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A Met Office review of the latest climate research confirms our planet is changing rapidly and man-made greenhouse gas emissions are very likely the cause. The changes follow the pattern of expected climate change and provide the clearest evidence yet that human activity is impacting our climate.

The Top 10 finalists of our Fairchild Challenge BGCI Global Option have been announced!

As part of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund is encouraging applications for threatened species with fewer than 250 wild individuals.

Strategic pathways to sustainability in the public education sector

In this old fashioned love story, the Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance (including BGCI-member Atlanta Botanical Garden) scores a win for the conservation of a rare sumac, as female plants grown at the garden were recently transplanted to the only remaining (all male) population in Georgia.

Organisms at different levels in the food chain are shifting their life cycle schedules at varying rates in response to climate change .The mismatch raises the possibility that ecosystem functions will be thrown off balance.

BGCI is a partner to the International Year of Biodiversity. Many of our planned 2010 activities will celebrate the importance of biodiversity and showcase the achievements of botanic gardens in protecting it.

We are delighted that the groundbreaking Al Ain Wildlife Park and Resort has become a Patron member of BGCI, joining the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, Chicago Botanic Garden and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney as our current Patron Gardens.

Abutilon pitcairnense (left) is only found on the small island of Pitcairn in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.