It is estimated that up to 100,000 plants, representing more than one third of all the world's plant species, are currently threatened or face extinction in the wild. BGCI brings together the botanic gardens to work for plant conservation through science, education and horticulture. http://www.bgci.org Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0100 Details have been released for the 4th Global Botanic Gardens Congress, hosted by National Botanic Gardens Ireland, 13 - 18th June 2010. http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0607/ http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0607/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:13:00 +0100 Around 21st June at the Hortus botanicus Leiden, Leiden University in The Netherlands the giant arum - Amorphophallus titanum - began flowering. http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0606/ http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0606/ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:31:00 +0100 The newly renovated Kumpula Botanic Garden in Helsinki, Finland, is now looking beautiful and is open to the public after many years of hard work. http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0605/ http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0605/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:18:00 +0100 Preventing the further degradation and disappearance of the tropical rainforests is among the most pressing challenges of our age. http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0602/ http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0602/ Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:12:00 +0100 News for all who conserve, collect, study, use, share and/or sell biodiversity: negotiations towards a new international regime on access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing (ABS) under the CBD marched forwards at the 7th meeting of the ABS Working Group, held in Paris in April. http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0601/ http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0601/ Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:41:00 +0100 Invasive alien species are one of the biggest threats to biodiversity in Galapagos. Over 1000 plant and animal species have been introduced by humans since the islands were first colonized. Find out how a new project is tackling the problem of invasive species. http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0600/ http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0600/ Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:11:00 +0100 The fantastic new family picnic and play area, ‘The Brash’, at RHS Garden Rosemoor in Great Torrington was officially opened on 27 May 2009, with the typical English weather failing to put people off and children pouring into the hideaway in the woods despite the heavy rain! http://www.bgci.org/education/news/0599/ http://www.bgci.org/education/news/0599/ Tue, 26 May 2009 08:30:00 +0100 由BGCI资助的“珍稀濒危植物伯乐树（Bretschneidera sinensis Hemsl.）保护与种群重建研究研讨会”，于2009年5月22-23日在广东东莞科学家俱乐部隆重举行。 http://www.bgci.org/china/news/0598/ http://www.bgci.org/china/news/0598/ Tue, 26 May 2009 07:58:00 +0100 5月18日是世界“植物保育日”。美国波音公司的环保志愿者和四王府小学的青少年志愿者等聚集在北京植物园，共同庆祝第九个“植物保育日”. http://www.bgci.org/china/news/0597/ http://www.bgci.org/china/news/0597/ Tue, 19 May 2009 09:50:00 +0100 Organised by BGCI, South China Botanical Garden (SCBG), and Magnolia Society International (MSI), the 2nd International Symposium on the Family Magnoliaceae (ISFM) was held in Guangzhou in China on May 5-8. http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0596/ http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0596/ Mon, 18 May 2009 02:27:00 +0100 5月5－8日，"第二届国际木兰科植物学术讨论会"在广州召开。来自美国、英国等22个国家和地区的植物园、科研机构、大学、政府组织和非政府组织等机构的150余名代表出席会议,BGCI秘书长Sara Oldfield应邀出席. http://www.bgci.org/china/news/0595/ http://www.bgci.org/china/news/0595/ Fri, 15 May 2009 16:20:00 +0100 The end of April saw the Francisco Javier Clavijero Botanic Garden in Xalapa, Mexico, hold its Garden Day celebrations, aimed to foster awareness about the sustainable uses of Mexican plant diversity. http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0594/ http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0594/ Wed, 13 May 2009 11:16:00 +0100 Scientists at Missouri Botanical Garden are calling for the inclusion of indigenous peoples around the world in helping monitor the effects of global climate change and develop policy. http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0593/ http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0593/ Fri, 08 May 2009 14:12:00 +0100 Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has sustained significant damage from the so called Jesusita fire. http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0592/ http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0592/ Fri, 08 May 2009 10:06:00 +0100 BGCI and FFI publishes new Red List of Trees of Central Asia which sheds light on region’s threatened fruit and nut trees. http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0591/ http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0591/ Tue, 05 May 2009 11:16:00 +0100 The Hortus Botanicus of the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, The Netherlands is slated for demolition to make room for a new complex of high-rise buildings. http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0590/ http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0590/ Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:18:00 +0100 Some of the world’s poorest people have achieved international recognition for responsible forest management and a golden opportunity to lift themselves out of poverty through selling responsibly harvested timber for musical instruments. http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0589/ http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0589/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:17:00 +0100 A new garden for children was opened on 23rd April (a holiday for children in Turkey) at the Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi in Istanbul, Turkey. http://www.bgci.org/education/news/0588/ http://www.bgci.org/education/news/0588/ Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:26:00 +0100 The third International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) 'Early Bird' competition is now open! This year's theme for the Early Bird competition is 'In Full Bloom' and the deadline is June 30th 2009. http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0587/ http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0587/ Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:07:00 +0100 The National Botanic Garden of Belgium (NBGB) is conducting a survey about plant species reintroductions in the world. As reintroduction is recognised as a relatively high-risk, high-cost activity, disseminating information concerning reintroduction experiments is important. http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0586/ http://www.bgci.org/resources/news/0586/