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AROMATIC PLANTS MAKE THE WORLD FEEL VIBRANT AND ALIVE. THEY STIMULATE MOOD,
EMOTIONS AND MEMORY. AROMATIC PLANTS ALSO HAVE AN URGENT WARNING FOR US. THEIR
FRAGILITY IS OUR FRAGILITY. HELP CREATE A SAFETY NET FOR THE FLOWERS AND SMELLS
YOU LOVE.

 


THE WORLD SCENT WORLD SENSORIUM FOSTERS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND WORLD PEACE.
THE WORLD SENSORIUM CONSERVANCY IS A CALL TO ACTION TO SAVE GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY.

 


EXPLORE THE SOCIAL SCULPTURE WORLD SENSORIUM AND ICONIC PLANTS OF WORLD HERITAGE
FROM WHICH THE ARTWORK IS MADE. DISCOVER COUNTRY BY COUNTRY, WHY PLANT
CONSERVATION IS PROFOUNDLY CRITICAL, THEN SPREAD THE WORD.

 


ACT ON ISSUES CRITICAL TO PLANT BIODIVERSITY LOSS. JOIN A GROWING COLLECTIVE
COMBATING THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

 


AROMATIC PLANTS MAKE THE WORLD FEEL VIBRANT AND ALIVE. THEY STIMULATE MOOD,
EMOTIONS AND MEMORY. AROMATIC PLANTS ALSO HAVE AN URGENT WARNING FOR US. THEIR
FRAGILITY IS OUR FRAGILITY. HELP CREATE A SAFETY NET FOR THE FLOWERS AND SMELLS
YOU LOVE.

 


THE WORLD SCENT WORLD SENSORIUM FOSTERS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND WORLD PEACE.
THE WORLD SENSORIUM CONSERVANCY IS A CALL TO ACTION TO SAVE GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY.

 


EXPLORE THE SOCIAL SCULPTURE WORLD SENSORIUM AND ICONIC PLANTS OF WORLD HERITAGE
FROM WHICH THE ARTWORK IS MADE. DISCOVER COUNTRY BY COUNTRY, WHY PLANT
CONSERVATION IS PROFOUNDLY CRITICAL, THEN SPREAD THE WORD.

 


ACT ON ISSUES CRITICAL TO PLANT BIODIVERSITY LOSS. JOIN A GROWING COLLECTIVE
COMBATING THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

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PLANTS NOT ONLY SHAPED THE EARTH’S HISTORY, THEIR CHEMICAL SIGNATURES SHAPED
HUMAN CULTURE. 

Around the world plants that have risen to iconic cultural status, have done so
because of the bioactive compounds of their characteristic scents make them
invaluable to their respective human communities. The olfactory sculpture, World
Sensorium, is comprised of extracts from these very plants. It is, in essence,
our bio-cultural heritage. The essential oils within the sculpture were blended
in a formula based on population percentages of each country, reflecting the
ethos of the project— that everyone counts. 

In the World Sensorium project, we use the term iconic plants to refer to
aromatic plants that have risen to high cultural status with each and every
country or culture. Iconic plants are instantly recognizable not just by their
visual appearance, but by their scent alone. It is in this way that that many
iconic plants build brand identity within their countries, galvanizing cultural
identity through distinctive traditions and uses, and becoming symbols of home
for their citizens.

Many of these iconic plants, with their broad range of bioactivities and long
history of utility to humans, are now endangered species and could disappear
from the Earth if critical actions are not taken. Their fates and ours are
inexorably linked. 

However, we can create a world where nature and humanity thrive together. 

Here you can explore the world social sculpture, World Sensorium, and tour the
world’s iconic aromatic plants by country. Investigate the existential
uncertainties of our era, become an effective conservationist and —join the
community by taking personal action.


OUR FATE, AND THE FATE OF PLANTS, ARE INTERTWINED. CHANGE THEIR FATE AND WE
CHANGE OURS.

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EXPLORE COUNTRIES:

World Sensorium/Conservancy (WS/C) provides a global database of conservation
assessments of all of the iconic aromatic and medicinal plants of the World
Sensorium project. It contains original global research on these plants, the
countries, and cultures, along with conservation assessments from a variety of
sources—mainly from the National Red List and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew,
but also NatureServe and CNCFlora. Just recently the Botanic Gardens
Conservation International’s ThreatSearch came online and we now monitor that
also.

