Conservation of World Heritage Botanical Garden in an Environmentally Friendly City

Abstract

Bogor Botanical Gardens (BBGs) is one of the Indonesian Heritage is currently being sought to be recognized as a World Heritage which has survived for hundreds of years in an urban environment. Strategic function of BBGs require community attention in order to manifest a sustainable BBGs. However, the facts show that the shade of the trees began to decrease. There is a decrease in the number of bird species from 85 types (2002) to 35 species (2007). That change can’t be separated from the development of the city of Bogor. The growth of the city is centred around the BBGs. The investigation revealed that the active participation between workers and the communities surrounding BBGs becomes absolutely necessary to preserve BBGs.