The garden as an institute
Science
Behind the beautiful avenues lies scientific work. The Botanical Garden is a research institution where the plants of Azerbaijan and the Caucasus are studied, described and conserved.
The garden as an institute
Behind the beautiful avenues lies scientific work. The Botanical Garden is a research institution where the plants of Azerbaijan and the Caucasus are studied, described and conserved.
What sets a botanical garden apart from a park is science. Here plants do not simply grow: they are identified, classified, studied and preserved for the future.
Science
The Central Botanical Garden is part of the system of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences and is closely linked with the Institute of Botany. Here flora is researched and worked to conserve.
The garden has a scientific council and a postgraduate programme — so it not only keeps plants but also trains new botanists.
What the science does
Research into the plants of Azerbaijan and the Caucasus.
Protecting rare and endangered species.
Scientific expertise and guidance of research.
Training a new generation of botanists.
Science
The garden's collections are also material for research: through them scientists study how plants live, reproduce and adapt. Every observation adds to the common store of knowledge.
So the garden joins two worlds — the living beauty of plants and the rigorous science that helps to understand and protect them.
The structure and directions of scientific work may be refined; information is given from open sources.