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[Science News] - Coffee, agroforestry and reforestation increase climate resilience in the D.R. Congo
Meise Botanic Garden also carries out projects outside Belgium, including two in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The first project is a 50-hectare sustainable coffee plantation, and the second is an agroforestry and reforestation project covering 1,500 hectares...
[Science News] - Cooperation between the Botanic Gardens of Meise and Rio de Janeiro highlighted during Belgian Economic Mission
Yesterday evening, 28 November 2024, in the presence of Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium, Representative of His Majesty the King, the signing of the Letter of Understanding between Meise Botanic Garden and Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro was highlighted in a ceremony at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden...
[Science News] - The success of a failure: The Chamisso collection of the Van Heurck Herbarium
During the inventory and curation of Franz Wilhelm Sieber's herbarium, we recently uncovered a small but valuable collection of plants collected by Adelbert von Chamisso during the Russian Rurik expedition...
[Science News] - The contribution of Meise Botanic Garden to ensuring global food security
16 October marks the World Food Day, an international day celebrated every year throughout the world to commemorate the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization...
[Science News] - EarthCape, a new database system for the collections
On September 23 and 24, Meise Botanic Garden organized a two-day meeting for EarthCape users...
Meise Botanic Garden becomes judging location for Excellence Roses
The Dutch-Belgian inspections for Excellence Roses has added a new location: Meise Botanic Garden. The Excellence Roses quality mark stands for strong, healthy, rich and repeat-flowering roses, which give good results to end users without the use of plant protection products.