

Landscapes and Horticulture

Ensure 25% of all lawn/garden maintenance equipment is electric (by end of 2025)

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

Additional Goals for This Institution

Buildings and Energy

Meet your nation's Paris Agreement targets for CO2 reduction (by end of 2028)

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) (by end of 2028)

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

Ensure existing buildings achieve an Energy Use Intensity (EUI) 35% below median (by end of 2025)

Decarbonize your glasshouse facility (by end of 2026)

Water

Reduce use of municipal water by at least 25% (by end of 2025)

Reduce potable water for irrigation by at least 25% (by end of 2024)

Food Service

Transportation

Offset carbon for all work-related staff travel (by end of 2025)

Make 25% of vehicle fleet electric (excluding tractors) (by end of 2024)

Incentivize employees to carpool, bike, bus or otherwise forgo single-occupant car transportation

Incentivize visitor sustainable travel

Waste

Eliminate all single-use plastic in food service, horticulture, gift shop, and all other facilities and operations

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

Eliminate the sale and use of bottled water (by end of 2024)

Recycle or reuse all recyclable materials including metals, glass, and plastic (by end of 2025)

Investments

Divest from fossil fuel investments (by end of 2025)

Invest in socially responsible investments

Engagement

Research

Initiate region-specific research related to climate change

Additional Information

Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is comprised of five botanic gardens: RHS Harlow Carr (North Yorkshire), RHS Hyde Hall (Essex), RHS Rosemoor (Devon), RHS Wisley (Surrey), and RHS Bridgewater (Greater Manchester).

‹ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

S.C.R.A.P. Gallery – The Art Museum for the Environment ›

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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