IABE MEMBER FACILITIES

Botanische Tuinen Utrecht

Fort Hoofddijk , Budapestlaan 17

3584 CD Utrecht , THE NETHERLANDS

Phone: 0031 (0)30-2535455 (publieksinformatie)

0031 (0)30-2531826 (overige vragen)

Fax: 0031 (0)30-2535177

E-mail: w.kersten@uu.nl

Website: www.bio.uu.nl/bottuinen/

Mission statement:

To collect, preserve and exhibit wild plants from all over the world with special focus on species that are endangered in the wild. Another target of the Utrecht Botanical gardens is to teach people about the variety of plants on earth and to make them aware of the essential role plants play in our daily lives.

June 27 - September 13, 2009

Tropisch Vlinder Festival

Kipepeo (Swahili for butterfly) is a community based enterprise that supports the livelihoods of people living around Arabuko Sokoke forest in coastal Kenya, East Africa. This provides an incentive for their participation in the conservation of a forest with high biodiversity and endemism. Kipepeo seeks to demonstrate the tangible link between conservation and livelihood.

Display native Malaysian butterflies year-round. Supplier of live butterfly pupae.

To breed and to research into the unknown of butterfly and insect mystery to ease the stress and the threat on the wild population.

To inform the public about the beauty and fragility of nature worldwide, with a special emphasis on tropical regions. To fundraise among visitors for the upkeep and management of the conservation projects of Papiliorama's sister-foundation, the International Tropical Conservation Foundation (ITCF), such as the Shipstern Nature Reserve in Belize, Central America.

Bristol Zoo Gardens maintains and defends biodiversity through breeding endangered species, conserving threatened species and habitats and promoting a wider understanding of the natural world.

Alas de Colombia is the first Colombian company established to foster and better the understanding and conservation of butterflies, working towards an environmentally sustainable, socially fair and profitable activity.

The mission of El Bosque Nuevo is to protect the 150 hectares of primary and secondary rain forest on site through 100% of the profit of the sales of butterfly pupae. Get more forest to protect and continue reforestation projects every year. Raise new species of butterfly to get up a colony and display them at costumer facilities. Help the local community with work and competitive salaries. Educational school programs with Minae ( ministerio de Agricultura.

Ventanas en Corcovado Foundations is a member-supported 501(c)3 charitable organization chartered in Arizona, USA. The research activities and educational programs of Ventanas en Corcovado Foundations promote conservation and sustainable development in Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula. Ventanas en Corcovado Research & Education Center in Dos Brazos del Rio Tigre on Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula supports entomological research and insect farming activities as well as provide accommodations for visiting students, research scientists, and members.

PATRON MEMBER - 2009

LA FERME DES PAPILLONS

Le Galion Beach Road

Orleans, 97150 Saint Martin, FRENCH WEST INDIES

Phone: +590 590873121

Fax: +599 5443562

E-mail: slayter@caribserve.net

Website: www.thebutterflyfarm.com

Display tropical butterflies year-round.

Mission Statement: To encourage our visitors to protect their local butterflies by planting their host plants.

Science North creates and markets high quality science education and entertainment experiences in English and French which involve people in the relationship between science and everyday life.

Committed to excellence in providing quality family entertainment, with friendly, caring service, in clean attractive surroundings, all with the motive to glorify God. We build smiles.

The mission of the Butterfly Pavilion is to foster an appreciation of butterflies and other invertebrates while educating the public about the need for conservation of threatened habitats in the tropics and around the world.

Display Florida native butterflies year-round. Supplier of host and nectar plants.

Our goal is to increase public awareness and educate our children about one of Florida's greatest natural treasures, our beautiful butterflies and moths. We also desire to increase natural habitat for wild butterflies, to offset some of the loss of habitat that occurs due to our area's rapid growth. This can best be accomplished through the planting of highly efficient butterfly gardens. With proper use of host plants in these gardens, we can also increase wild populations.

The Indianapolis Zoo inspires local and global communities to celebrate, protect and preserve our natural world through conservation, education and research and by providing an enriching and wondrous environment for our visitors and the animals in our care.

Educate, enchant and inspire environmental stewardship through displays of living beauty.

Display North American and some tropical butterflies seasonally (May through September).

Wings of Fancy celebrates the intricate relationship of people, plants and butterflies by stimulating a curiosity and understanding of butterflies and their lifecycle that encourages our visitors to establish butterfly habitats in their own gardens.

Zoo New England's mission is to inspire people to protect and sustain the natural world for future generations by creating fun and engaging experiences that integrate wildlife and conservation programs, research, and education.

The Lepidoptera source in western Massachusetts, specializing in all aspects of butterflies, moths and caterpillars, Magic Wings focuses on butterfly-related educational, recreational, entertainment, and gardening needs.

Our mission is to educate the public about the vital role insects play in our world, and to promote a better understanding of the interaction between humans and insects and how they impact our every day life.

Our mission is to connect people, animals and the natural world, which means we're dedicated to inspiring people to ant on behalf of the environment. To accomplish this, we provide award-winning recreational, educational and conservation programs locally, nationally and internationally.

Flagship Member - 2009

The Butterfly Palace and Rainforest Adventure

4106 West Highway 76

Branson, Missouri 65616, USA

Phone: 417-332-2231

Fax: 417-332-2232

E-mail: sarahb@thebutterflypalace.com

Website: www.thebutterflypalace.com

Display tropical butterflies most of the year (March - November).

Mission Statement:

To provide a unique educational, and entertaining adventure by showcasing the beauty of butterflies and plants in an indoor, climate-controlled natural habitat.

Flagship Member - 2009

The Sophia Sachs Butterfly House

Missouri Botanical Garden

15193 Olive Boulevard

Chesterfield, Missouri 63017, USA

Phone: 636-530-0076

Fax: 636-530-1516

E-mail: mark.deering@mobot.org

Website: www.butterflyhouse.org

Display tropical butterflies year-round.

Mission Statement:

The purpose of The Butterfly House is to foster a better understanding and increased awareness of our natural world.

Powell Gardens is an experience that embraces the Midwest's spirit of place and inspires an appreciation for the importance of plants in our lives.

To create habitat...one garden at a time. To instruct and educate students of all ages regarding conservation of our habit and preservation of the natural character and heritage of our diverse ecosystem by fostering and nurturing environmentally responsible stewardship of the land.

To create a place of lifelong learning where people from young child to senior citizen embrace science as a way of knowing about themselves, their community, and their world.

The Cincinnati Park Board’s Krohn Conservatory inspires and educates visitors about the natural world. Its mission is to manage and sustain its botanical collection and produce floral displays and programs for the enjoyment, enlightenment and enrichment of the Greater Cincinnati community.

The mission of the Hershey Gardens Butterfly House is to enhance the enjoyment and appreciation of nature by educating children and adults about butterflies in a friendly, personal manner.

The mission of Cypress gardens is to provide facilities and programs that foster an appreciation of nature (plants, animals and ecosystems) and of the history of the Gardens and Dean Hall Plantation.

Through innovative interpretation we strive to affect the attitudes of our diverse population by providing creative and inspiring programs with emphasis on education and conservation resulting in a lasting appreciation for our natural world.

Pacific Science Center is an independent, not-for-profit educational institution that inspires lifelong interest in science, math and technology.