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Welcome to BGCI's China website. BGCI has an office in China, based at the South China Botanical Garden,CAS.

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China Takes Action to Halt Looming "Biodiversity Crisis"

With its remarkable diversity of wild flora under threat from explosive economic growth, this week China announces a radical new ‘National Strategy for Plant Conservation’.

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CHINA
17th March 2008

Following the launch of China's first-ever nationwide plant conservation strategy in early 2007, plant experts from all over China recently gathered to discuss the role of botanic gardens in implementing this strategy. High on the agenda was the conservation of China's most threatened trees.

CHINA
16th August 2007

Xiang Xiufa, a Chongqing businessman and plant conservationist, raced five years ago to rescue rare and endangered plants that were going to be exterminated by the Three Gorges Reservoir. The garden has now been starved of funds and is in crisis, with five people protecting the plants from raids.

CHINA
31st July 2007

The recipients of the 2007 BGCI -KFBG Travel Scholarship Programme have been announced.

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Botanic Garden TV - BGTV
BGTV is BGCI's YouTube channel where we showcase the work of botanic gardens, we have playlists of videos about gardens and plants, as well as conservation ideas and inspiration from composting to musical vegetables. Watch, enjoy, and send us more clips!
3rd Global Botanic Gardens Congress
The 3rd Global Botanic Gardens Congress has drawn to a successful conclusion. Attracting nearly 1,000 participants from 67 countries, the proceedings are now online, along with blog updates, pictures and useful links for you to continue benefiting from the event.