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Unique online access to data on more than 3,000 botanical institutions worldwide is now available through BGCI's new advanced GardenSearch function, demonstrating the collective conservation and research resources available within the global botanic garden community.

To celebrate the 15th National Environment Day, 4 February, 2012, Al Ain Zoo is organizing a 2km community walk, educational trips for visitors, desert clean-ups and much more as part of a nationwide initiative-

Director Paul Blanchflower provides an update on the progress that has been made in the clean-up operation following the cyclone at Auroville Botanical Garden.

Did you know many natural materials and foods come from the rainforest – including rubber, chocolate, bananas, coffee and vanilla? Want to learn more? Then the new book, Plant Life, is the publication for you and your children!

Construction has begun on the largest seedbank in the southern hemisphere. PlantBank, located at the Australian Botanic Garden, can hold up to 200 million living seeds in what has been referred to as an insurance policy against the extinction of plant species.

The deadline for submitting applications to the ‘Communities in Nature: Growing the Social Role of Botanic Gardens’ project has now been extended to Monday 16th January at 12.00. As several gardens are in the process of developing their application forms, we have decided to move the deadline.

The Auroville Botanical Garden in India has been hit by the full force of Cyclone Thane causing extensive damage to the gardens and buildings. An appeal has been launched to help with the rebuilding of the work spaces and residencies.

In 2011 BGCI supported three UK botanic gardens to develop their social roles through a programme of workshops and small-scale projects. Read the summary report of the year-long evaluation.

A new paper published in Biodiversity and Conservation examines the the uptake of the GSPC and looks at the lessons that can be learnt from this about the implementation of biodiversity policy.

This first assessment of Europe’s Vascular Plants has assessed 1,826 species and shows us that at least 467 species are threatened.