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Mountain in Canberra, contains the world's most comprehensive display of living Australian native plants. The diverse living collection provides an inspirational place for learning, quiet contemplation and passive recreation.
The ANBG is valued for its scientific and horticultural research into Australian plants and related flora. It is recognised for its role in the dissemination of knowledge and information about Australian plants and for its contribution to plant conservation. The ANBG provides learning experiences focusing on Australia's unique flora and landscapes, and influencing public attitudes to the conservation of plants and the environment. Growing partnerships and collaborations will assist the ANBG to champion the conservation of Australian native plants through its work in ex situ conservation.
The Australian National Herbarium – jointly managed by the ANBG and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) – is among the world's largest collection of Australian plant specimens and supports cutting-edge research into the taxonomic and evolutionary origins of Australian plants.
The ANBG is a Commonwealth reserve under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) and is managed in accordance with the EPBC Act and its Regulations. It is a requirement of the Act that the Director of National Parks prepare management plans for Commonwealth reserves (s 366 of the EPBC Act). This management plan sets out the goals for the ANBG for the next 10 years, how this national institution contributes to botanical research and education on Australian plants, and how its iconic landscape will be managed for that period. The ANBG will demonstrate its continued commitment to increasing knowledge about the Australian flora through growing and showcasing a national collection representing Australia's plant diversity, undertaking world‑class scientific and horticultural research, and informing the community through education programs that connect Australians to our unique natural heritage.

Jody Swirepik
Director of National Parks

Acknowledgements
The Director of National Parks is grateful to the many individuals and organisations who contributed to this management plan, in particular Parks Australia and Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research staff; the Friends of the Australian National Botanic Gardens; botanic gardens across Australia and their friends and volunteer guides; and those who responded to the call to 'have your say' and made public comments that contributed to the development of this management plan.

Overview

National leadership role
Botanic gardens around the world play a significant role in ex situ conservation and exploration of global plant diversity. The range of scientific activities conducted by botanic gardens often includes conservation, propagation, horticulture, seed science, taxonomy, systematics, genetics and restoration ecology. Botanic gardens also provide learning experiences, including public education and linking plants and people.
In recent years the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) has placed greater emphasis on