The Botanic Garden of the Irkutsk State University

The Botanic Garden of the Irkutsk State University is a botanic garden in Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia.

Mission

"To protect and enrich the flora of the Lake Baikal area and the world for people through public education, collection, propagation, research, and conservation of plants."

The Botanic Garden of the Irkutsk State University (BGISU) occupies 27 hectares within Irkutsk city, 70 kilometers west of Lake Baikal. It is the only botanical garden in Irkutsk region and in the Baikalian Siberia included in International Directory of Botanic Gardens. It is categorized by law as a strictly protected natural territory within the capital of Irkutsk Oblast. As a living museum the BGISU serves as an educational tool for students and general public.

External links

* [http://bogard.isu.ru/indexe.htm English site]
* [http://bogard.isu.ru/index.htm Russian site]
* [http://bogard.isu.ru/cbd/redlist/redlistbaikal.htm Red Book Plants of the Lake Baikal Region]
* [http://bogard.isu.ru/excursions/2ne.htm Virtual Tour]
* [http://bogard.isu.ru/articlese.htm Recent Publications]
* [http://bogard.isu.ru/plants/album/album.htm Plants of the Lake Baikal West Coast. Album and Identification Field Guide]

See also [http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/heiwa/JNL/28/Kuzevanov.pdf) review article] of Kuzevanov V.Ya., Sizykh S.V. "Botanic Gardens Resources: Tangible and Intangible Aspects of Linking Biodiversity and Human Well-Being", Hiroshima Peace Science "Journal", 28 (2006), pp. 113-134. Download from the sites [http://bogard.isu.ru/articles/hiroshima/kuzevanov_jpc2006.pdf in Russia] [http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/heiwa/JNL/28/Kuzevanov.pdf) or in Japan]