FPTK : Friends of PhaTadKe Association

About us

The Mission of Pha Tad Ke is to stimulate a fundamental change of awareness that leads towards a holistic view of nature and society for sustainable ecological and biodiversity conservation.

Pha Tad Ke has created the first botanical garden in Laos for the conservation and study of the Flora and ethnobotany of Laos. A regional biodiversity research and education centre with the first living collection of plants. The centre, supported by the collaboration and exchange of information with prestigious botanical institutions of South East Asia, the United States and Europe has as its objectives the development of educational programs, the publication of books and scientific articles, research into environmental conservation, botany, horticulture, and ethnobotany in order to promote biodiversity and ecological conservation.