Holguín Botanical Garden protects endemic species of flora
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The Botanical Garden of Holguín, located on the outskirts of the eastern city and founded in 1995 constitutes a reference area where the protection of endemic species of flora is boosted through environmental education.
Yudith Floirian, a specialist in the natural reservoir, highlighted among the main activities the educational talks and conferences referring to the properties of specimens such as the dwarf cactus and Flor de Holguín, exclusive to the eastern territory.
She said that some 117 endemic varieties of Cuba are represented in the place, preserved for the study and dissemination of their main characteristics as protectors of the natural environment in different areas of the province.
In the area covered by the plantations of this institution, attached to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, research projects are also developed for the protection of the mountainous ecosystems of the province, where most of the native plants in danger of extinction are found.
The Holguin Botanical Garden, about five and a half kilometers from the historic center of the city, in the vicinity of the Valle de Mayabe recreational park, has in its fifteen areas more than 19 thousand species from the five continents.
Among the programs to protect the flora and its environment, the reservoir also offers a wide range of services, including gardening and training courses related to botany.
