THE 1ST INTERNATIONAL ONLINE CONFERENCE ON ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANICAL GARDENS
Botanični vrt sodeluje v organizacijskem odboru konference
The 1st International Online Conference on Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Organized by MDPI's Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, IOCZBG 2026 will take place online from 2 to 4 December 2026 and is free to attend.
The conference welcomes submissions across six thematic areas:
- Zoo Animals Welfare
- Zoo Animals Behaviour
- Zoo Animals Health
- Biodiversity Conservation at Botanical Gardens
- Collections in Botanical Gardens, Arboretum and Museums
- Botanical Gardens Sustainability
Updated conference timeline:
- Abstract submission deadline: 11 September 2026
- Acceptance notification: 2 October 2026
- Registration deadline: 27 November 2026
- Conference dates: 2–4 December 2026
The online format enables participation from a global audience while promoting discussion on emerging research, conservation practices, animal welfare, biodiversity management, and sustainability initiatives across zoological and botanical institutions.
Submit your abstract by 11 September: https://sciforum.net/submissions/IOCZBG2026/link/1
Register for FREE by 27 November: https://sciforum.net/event/IOCZBG2026/registration
THE EXISTENCE OF THE UNIVERSITY BOTANIC GARDENS LJUBLJANA IS IN THREATEN!
Petition to preserve University Botanic Gardens Ljubljana, which has been operating since 1810.
Dear, with the petition Let's preserve the University Botanic Garden of Ljubljana, we want to preserve the historic Botanic Garden and realize its expansion in a new location. The University Botanic Gardens Ljubljana has been operating continuously since 1810. This is the second time that Slovenian Railways has cut the Botanic Garden since 1974. At that time, the garden lost 0.3 ha of land, and with this it was deprived of the possibility of expansion in this place. The construction of the second track to Ivančna Gorica will again take away a significant part of the land from the garden along the entire length of the track, which runs along one of the longest sides of the garden. The construction thus destroy the old administrative building from 1897, which today houses a valuable garden library and the Primula tea house, where visitors to the garden can take a break and refresh themselves and thus enjoy the Garden for a longer time. The Garden will lose some of the oldest trees: Metasequia glyptostroboides, which represents one of the first genotypes that arrived in Europe and, according to experts of this species, is truly unique. The oldest Ginkgo biloba in Slovenia from the very beginnings of the garden, a series of old trees from the genus Abies and many other equally valuable trees for the Garden in this part will fall. All Japanese cherries are also falling, a gift from the State of Japan in 1999.
Link to petition which you can sign!
HISTORY
BAVCON, Jože. 200 years of the Ljubljana Botanic gardens. V: BAVCON, Jože (ur.). 200 let Botaničnega vrta v Ljubljani. Ljubljana: Botanični vrt, Oddelek za biologijo, Biotehniška fakulteta, 2010, str. 73-103. [COBISS.SI-ID 2288719]
Jože Bavcon
Abstract
The present work deals with the history of the Ljubljana Botanic Garden. It brings to light some newly discovered archive documents. It provides a closer examination and comparison of Paulin's and Voss's assessments of the Garden for the period after F. Hladnik (1834) till the arrival of A. Paulin (1886), which are further compared with the so far undisclosed archive documents on the relevant Garden period. These comparisons reveal that the Botanic Garden has never failed to maintain continuity of work such as expected in a botanic garden. The final part covers the Botanic Garden in the recent times.
Key Words: botanic garden, colleges, Illyrian Provinces, F. Hladnik, J. Biatzovsky, A. Fleischmann, A. Paulin, J. Lazar, V. Strgar.
COMMON SNOWDROP (GALANTHUS NIVALIS L.) IN SLOVENIA
ISBN 978-961-6822-24-4
Text in Slovenian and English
THE LIST OF SOME PLANTS YOU CAN BUY IN THE BOTANICAL GARDEN:
Galanthus nivalis forms for sale - Galanthus sale 2026 has ended!
COMMON SNOWDROP AND ITS DIVERSITY IN SLOVENIA
PRICE: 12 €
2. Reprint with amendments 2012
ROOF GARDENS ON BUS STATION
On its 210th anniversary, the Botanic Garden of the University of Ljubljana started an interesting project. Together with the City of Ljubljana and company Europlakat, we began planting plants on the roofs of bus shelters of the Ljubljana public transport system.
TROPICAL GLASSHOUSE
Tropical glasshouse is open to visitors to the provisional schedule from Monday to Friday: 10.00-18.00, Saturday and Sunday: 10.00-18.00.
BOTANIC GARDENS AND BIODIVERSITY
Izšla je nova knjiga z naslovom: Botanic Gardens and Biodiversity
BOTANIČNI VRT MED PRVIMI NA SVETU MEDNARODNO AKREDITIRAN
Te dni so na evropskem kongresu botaničnih vrtov EUROGARD VIII objavili novico, da je izmed 3500 botaničnih vrtov na svetu doseglo zahtevno akreditacijo za botanične vrtove Svetovne organizacije botaničnih vrtov (Botanic Garden Conservation International) prvih 7 botaničnih vrtov, med katerimi je tudi Botanični vrt Univerze v Ljubljani.
200 YEARS BOTANIC GARDENS IN LJUBLJANA
Book 200 Years - Botanic Gardens in Ljubljana text in five languages: slovenian, english, german french and italian
Price: 19 €
INSTITUTION WITH THE TRADITION AND KNOW-HOW, EVER SINCE 1810!
BOTANIC GARDEN CELEBRATES - BIODIVERSITY GUARDIAN FOR 216 YEARS!
