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BGCI's strength is in its global network of botanic gardens.  Working with our garden partners is at the heart of what we do.  We also work with other conservation organisations, drawing on each other's strengths to promote plant conservation for people and planet.           

Bioversity International: We work with Bioversity  principly on the conservation of Crop Wild Relatives (CWR). BGCI is a partner in the UNEP-GEF supported project 'In situ conservation of crop wild relatives through enhanced information management and field application' co-ordinated by Bioversity.  The project is being  implemented in five countries: Armenia, Bolivia, Madagascar, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan. Visit the CWR global portal here.

Fauna and Flora International: the Global Trees Campaign is a joint initiative between BGCI and FFI.

IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands: With the support of IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands we are working with regional partners to estalish a critical mass of experts in conservation assessements through training in the use of IUCN Red Listing tools. The focus area is East Africa, comprising the Eastern arc mountains, coastal forests and albertine rift ecosystems that are global biodiversity hotspots, as well as afromontane ecosystems, arid and semi-arid land and rainforests.

SwedBio:  Supported by SwedBio we are working with local communities in Uganda and Madagascar to undertake conservation assessments on wild plant species that are used for food and medicine and to highlight the Important Plant Areas (IPAs) in which they occur.

The Taiwanese Forestry Bureau has generously supported the translations of our unique education resources on climate change from English into Mandarin and Spanish, enabling the global dissemination of the materials.  The translated packs will be launched at the South East Asia Botanic Garden Network (SEABGN) meeting, being held in Taiwan in November 2009. 

BGCI met with the Taipei Representative Office in the UK to talk about the project and to thank them for their genorous support.

UNESCO:  With UNESCO we have been evaluating the concept of a Qur’anic Botanic Gardens Network initiative in the Arab region. The evaluation includes an assessment of two pilot master plans under this initiative, one in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, and one in Doha, Qatar. The related documents can be viewed by clicking on the links.