Conservatoire Botanique National Alpin - CBNA

Gap, France, France

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The Conservatoire Botanique National Alpin (CBNA), located in Gap, France, was established in 1988 to study, conserve, and protect the alpine flora and natural habitats in the French Alps and their foothills across several departments.

It operates as a public institution with missions including detailed inventories of wild flora, in situ and ex situ conservation of rare and threatened species, providing botanical expertise to government and local authorities, and educating the public about plant diversity and conservation.

The CBNA manages a seed bank, extensive herbarium collections, and a botanical garden known as the Jardin Alpin de Gap-Charance. It works closely with regional partners and environmental bodies to promote sustainable biodiversity management, contributing significantly to alpine plant research and conservation policies in France.