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РусскийPartner institutions financing the project:
The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation – 100.000 Euro
The National Botanical Garden (Institute) “Alexandru Ciubotaru” – 100.000 Euro
Beneficiary Organisation:
The National Botanical Garden (Institute) “Alexandru Ciubotaru”
Period of implementation: 2019-2021
Project responsible:
PhD, Ion ROSCA; roscasilva@yahoo.com
Overall goal:
The restoration of biodiversity in exhibitions and collections of the National Botanical Garden (Institute) “Alexandru Ciubotaru”, affected by the heavy snowfall of 19-21.05.2017
Specific goals :
Green reconstruction of the “ROSARIUM” exhibition;
Green reconstruction of the “LIANARIUM” exhibition;
Green reconstruction of the “FLORICULTURE” exhibition;
Green reconstruction of the “SYRINGARIUM” exhibition;
Green reconstruction of the “PINARIUM” exhibition;
Green reconstruction of the “ARBORETUM” sector;
Added value of the project:
The restoration of collections and exhibitions, their enrichment with new taxa and the restoration of a part of the infrastructure
Project activities:
The conservation of plant diversity in the National Botanical Garden (Institute) “Alexandru Ciubotaru” for sustainable use;
The maintenance and enrichment of the herbarium;
The creation of an environmental education center;
The reconstruction of the main sectors and exhibitions of the National Botanical Garden (Institute) “Alexandru Ciubotaru”, (Lianarium, Rosarium, Floriculture, Pinarium, Arboretum and Syringarium);
The purchase and planting of more than 2000 units of dendro-floricultural planting material to restore the gene pool of the Botanical Garden;
The installation of about 10 benches and litter bins in order to create comfortable conditions for visitors interested in ecological tourism and environmental education;
The installation of 5 information panels to promote environmental education;
The creation of three new sectors, “Rare Plants”, “Small and Medium Sized Conifer Cultivars” and “Hostarium and Shade-Loving Plants”, aiming at enriching the gene pool and preserving the diversity of plants from the Republic of Moldova and from other geographical areas, under artificial conditions;
The reconstruction of roads within the sectors, exhibitions and collections mentioned above;
The installation of about 60 pergolas and frames for climbing roses and lianas in the Rosarium and Lianarium exhibitions;
Labeling about 100 taxa in order to develop the Botanical Garden as a center for informing the public about the plant world and the need to conserve it.
Anticipated results:
Purchase of 10,000 plants of new varieties of roses to restore the “Rosarium” exhibition and the genetic biodiversity of varieties of roses;
Labelling all the varieties of the newly-created exhibition;
Reconstruction of the system of paths, installation of new frames and pergolas for climbing varieties of roses;
Planting new species and cultivars;
Labeling the plants to promote environmental education for target groups;
Installation of new pergolas and frames;
Creation of an actual idea of the damage caused to the gene pool of this sector by the natural disaster;
Purchase of new plants taxa to replace the damaged and completely lost ones;
Creation of the “Hostarium” exhibition using other perennial, shade-loving plants to promote biodiversity conservation;
Carrying out the inventory of more than 150 taxa of Syringa and the recovery of the state of the exhibition after the natural disaster;
Planting over 500 units of new varieties of Syringa;
Labeling all the varieties of Syringa and carrying out agro-technical works to ensure the sustainability of the project and the conservation of the gene pool of this exhibition;
Reconstruction of the system of paths and the stairs from the exhibition and the installation of about 50 benches and litter bins;
Inventory of the “Pinarium” sector to determine the current state of about 160 species and varieties of conifers, native to Asia, Europe and North America;
Reconstruction and conservation of the Pinophyta sector, introduction of new species and cultivars (genera: Pinus, Picea, Abies, Juniperus, Thuja, Chamaecyparis, Taxus, Larix etc.);
Restoration of the system of paths in the “Pinarium” sector;
Inventory of about 45 ha with over 280 species and modern mapping, showing the real state of the sector at the time;
Recovery and conservation of the genera Padus, Betula, Prunus, Populus, Saix, Alnus, Ulmus, Acer, Malus, Sorbus, Pyrus etc.);
Conservation of seeds of woody plants included in the Red Book and creation of a sector named “Rare Woody Plants”;
Project financing agreement, N°2778
Equipment purchased with the financial support of the Prince Albert II of the Monaco Foundation
