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The Caribbean and Central American Botanic Garden Network (CCABGN) and Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) hosted the Botanical Bridges conference in Panama from 19-23 September 2016Continue reading...

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Montgomery Botanical Center, in collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture and a team of experts from around the nation including BGCI US, received a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.Continue reading...

BGCI is calling for Expressions of Interest to host the 7th Global Botanic Gardens Congress in 2020. Deadline 31 October, 2016.Continue reading...

From Idea to Realisation - BGCI's Manual on Planning, Developing and Managing Botanic Gardens Chapter 5 Collection Record Management Systems and Chapter 6 Horticultural Management now available onlineContinue reading...

BGCI’s Patron Gardens include the largest, most influential gardens in the world. They act as key partners to BGCI and help to shape our programmes of work in a mutually beneficial way.Continue reading...

The 3rd public symposium of the Ecological Restoration Alliance of Botanic Gardens (ERA) will take place at Instituto de Ecologia, Xalapa, Mexico on 29th November 2016. The symposium will be followed by a field trip to cloud forest restoration sites and a business meeting of the ERA.Continue...

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The culmination of seven years work, Laos' first botanic garden, Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden, opens on the 1st November. Find out more here.Continue reading...

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A new professional network is being formed by botanists and conservationists from across North and Central America. Oaks of the Americas Conservation Network (OACN) is a consortium of experts dedicated to protecting threatened oak species from extinctionContinue reading...

The 6th Global Botanic Gardens Congress will be held in Geneva, Switzerland from 26-30 June, 2017. The Congress will be hosted by the Conservatory and Botanical Garden of the City of Geneva,Continue reading...

Do you want to enhance your CV, donate your spare time to a charity or learn about botanic garden education? BGCI is the world’s largest plant conservation network, and our Education team are looking for enthusiastic individuals to get involved.Continue reading...

In May, BGCI was proud to announce the launch of its new project Big Picnic: Big Questions – Engaging the public with Responsible Research and Innovation on Food Security. The first partner meeting for the project was held on the 21st and 22nd June in Northern Greece.Continue reading...

BGEN, LEEF and BGCI, networking organisations with a focus on outdoor learning, are co-organising a networking day at RBG Kew. Find out more and book your place.Continue reading...

Ccan you help? Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden, the first ever in Laos, will open to the public soon after many years of research and hard work, and they are looking for help to make sure it happens with their IndieGoGo fundraising campaign.Continue reading...

Grow Wild is BGCI member Kew Garden’s national outreach initiative, and it has been shortlisted for a prestigious National Lottery Award. Kew is appealing for BGCI members to encourage thousands of people to vote for Grow Wild to be crowned the UK’s best environmental project.Continue reading...

BGCI is calling for nominations for two awards sponsored by the Marsh Christian Trust. The awards are for international plant conservation and education in botanic gardensContinue reading...

BGCI is delighted to welcome Shanghai Botanical Garden as a new Patron Member. BGCI’s Patron Gardens include the largest, most influential gardens in the world, and they play an important role in helping to shape BGCI’s direction and programme of work.Continue reading...