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the guiding principles for the site over a 20-year period. It prioritises a sequence of works to improve the visitor experience, increase revenue and facilitate the conservation and expansion of the Gardens collections.

Relevance to this management plan
The master plan provided the framework for future infrastructure development and enabled new investment from government and philanthropic donors. The first stage of the master plan has commenced.

Appendix B: Commonwealth Heritage values of the Australian National Botanic Gardens

Summary statement of significance
The ANBG is important for containing rare and endangered native plant species in cultivation (Criterion B). The ANBG is important for its value as a research and teaching site based on the extensive herbarium collections which are linked to the living plant collections; this is rare on such a scale in Australia (Criterion C).
The ANBG is important for aesthetic characteristics valued by the community as it exhibits an attractive park landscape with a well balanced integration of spaces and form; interest from the vegetation details of the variety of native species; contrasts of small and large plants, waterform, rockform and colour; vistas of major Canberra features including Parliament House and many enframed attractive views across the lake (Criterion E).
The ANBG is important for demonstrating a high degree of technical achievement by establishing a living collection linked to the herbarium collections. It also demonstrates design excellence in construction of certain garden features, in particular the Rainforest Gully, which represents a geographic transect up the east coast of Australia, and the rockery area with its carefully contrived combination of rocks, pools and running water.
The ANBG is innovative in being the first public garden composed essentially of Australian native plants with some related species. Public gardens of this type are rare (Criteria F and B).

Commonwealth Heritage official values

Criterion B: Rarity
The place has significant heritage value because of the place's possession of uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of Australia's natural or cultural history.
The ANBG is important for containing rare and endangered native plant species in cultivation. It is the first public garden composed essentially of Australian native plants, with some related species. Public gardens of this type are rare.

Attributes
The whole native garden, plus rare and endangered native plant species in cultivation.

Criterion C: Research
The place has significant heritage value because of the place's potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of Australia's natural or cultural history.
The ANBG is important for its value as a research and teaching site based on the extensive herbarium collection linked to the living plant collection; this is rare on such a scale in Australia.

Attributes
The combination of herbarium and living plant collections.

Criterion