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    People trained from 331 institutions in 67 countries
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    Rare and threatened seedlings raised for conservation and restoration
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    BGCI Accredited Botanic Gardens, Conservation Practitioners, and Advanced Conservation Practitioners

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Member Highlight

How the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney are Using Podcasting to Interest People in Gardening

BGCI highlights Branch Out, a podcast by BGCI Patron Member the Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust Sydney.
23 June 2020
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Kick-off Meeting for the U.S. Region of the Global Conservation Consortium for Oak

The Morton Arboretum and BGCI hosted a very productive kick-off meeting for the U.S. Region of the Global Conservation Consortium for Oak (GCCO), a coordinated and collaborative network working to prevent the extinction of the world’s oak species.
22 June 2020
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North American BGCI Members Majority of USA Today 2020 Best Botanical Garden

Help our North American BGCI Members win Best Botanical Garden 2020.
22 June 2020
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Fraxinus Collections in Eastern European Gardens

The IPSN is involved in a new project to monitor for the Emerald Ash Borer in eastern European countries.
19 June 2020
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New IUCN Seed Conservation Specialist Group Website

The newly designed IUCN Seed Conservation Specialist Group new website is now live!
19 June 2020
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