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As the King is the water,
I shall be the forest.
The forest devotes its loyalty
to the water.
From H.M. Queen Sirikit's Speech
- December 20, 1982
Background
Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden (QBG),
Chiang Mai, Thailand, was established in 1993 as a state enterprise under
the Prime Minister's Office. It is the first botanical garden of the country
for there are scientific basis and purposes for the collections, as well
as the provison of botanical education and research. QBG has the aims to
serve as a center for botanical studies and research, a center for ex
situ conservation of the Thai flora, and a place to provide botanical
education and aesthetic displays for the general public. |
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