A Summer Visit to the Deserts of Ladakh with Seamus O’Brien

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When:
February 18, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
2023-02-18T14:00:00+00:00
2023-02-18T16:00:00+00:00
Where:
National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin
Dublin. DO9 VY63
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A Summer Visit to the Deserts of Ladakh with Seamus O’Brien @ National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin

Seamus O’Brien, Head Gardener of the National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh, recounts the adventures of a trip he led in July 2022 to the mountains of Ladakh, where he and his group studied a high altitude desert flora. Ladakh has some of the greatest glaciers in all Asia and these glaciers water the deserts on the mountain slopes and valleys below, giving rise to a rich flora. Hear how climate change is threatening this rare ecosystem.

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