Improving the management of Brazilian botanical gardens: The case of the Adolpho Ducke Botanical Garden of Manaus

Abstract

Regardless of its form of management, to achieve its goals the botanical gardens must be supported by management tools that guide the actions to be implemented, and reflect the expectations and needs of its visitors in programs and projects. The study aimed to provide subsidies to guide the management of the Adolpho Ducke Botanical Garden of Manaus, based on the perception, the demands and expectations through a survey of information from the different stakeholders that interact with the Garden, seeking to ensure the effective achievement of its goals, as well as its institutional strengthening, considering its peculiar characteristics and importance in the Amazonian context. The central question of this study is how the Botanical Garden should be administrated in order to meet the expectations and demands of its users. For that, three main goals were established, which can assist in establishing a better management of the Garden. Currently, the document that guides its management is its bylaws, which establishes its mission, objectives and management structure, being a north, yet there is still a lack of an instrument that includes planning for the future. © 2014, Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro. All rights reserved.