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At the start of November 2017, BGCI ran a training course in Mauritius to build capacity for seed collection from Critically Endangered trees. Participants attended from botanic gardens, NGOs, private conservation initiatives and National Parks from Mauritius, Rodrigues, Reunion and the...

BGCI's first technical review on 'Defining the botanic garden and how to measure performance and success' is now available in ChineseContinue reading...

The Arturo E. Ragonese Botanic Garden in Buenos Aires, Argentina celebrated its 70th anniversary in October.Continue reading...

Launching in 2018: A new cross disciplinary Open Access journal from the new Phytologist Trust.Continue reading...

In September, Puerto Rico was struck by two consecutive catastrophic Hurricanes (Irma and María). The devastation ravaged both populated and forested areas. The Arboretum Doña Inés Park of the Luis Muñoz Marín Foundation did not escape the destruction and they are now fundraising to restore...

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Christmas treat: The King of Puddings. RBG Kew expert Guide Angela Dixon has authored a tour of the global history of the Christmas Pudding. £1 from every sale goes to support BGCI's global conservation work!Continue reading...

Wanted! Plants that are missing from botanic garden living collections and seed banks. Do you have them in your collections?Continue reading...

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The Red List of U.S. Oaks report details for the first time the distributions, population trends, and threats facing all 91 native oak species in the U.S.Continue reading...

BGCI and ArbNet are delighted to announce the first set of grants awarded in the framework of the BGCI/ArbNet Partnership Programme.Continue reading...

In today’s IUCN Red List update more plants than ever are listed as threatened with extinction. Some of North America’s ash species that are on the brink of extinction due to an invasive beetle decimating their populations and all the European Sorbus species are now assessed.Continue reading...

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BGCI is delighted to welcome Atlanta Botanical Garden as a Patron Member. As a Patron, Atlanta Botanical Garden joins a growing number of the world's largest and most influential botanic gardens and will play a key role in guiding BGCI's future programme.Continue reading...

BGCI has set up a new office in Kenya. One of the aims is to provide more support to botanic gardens across Africa. At 6GBGC we held a meeting about reviving the African Botanic Garden Network. Complete our survey to let us know what the network should offer!Continue reading...

BGCI is conducting a survey, on behalf of a consortium of gardens and organisations led by Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, to identify gardens that either have significant collections of North American alpine plants or a desire to help with alpine plant conservation.Continue reading...

The Marsh Awards are awarded annually by the Marsh Christian Trust, in partnership with BGCI, in recognition of excellence in International Plant Conservation and Botanic Garden Education. The awards for 2017 were announced at 6GBGC.Continue reading...

On 5 July 2017, a BGCI / ArbNet partnership agreement was signed between the South London Botanical Institute in the UK and the Botanic Garden of Rome in ItalyContinue reading...

BGCI has just published its first technical review on 'Defining the botanic garden and how to measure performance and success'.Continue reading...

Prizes were awarded at BGCI's 6th Global Botanic Gardens Congress in Geneva to recognise and celebrate the success of gardens that are conserving species through seed banking.Continue reading...