Today we visited the botanical garden in Lund.
The garden is for free and you can explore a lot of different things. The large greenhouse alone consists of more than six different departments with different climatic conditions.
In one compartment there were even small partridge-like birds. In summer time, a small cafe will be opened there, too.
We were inspired to go to the botanical garden by a seminar in the course “Environmental economics and management”. We formed small groups during the seminar and analysed the business models of the botanical gardens in Uppsala and Gothenburg. This was quit hard at the beginning but a good exercise to understand the concept of a business model better.
Botanical gardens in general have a challenging time at the moment. Like many not-for-profit organisations, botanical gardens are confronted by many social and economic difficulties. The aim of the seminar was to provide sustainable solutions for botanical gardens. We developed solutions which should attract more visitors, e.g. more interactive things, more involvement of schools and universities, etc. and therefore safe the preservation of botanical gardens.
