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The IABG was formed in 1954 and is a worldwide organisation being
affiliated to the International Union of Biological Sciences
(IUBS) as a commission of the International Association of
Botanical and Mycological Societies (IABMS). The aims of IABG are
pursued by means of publications, committee work, and symposia and
contact through regionally autonomous groups having representation
on the IABG Council. All botanic gardens, arboreta or other
institutes and their staff are eligible for membership of IABG
through the various regional groups in Europe, Ibero-Macaronesia,
Latin America, Australasia-Oceania, E. Asia, with AABGA providing
a corresponding service to institutions in North America.
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IABG AIMS
- To promote international cooperation between botanic gardens
and similar institutes maintaining scientific collections of
living plants
- To promote the study of taxonomy of plants to benefit the world
community
- To promote documentation and exchange of living plants and
specimens between botanic gardens and similar institutes
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