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Article: Environmental Leadership of Public Gardens to Take the Global Stage at the Upcoming G-20 Summit.
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- Ecology, Environment & Conservation
- Article date:
- October 9, 2009
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As testament to the important role that America's public gardens play in promoting environmental stewardship and awareness, plant and water conservation, and education in communities nationwide, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, a member of the American Public Gardens Association (APGA), will set the stage for the meeting of the leaders of the world's largest economies during the upcoming G-20 Summit. Cited by The White House as one of the world's greenest public gardens and a national model for environmental leadership, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens will be thrust into the global spotlight as the setting for the official welcoming of nineteen of the ...