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History of the garden
The Mangyshlak Experimental Botanical Garden is the only scientific organization in Western Kazakhstan whose tasks include solving the issues of mobilizing the gene pool of domestic and world flora in extra-arid climatic conditions.
The Mangyshlak Experimental Botanical Garden was formed on the basis of a stationary expedition, by decision of the State Committee of the USSR Council of Ministers for Science and Technology No. 61 of 01.12. 1970, by Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the KazSSR No. 129 of 03/09/1971 and by Resolution of the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of the KazSSR No. 59 of 03/25/1971 in Shevchenko (now Aktau).
The actual start of the garden dates back to January 1972.
Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 745 dated July 19, 2005. The Mangyshlak Experimental Botanical Garden is included in the “List of Specially Protected Natural Areas of Republican Significance” with a total area of 39 hectares.
Due to the uniqueness of the collection in the arid natural conditions of Mangyshlak, the Garden is included in the International Register and is a member of the Council of Botanical Gardens of the CIS Countries under the International Association of the Academy of Sciences, the International Council of Botanical Gardens for Plant Conservation.
Main scientific directions of MEBS:
- Preservation and development of a unique collection of plants created in the extreme natural conditions of the desert zone of Western Kazakhstan;
- Conducting fundamental and applied research in the field of introduction and acclimatization of plants in the arid conditions of the Kazakhstan Caspian region;
- Development of scientific foundations for plant protection (in situ and ex situ) and plant resource management.
- Protection and reproduction in the conditions of culture of rare, endangered and exotic plants
- Creation of collections, seed and herbarium funds of plants, development of a production range of plants;
- Creation of introductory plant nurseries, development of a reproductive nursery base of open and closed ground for the cultivation and sale of seed and planting material;
- Organization and implementation of protection regimes for specially protected natural areas.
The Mangyshlak Experimental Botanical Garden was formed on the basis of a stationary expedition, by decision of the State Committee of the USSR Council of Ministers for Science and Technology No. 61 of 01.12. 1970, by Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the KazSSR No. 129 of 03/09/1971 and by Resolution of the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of the KazSSR No. 59 of 03/25/1971 in Shevchenko (now Aktau).
The actual start of the garden dates back to January 1972.
Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 745 dated July 19, 2005. The Mangyshlak Experimental Botanical Garden is included in the “List of Specially Protected Natural Areas of Republican Significance” with a total area of 39 hectares.
Due to the uniqueness of the collection in the arid natural conditions of Mangyshlak, the Garden is included in the International Register and is a member of the Council of Botanical Gardens of the CIS Countries under the International Association of the Academy of Sciences, the International Council of Botanical Gardens for Plant Conservation.
Main scientific directions of MEBS:
- Preservation and development of a unique collection of plants created in the extreme natural conditions of the desert zone of Western Kazakhstan;
- Conducting fundamental and applied research in the field of introduction and acclimatization of plants in the arid conditions of the Kazakhstan Caspian region;
- Development of scientific foundations for plant protection (in situ and ex situ) and plant resource management.
- Protection and reproduction in the conditions of culture of rare, endangered and exotic plants
- Creation of collections, seed and herbarium funds of plants, development of a production range of plants;
- Creation of introductory plant nurseries, development of a reproductive nursery base of open and closed ground for the cultivation and sale of seed and planting material;
- Organization and implementation of protection regimes for specially protected natural areas.
