Strategic Change Management on Bogor Botanical Gardens Toward UNESCO World Heritage (Case Study on Bogor Botanical Gardens)

Abstract

This study is to analysis the implementation on change management in Bogor Botanical Gardens towards processing to become The World Heritage. The process has been doing related with Bogor Botanical Gardens vision to protect and increasing value of the Gardens. The Bogor Botanical Gardens which is the oldest Botanical Garden in Indonesia has been applying change management strategy i.e. Management system, strategic planning, human resources planning and become center of excellence for international research. Based on the interview the effort to fight the Gardens as a Universal Cultural Heritage are the first step to achieve a national identity and support the sustainable development of the World Heritage. The conservation efforts need to be understood and interpreted to have high benefits as a generator of economic growth, social, culture for the city of Bogor and society at large, in order to achieve a balance of environmental, security-safety and public health as well as the sustainability of the botanical gardens.

Blossoming Insights: A Bibliometric Review of Botanical Gardens’ Research Across Time (1960-2023)

“…These institutions strive to serve local and global communities by addressing contemporary challenges [12]. In addition to their traditional roles in researching and collecting plants, many botanical gardens now actively participate in ex-situ conservation efforts for endangered plant species [13,14,4]. These institutions also contribute to public awareness and education regarding the importance of plant conservation and sustainable environmental practices [15,16].…”

Assessing Ecosystem Health in Botanical Gardens

“…The Botanical Gardens have a role in contributing to ex-situ conservation of Sumatran grassland plants. Thus, observing biodiversity is very important [2]. The biodiversity indicator shows that CLI and CL2 have the same value of 0.0; while CL3 has a value of 2.02 and CL4 of 1.93.…”

“…A botanical garden is defined as an ex-situ plant conservation area in which there are various plant collections that have been documented and recorded based on taxonomic, bioregional, thematic classification patterns, or a combination of several patterns for conservation, research, education, tourism and environmental service purposes [1]. Apart from being a place to protect germplasm sources, botanical gardens also have ecological and social functions for the community [2]. Currently, Lampung Province has two botanical gardens, namely the Liwa Botanical Gardens and the ITERA Botanical Gardens.…”