Environment
all aspects of the buildings so they use water
ity. The garden will also share its experiences
developing fast, with the team now number-
website, www.oman-botanic-garden.org, where
efficiently, are constructed using recycled, locally
through conferences, workshops and site visits
ing 45 young Omanis in horticulture, botany
interested parties can sign up to receive their
produced and safe (e.g. low volatile organic
to become a model for sustainability in Oman.
and communications departments, and an
regular newsletter, full of the latest details of this
compound content) materials, minimise energy
In addition, it will not be long until construc-
ongoing training and recruitment programme.
fascinating development, and watch this amaz-
use, are powered by renewable energy sources
tion of the impressive ‘biomes’, the structures
Some of the garden’s stories have also been
ing garden grow!
and minimise resource use. Exhibitions, displays,
that will house plants from Dhofar and the high
shared already, with some school groups, local
Any comments, queries or suggestions can be
educational and fun programmes will help the
mountains of Jabal Shams and Jabal Al-Akhdar,
teachers and special interest clubs visiting the
sent to the garden at
garden promote best practice in sustainabil-
is started as well. Indeed, the whole project is
site’s temporary visitor centre. The project has a
omanbotanicgarden@gmail.com
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