T H E FU N C TIO N S OF A R B O R E T M U S FR O M N A T U R E C O N SE R V A T IO N AN D E N V IR O N M E N T A L E D U C A T İO N PE R SPE C T IV E , AN D A C A SE STU D Y TH E A T A T Ü R K A R B O R E T U M

In the century \ve live, population is increasing rapidly, and m anagem ent and sustainability o f the natural resources are becom ing m ore im portant. In addition to this, it is inavitable to m aintain people’s avvareness to\vards natural resources. This can be achieved by environm ental education. Environm ental education can be obtained in the fam ily, school, social environm ent, and as w ell as in functional laboratories of applied environm ental education like arboretum s, botanic gardens, dem onstration gardens and botanic parks. These laboratories have the function o f nature conservation too.