PTK Botanical Garden

Focused on #sustainable tourism in Luang Prabang, #Laos. Our #botanic #garden focuses on conserving #biodiversity, #ethnobotany, and cultural preservation.

[PTK Botanical Garden @PTKBotanical]

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@seabgnet @seabgnet You're welcome - let's do it again sometime. :)

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We learnt so much at our #Fagaceae #workshop. Read our #blog about it here: https://t.co/TgKyjhh9SP

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It's that time of year again... Who knows what these #parasitic #plants are? 📷 taken elephantconservationcenter #botany #plantID @ Elephant Conservation Center https://t.co/jEVwVbMMyq

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#phatadke is hosting a #science #workshop on #Fagaceae (#oak family of plants) this week. Today we're at The Grand Hotel, with a lovely #view of the #gardens across the #mekongriver.… https://t.co/qvUvbtljpi

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We're getting our #science #training in this week at PTK!

[Murphy Westwood @MurphyWestwood]

Conservation of Fagaceae in Indochina workshop is underway @PTKBotanical, Laos! Prof Joeri Strijk of Guangxi University presenting ID of #oaks and their relatives. Up next: @distortedabso w/@IUCNRedList assessment review. @GTA_GTSG @globaltrees Photo cred: @LinskyJean

[CEPF @CommunityCEPF]

Big news! This morning @RiouxRemy, on behalf of long-time CEPF donor @AFD_en, finalized an agreement to provide an additional 6 million euros to CEPF for biodiversity conservation. CEPF Donor Council Member @jenniferlynnmo3 from @ConservationOrg cosigned.

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#PhaTadKe was at a #ginger #conference in #Singapore last week. #Blog on it here: https://t.co/ceq4nlvD3b
#botany #botanicgarden #scienceconference #loveplants

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Our latest garden blog is about Lao food: https://t.co/IuWORo9JZY

[WWF @WWF]

Without trees, there’d be no oxygen. Without bees, there’d be no fruit or nuts. And “Without #biodiversity, there is no future for humanity,” - Prof David Macdonald. We need to start treating our planet better - it’s the only home we’ve got. #BiodiversityExplained

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The stunningly weird Tacca chantrieri are flowering at PTK now. Learn about them in our #plantofthemonth #nature #botany #Flowers
https://t.co/BU8JeUKEdC

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The huge importance of #agriculture practices in #conservation successes:
https://t.co/6Dx87JuB9E

[MargaretWilliamsUNDP @MargaretJWUNDP]

Department of Climate Change gives good over of disasters in #Laos - #floods #droughts #typhoons - impacts on #vulnerable populations, impacts on #LDC economy and #GDP. Importance to #SDGs #LeaveNoOneBehind #Sendai Framework @hsejar2010 @bmurali @Sanny080911

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A beautiful plant under threat. Unfortunately this is all too common. There's similar issues with some Laotian species. https://t.co/KIJEyw38ur

[Solofo Rakotoarisoa @RseSolofo]

#Pachypodium_baronii_windsorii (EN B2ab(iii,v)) a remarkable succulent growing on steep calcareous outcrops and restricted to the N #Madagascar now threatened by illegal collecting of living plant in their natural habitat @TeamKMCC

[PhytoKeys @PhytoKeys]

A glimpse into the extraordinary #flora of Southeast Asia, our latest special issue (featuring a number of #newspecies) aims to promote awareness on the region’s #biodiversity richness while raising concerns on its #conservation #botany https://t.co/2JKgTwNh7q

[PhytoKeys @PhytoKeys]

Fantastic indeed! More exciting #newspecies from across #Lamiaceae #Gesneriaceae #Begoniaceae #Zingiberaceae #Orchidaceae #Aristolochiaceae in the "Plant diversity of Southeast Asia" special issue: https://t.co/9QxpTjzhwA
#botany https://t.co/FvYAw7z2Fm

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New botanic resource centres are always exciting! https://t.co/CVgX13sA5O

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The stunning #orchid Acampe papillosa is #flowering at #PhaTadKe #BotanicGarden right now - come… https://t.co/oMt1DH0urq

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Plant of the month at #PhaTadKe #botanical garden: https://t.co/s0BBM5OC92

[UNDP Lao PDR @UNDPLaoPDR]

#NewUNDP Strategic Plan means stronger action against climate change. Read more how #Laos is leading climate action by example with support of UNDP: https://t.co/7Vd8MG4W4Z
Strategic plan: https://t.co/zgvN2yZBpz