We provide a global voice for all botanic gardens

We are the world's largest plant conservation network

We mobilise botanic gardens and partners to secure plant diversity


BGCI is working to support the botanic garden community impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

BGCI promotes an efficient, cost-effective and rational approach to plant conservation in botanic gardens.

Be part of the largest network of botanic gardens and plant conservation experts in the world.
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Connecting people+625Institutional members of BGCI
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Sharing knowledge775People trained from 331 institutions in 67 countries
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Saving plants+375KRare and threatened seedlings raised for conservation and restoration
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Policy and advocacy60BGCI Accredited Botanic Gardens, Conservation Practitioners, and Advanced Conservation Practitioners
BGCI's Databases
BGCI maintains searchable databases for those working in botanic gardens and plant conservation.
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PlantSearch
The only global database of plant taxa in botanic gardens and similar organisations.
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GardenSearch
The only global database of the world’s botanic gardens and similar organisations.
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GlobalTreeSearch
The only global database of all known tree species and their country-level distributions.
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ThreatSearch
The only global database of all known conservation assessments of plants.
Latest News and Events
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