Date: June 3rd 2025, 6 – 7:30 PM (CET)
Speaker: Dr. Annette Patzelt (Botanist and Vegetation Ecologist)
We are happy to present the next webinar in our series, Global Goals, Local Impact: Sustainably Ever After! The webinars in this series are free of charge and conducted in English.
Dr. Annette Patzelt (Botanist and Vegetation Ecologist) is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Botany and Vegetation Ecology at University of Applied Sciences in Weihenstephan-Triesdorf, Germany, and works as independent consultant.
Annette’s experience combines practical science application with many years of senior management roles, international expert adviser, and a distinctive botanical portfolio. During her 15 years as botanic garden director, she built and managed an interdisciplinary team of 80+ employees. She has authored 6 books, 24 book chapters, and 65+ articles. Annette has led the development of the world’s largest documented collection of Arabian plants. She is an expert consultant on botany and vegetation, habitat restoration, botanic gardens, and horticulture for sustainable development projects in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions.
About the Webinar:
The Sultanate of Oman in the southern Arabian Peninsula is mainly characterised by arid habitats. However, in stark contrast to the deserts, the country also contains monsoon-affected subtropical cloud forest vegetation and unique high-altitude Juniper woodland. Many areas in the country are regional centres of plant endemism.
The last decades have seen intensified botanical research, with many field expeditions to isolated areas, which were new to science. The exploration and applied research of flora and vegetation formed the basis for the development of Oman Botanic Garden, the largest botanic garden worldwide currently under construction.
The progress in the development of Oman Botanic Garden will be presented to exemplify the steps emerging out of an initial big idea on the way to successful delivery of a gigantic plant conservation project.
Oman Botanic Garden seeks to become an iconic tourist destination, a world-class facility for the conservation of Arabia’s plants, as well as a fascinating and inspirational centre for education. To achieve these ambitious goals, the Oman Botanic Garden incorporates innovative and integrated science and design solutions, to showcase the unique flora and vegetation of the country.
