Canadian Institute for Sustainable Biodiversity

Conserving Plants, Improving Wellbeing

Click Here to Register On-Line for our February 2010 Symposium on Sustainable Horticulture Home Our 2010 Symposium Our Blog Our Calendar of Events Sustainable Living Tips Document Centre Get Involved Contact Us Web Links Web Credits Royal Botanical Gardens Welcome to the Canadian Institute for Sustainable Biodiversity The Canadian Institute for Sustainable Biodiversity is Royal Botanical Gardens’ program to reach out and help all Canadians achieve well-being and support the conservation of nature, at the same time. "Sustainable Biodiversity" is a work in progress to describe our approach to the study, use and conservation of the natural and cultural diversity of the living world, with a focus on plants. Our goal is to encourage, facilitate and empower individual, consumer, political and corporate choices that protect wild plant populations, habitats and ecological relationships, while improving human well-being, enjoyment and knowledge. Current CISB Programs: Our 2010 Symposium on Sustainable Horticulture: February 16th through 19th, 2010 Our exciting symposium for 2010 will be held at Royal Botanical Gardens Centre in Burlington, Ontario. Featuring a diverse array of presentations and interactive participation, we are seeking to understand and promote sustainability in the design, management and use of built landscapes of all kinds in our communities. We hope you will join us! Read more... On-Line Registration for the Symposium is Now Available! Sign up today for Early Bird Registration Discounts! Back to Nature: Bringing Children and Nature Together In 2008, Royal Botanical Gardens invited representatives of over 30 national and provincial environmental, youth, planning and health organizations to a weekend workshop to discuss how we all might work together to address this issue. In 2009, RBG released a special report calling for an Ontario-wide strategy: Back to Nature: Towards an Ontario Strategy for Bringing Children and Nature Together. Many organizations have aligned themselves with a positioning statement that has arisen from the workshop, and funding is currently being sought to establish a secretariat to support network development, activities and collaborations. Read more... Read More About Our Other Programs Sponsors of our 2010 Symposium: