XTBG is hosting a training course on botanical gardens’ management for Cambodian Ministry of Environment this month. The aim of the training is to expand the knowledge of botanical gardens and actively implement the foreign aid program (Cambodian National Botanical Garden).

      At the opening ceremony of the training course, Prof. Chen Jin gave warmly welcomed the trainees and encouraged both the trainers and trainees to cooperate well with each other, so as to make it a full success.

The three trainees are Mr. Khum thoeum, Mr. Mao Kunthea and Mr. Sen Sopheap from Cambodian Ministry of Environment.

 The training covered such topics as: an overview of worldwide botanical gardens; gardening and horticulture; collection, classification and identification of plant specimens; botanical gardens and public education; tourism management in botanical gardens; and raising of program funds, etc.

The one-month course is to last from March 1 to 31.