Programs at the William L. Brown Center
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Ethnobotany

Working with colleagues and communities around the world, we study and document the relationship between cultures, plant species, and ecosystems in order to inform education, conservation, and community-building efforts.

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Climate Change

Using phenology, traditional knowledge, and vegetation change, WLBC has climate research through the Himalayas in Bhutan, China, and Nepal.

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Discovery

The DISCOVERY program of the WLBC links interested communities and partner countries to academic, government and commercial partners in natural products discovery. The Garden has long been a leader in developing ethical collecting agreements; local partners in international projects always have benefit-sharing agreements and receive up-front compensation from the funding source to support local capacity-building efforts.

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