ICE Oman Committee
From Dream to Reality - Oman Botanic Garden
Guest Speaker: Annette Patzelt and Ghudaina Al Issai
Tuesday, June 25th, 2019
College of Banking & Financial Studies (CBFS), Muscat Hall
Bowsher, Muscat. (Location Map Attached)
Lat: 23.553627 / Lon: 58.399797
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
The Oman Botanic Garden is a new world-class development of the Diwan of Royal Court in Oman, celebrating the unique plants and landscapes of Oman. The garden, currently under construction and not open to the public yet, will showcase all of Oman’s native plant species in a series of carefully created, naturalistic habitats from the dry deserts to the rich monsoon cloud forests. With this concept, the Oman Botanic Garden is unique in the world and of global significance – no other botanic garden is representing the entire flora of one country in habitat settings. The Oman Botanic Garden will present an unprecedented opportunity for visitors to experience the flora and vegetation of Oman while learning about the rich cultural traditions and legendary hospitality of the country.
Dr. Annette Patzelt is a botanist who has lived and worked in Oman for more than 20 years,specialising on Arabian flora, vegetation and plant conservation.As an Assistant Professor, she taught for eight years at the Department of Biology, Sultan
Qaboos University, Oman. Since 2006, she works as Scientific Director and Head of Botany and Conservation in the Oman Botanic Garden.
Ghudaina Al Issai is a botanist who works in Oman Botanic Garden since 2007. She has a M.Sc.degree in Taxonomy and biodiversity of Plants from the University of Edinburgh, UK. She has
a role that involves research coordination and project management. Ghudaina has gained abroad experience in conservation based projects as well as handling biological databases.
