Welcome to the UBD
Botanical Research Centre

The UBD Botanical Research Centre (UBD BRC) is recognized as the first botanic garden in Brunei Darussalam, focusing on research, education and conservation of Brunei’s hyperdiverse flora. Our Botanical Garden covers a six-hectare area on the UBD campus and is home to over 500 species of tropical plants, many of which are native to Brunei Darussalam and Borneo. The UBD BRC functions as a research centre under the management of the Institute for Biodiversity and Environmental Research (IBER) of UBD, focuses on research and is a member of the Botanic Garden Conservation International (BGCI).

Mission

To protect and share knowledge of
tropical plants for sustainability

Vision

Centre of excellence for botanical research,
education and conservation

Research

There are three main research focus areas for UBD BRC, and the team is working closely with students and researchers within UBD and through collaboration with government agencies, NGOs, and institutions from inside and outside of Brunei, to expand our research.

Ex-situ and in-situ conservation of
Brunei's flora

Cataloguing Brunei’s
plant diversity

Research on
natural products and
medicinal plant

Our Garden

The UBD BRC garden features distinct zonation that are linked to our thematic living collections. Each living collection highlights a carefully curated plant display for education, research and conservation.