Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) is headquartered in Burlington owning extensive environmental protection areas and cultural gardens lands in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the major tourist attractions between Niagara Falls and Toronto, as well as a significant local and regional horticultural, education, conservation, and scientific resource. The mandate is derived by provincial Act of 1941 centred on human interaction with the natural world and protection of environmentally significant lands that form the western tip of Lake Ontario. The property spans and area of about 10km by 4km, dominated by two coastal wetlands, and glacial carved landscapes that extends from the lake up to the Niagara Escarpment plateau. The various sites are accessed through 9 public entrance locations. On 31 July 2006, Royal Botanical Gardens was selected as the "National Focal Point" for the Global strategy for plant conservation (GSPC) by Environment Canada.