Experts gathered in Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) on April 18 to discuss the detailed implementation scheme of CUBG Construction program on the second phase. the relevant leaders from 13 undertaking unit of the program attended the meeting.

　　The expert panel was composed of Zhang Zuoshuang, Xu Zaifu, Peng Huifang, Duan Ziyuan, Liu Bin, and Tian Yongsheng, with Academician Xu Zhihong as chairman.

　　Mr. DUAN Ziyuan, vice chairman of CUBG, first gave a brief introduction of the first-phase of the program and also expressed his expectations of its achievement in the next three years.

　　The experts listened to the planning Report of the main three projects by Prof. Chen Jin, CUBG chairman and XTBG director, Researcher Liao Jingping and Prof. Hu Huabin, Secretary-General of CUBG and XTBG vice director. Afterwards, they reviewed the mterial and asked in details about the future plan of CUBG.

　　They agreed that those three projects (Full Coverage Protection Plan of Native plants, Construction of Botanical Garden’s National Standard and Capacity Building), with clear objectives and feasible implementation plans, were recommended to support. They then gave detailed recommendations, such as integrating varies resources and timely submitting botanical garden development report to national authorities.

expert panel

the discussion meeting

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