The research surrounding these conservation assessments guide our understanding
of plant diversity loss and our focus on saving these plants by growing the
scope of worldwide conservation efforts through the plant conservation
activities and sustainability practices of individuals and communities.

 * Afghanistan
 * Albania
 * Algeria
 * American Samoa
 * Andorra
 * Angola
 * Anguilla
 * Antigua and Barbuda
 * Argentina
 * Armenia
 * Aruba
 * Australia
 * Austria
 * Azerbaijan
 * Bahamas
 * Bahrain
 * Bangladesh
 * Barbados
 * Belarus
 * Belgium
 * Belize
 * Benin
 * Bermuda
 * Bhutan
 * Bolivia
 * Bosnia and Herzegovina
 * Botswana
 * Brazil
 * British Virgin Islands
 * Brunei
 * Bulgaria
 * Burkina Faso
 * Burundi
 * Cambodia
 * Cameroon
 * Canada
 * Cape Verde
 * Caribbean Netherlands
 * Cayman Islands
 * Central African Republic
 * Chad
 * Chann
 * Chile
 * China
 * Colombia
 * Comoros
 * Congo (Congo-Brazaville)
 * Congo (Congo-Kinshasa)
 * Cook Islands
 * Costa Rica
 * Côte D’Ivoire
 * Croatia
 * Cuba
 * Curaçao
 * Cyprus
 * Czechia (Czech Republic)
 * Denmark
 * Djibouti
 * Dominica
 * Dominican Republic
 * Ecuador
 * Egypt
 * El Salvador
 * Equatorial Guinea
 * Eritrea
 * Estonia
 * Eswatini (Swaziland)
 * Ethiopia
 * Faeroe Islands
 * Falkland Islands
 * Fiji
 * Finland
 * France
 * French Guiana
 * French Polynesia
 * Gabon
 * Gambia
 * Georgia
 * Germany
 * Ghana
 * Gibraltar
 * Greece
 * Greenland
 * Grenada
 * Guadeloupe
 * Guam
 * Guatemala
 * Guernsey
 * Guinea
 * Guinea-Bissau
 * Guyana
 * Haiti
 * Holy See “Vatican City”
 * Honduras
 * Hong Kong
 * Hungary
 * Iceland
 * India
 * Indonesia
 * Iran
 * Iraq
 * Ireland
 * Isle of Man
 * Israel
 * Italy
 * Japan
 * Jamaica
 * Jersey
 * Jordan
 * Kazakhstan
 * Kenya
 * Kiribati
 * Kosovo
 * Kuwait
 * Kyrgyzstan
 * Laos
 * Latvia
 * Lebanon
 * Liberia
 * Libya
 * Liechtenstein
 * Lithuania
 * Luxembourg
 * Macau
 * Macedonia
 * Madagascar
 * Malawi
 * Malaysia
 * Maldives
 * Mali
 * Malta
 * Marshall Islands
 * Martinique
 * Mauritania
 * Mauritius
 * Mayotte
 * Mexico
 * Micronesia
 * Moldova
 * Monaco
 * Mongolia
 * Morocco
 * Mozambique
 * Myanmar
 * Nauru
 * Nepal
 * Netherlands
 * New Caledonia
 * New Zealand
 * Nicaragua
 * Niger
 * Nigeria
 * North Korea
 * Norway
 * Oman
 * Pakistan
 * Palau
 * Palestine
 * Panama
 * Papua New Guinea
 * Paraguay
 * Peru
 * Philippines
 * Pitcairn Islands
 * Poland
 * Portugal
 * Puerto Rico
 * Qatar
 * Romania
 * Russia
 * Rwanda
 * San Marino
 * Saudi Arabia
 * Senegal
 * Serbia
 * Sierra Leone
 * Singapore
 * Slovakia
 * Slovenia
 * Solomon Islands
 * Somalia
 * South Africa
 * Spain
 * Sri Lanka
 * St Kitts and Nevis
 * Suriname
 * Sweden
 * Switzerland
 * Syria
 * Tajikistan
 * Thailand
 * Tunisia
 * Turkey
 * Uganda
 * Ukraine
 * United Arab Emirates
 * United Kingdom
 * United States
 * Uruguay
 * Uzbekistan
 * Vanuatu
 * Venezuela
 * Vietnam
 * Zambia
 * Zimbabwe





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