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The Global Tree Assessment's latest Red List publication highlights the startling truth that nearly half of the magnolia species are threatened with extinction in the wild.Continue reading...

BGCI is conducting a survey on CITES activities in botanic gardens. Complete our short survey by 25 March, 2016Continue reading...

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Do you mean the EU/ACP agreement (which allows developing countries to import manufactured goods, raw materials, foods etc into the EU free of all taxes except local GST/VAT) or do you mean that we scrap GST/VAT on these imports as well? If we vote to leave the EU we'll need to put our own...

BGCI's International Advisory Council will meet in London on 25th May at BGCI headquarters.Continue reading...

Sponsored by the Forestry Department of Yunnan Province, organized by Yunnan Academy of Forestry and Yunnan Green Environment development Foundation, the first technical training course for Species with Extremely Small Populations in China was held in Kunming on 3rd and 4th December...

Scientists at the Missouri Botanical Garden discovered more than 180 new species of plants in 2015, a number which will likely represent approximately 10 percent of all new species discovered in the world last year.Continue reading...

The IPSN is running a survey for the Agapanthus Gall Midge to determine the worldwide distribution of the Agapanthus gall midge and to collect information on the biology and lifecycle of the midge. It is looking for gardens with Agapanthus in their collections to participate.Continue reading...

BGCI US has published an ex situ Cycad collection guide that provides an overview of cycad conservation worldwide and guidance on developing ex situ collections to support cycad conservation needs.Continue reading...

BGCI is conducting an analysis of ex situ collections of Magnoliaceae taxa using information held in our PlantSearch database. If your garden has a Magnoliaceae collection, we need your help!Continue reading...

Many thanks to all our supporters who helped us to raise over £12,000 through the Big Give Christmas Challenge! This year funds raised by BGCI will be used to support the Global Trees Campaign’s Zero Tree Extinctions project.Continue reading...

Una nueva página de Internet de The Institute for Regional Conservation (IRC), acerca de las plantas nativas e introducidas de la isla de Puerto Rico será lanzada hoy.Continue reading...

The Heliconia Society International is using BGCI's PlantSearch database to identify threatened Zingiberales species that are not yet conserved in ex situ collections.Continue reading...

The Association of Zoo Horticulture (AZH) in conjunction with Disney Conservation Fund is proud to announce its greatest annual contribution to plant conservation by providing $40,000 in funds to grant seekers.Continue reading...

Until recently, Betula megrelica – a birch species endemic to the Caucasus – was only known to grow on two mountains in north-west Georgia. But the discovery of a new population this autumn by a team of Georgian and UK botanists has raised hopes for the future of this Endangered tree...

The proceedings and presentations from BGCI's 9th International Congress on Education in Botanic Gardens have just been published online.Continue reading...

BGCI is proud to welcome Kadoorie Farm and Botanical Garden and Shenzhen Fairy Lake Botanical Garden as its newest patron members. As patron members the garden will work closely with BGCI and join a group of some of the worlds most influential gardens.Continue reading...

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