How The Colonial Past of Botanical Gardens Can Be Put to Good Use
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THE ASWAN BOTANICAL GARDEN, ALSO KNOWN AS KITCHENER’S ISLAND OR EL NABATAT ISLAND, IS EGYPT’S WORLD CLASS BOTANICAL GARDEN THAT IS LOCATED ON AN ISLAND IN THE NILE RIVER AT ASWAN. VIA
How The Colonial Past of Botanical Gardens Can Be Put to Good Use
By Brett M Bennett, Associate Professor of History, University of Johannesburg. First published on The Conversation Africa.
Botanical gardens play an important role in shaping national attitudes and encouraging better human connectedness to nature.
They offer education and research opportunities that are critical to plant conservation. Visiting a garden can relieve stress and help give people a sense of place that extends to the wider region.
Scholars from a variety of disciplines have been working to understand the histories, impact and meanings of gardens to improve conservation outcomes and to build strong communities.
