BGCI's Red List programme works with partners to assess the conservation status of plants.

We only know the threat status of one third of all tree species, meaning many species in need of conservation are being ignored and left on the path to extinction. Megan Barstow and Malin Rivers discuss how the Global Trees Campaign is helping to tackle this issue through an exciting and challenging global initiative. 

On Thursday 9th July, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species was updated to include an additional 1,954 tree species. This is the penultimate update to the IUCN Red in 2020 and brings the total of tree assessments on the IUCN Red List to 23,491 or 39% of tree diversity.

Between March 2020 and 3rd September 2020, partners of the Global Tree Assessment submitted 5,507 tree Red List assessments to the IUCN Red List of Threatened species.

Today, in the first IUCN Red List Update of 2021, 3,671 conservation assessments for trees were published. This brings the total number of trees on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species to over 32,000.

The Red List of Dipterocarpaceae is published today, following the efforts of over 50 individuals, from over 15 organisations, from across the global range of dipterocarps.

The Global Trees Campaign works with the conservation of threatened trees, but what does it mean to be threatened, rare, at risk, endangered or vulnerable? How are the terms used? Why is it important to distinguish between them?

The IUCN Red List changes that might mean a change of status for our most threatened plants.

BGCI publish The Red List of Timber Trees, presenting the conservation status of nearly 5,000 of the world’s timber species.

In today's IUCN Red List update, 4,000 new tree assessments have been added bringing the total number of tree assessments published to 40,000.

2021 Year in Review - Saving Plants

Dipterocarpaceae is a large tree family containing 535 species, assessments for the family are now available in The Red List of Dipterocarpaceae.

BGCI’s ex situ evaluate species in the world’s ex situ collections to help prioritise ex situ conservation action.

Reverse the Red is pleased to announce the first-ever World Species Congress to take place on 15 May 2024 as a fully virtual 24-hour gathering encouraging 100,000 commitments and actions towards species conservation.

National Tropical Botanical Garden Completes IUCN Red Listing for all Kauai endemic plants

Today the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species released it’s first update for 2022 and with it 2,437 new tree species assessments were published. This brings the number of tree assessment available on the IUCN Red List to 37,411 assessments.

In the latest IUCN Red List update, over 3,000 assessment for trees were published, bringing the total number of tree assessments available on the IUCN Red List to 20,116.

BGCI ran a day and a half red list training workshop in the Philippines.

Madagascar is home to 3,118 tree species, making it the twelfth most species rich country in the world with respect to tree diversity. Moreover, 93 per cent of these trees are endemic to the island. However, until relatively recently there has been limited data available about the conservation status of the country’s trees.

Fiji is a biodiversity hotspot. However, the islands are experiencing rapid loss of rare dry forest habitat, and there is little information on the majority of the islands’ 700 tree species. 

Over the course of GTA we aim to train and mobilise botanists, researchers and ecologists across the world to produce conservation assessments for trees. One way we do this is through 'Tree Red List Workshops'. So far workshops have been held in Indonesia, Haiti, Madagascar, Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea.

Over 5,000 conservation assessments for trees from 180 countries have been added this year to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

The Global Tree Assessment (GTA) is assessing the conservation status of every known tree species.

38,256 trees are now assessed on the IUCN Red List (update 2022.2), including over 90% of Papua New Guineas endemic tree flora.

The updated Red List now contains Central Asian tulip species, with these reports showing around 50% of these wild flowers are threatened.

At the 2019 Species Survival Commission (SSC) Leaders’ Meeting, members of the Global Tree Specialist Group (GTSG) and the Global Tree Assessment’s network were recipients of three IUCN SSC awards. These awards are given to recognize the exemplary voluntary contribution of individuals and Specialist Groups towards the global work of IUCN.

Partners, civil society organisations, zoos, aquariums, botanic gardens, and communities around the world are celebrating Reverse the Red Day today.

BGCI supports the prioritisation of conservation actions that are needed for the world’s most threatened plant species through carrying out Red Listing and ex situ surveys with partners all over the world.

The Red List of Trees of Madagascar provides the first comprehensive assessment of the conservation status of the trees of Madagascar.

The Red List of Acer: revised and extended, published in September 2020 by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), gives the conservation status of all 158 maple or Acer species.

The majority of timber species are now assessed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and the results are published in the Red List of Timber Trees.

Find out about the status of Madagascar’s tree species and the implications of this work for conservation during this BGCI Webinar!

2021 Year in Review - Saving Plants

If you missed BGCI Webinar on The Red List of Dipterocarpaceae you can watch it again!

BGCI’s Red List of Trees of Madagascar provides the first comprehensive conservation assessment of the island’s tree diversity

BGCI announces 17 grants winners of the 2019 Global Botanic Garden Fund

BGCI's GlobalTreeSearch is the only global database of all known tree species and their country-level distributions.

An estimated 31% of the world's oak species are threatened with extinction according to data compiled in a new report by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), The Morton Arboretum and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Global Tree Specialist Group.

The Red List of Dry Forest Trees of Madagascar reveals that more than half of the dry forest tree species in Madagascar are threatened with extinction.

Scientists predict 3 in 4 of the planet's undescribed plant species are already threatened with extinction, says new report. From Kew’s State of the World’s Plants and Fungi 2023 report published this week, which takes a deepdive into the state of global biodiversity and highlights critical knowledge gaps.

The success of The Global Tree Assessment continues with the most recent IUCN Red List update (March 2020) with the publication of more than 1,500 conservation assessments for trees.

The report presents the results of Red List assessments for the 347 trees that are endemic or subendemics of Central Africa.

In September 2019, the European Red List of Trees was published marking one of the first complete regional groups of trees on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and a huge achievement for the Global Tree Assessment.

Developing a methodology to identify Alliance of Zero Extinction (AZE) tree species on a global scale.

The Red List of Bornean Endemic Dipterocarps states that 62% of Bornean giant tree family threatened in the wild.

Reverse the Red is a global movement that ignites strategic cooperation and action to ensure the survival of wild species and ecosystems. Data-driven and collaborative, they provide tools and partnerships to unite stakeholders and catalyse conservation impact.

ThreatSearch is a global database of all known conservation assessments for plants. It contains global, regional and national conservation assessments for plants from a variety of sources. The aim of ThreatSearch is to be a one-stop shop to find any conservation assessment for plants.

An expert on plants of Samoa and the South Pacific, Art worked for many years supporting botany, ethnobotany and plant conservation across the region.

Secretary General of BGCI, Paul Smith, looks at the innovative partnerships that are helping aid us in saving species.

One in three tree species face extinction reveals the landmark report, documenting the conservation status of the world’s nearly 60,000 tree species.

Regional and national botanic garden networks are an essential tool to take action for the conservation of plant diversity in a more coordinated and efficient way.

BGCI’s PlantSearch database is the only global database of plant taxa in botanic gardens and similar organizations.

Assessments for all Australian eucalypts (Eucalytpus, Corymbia and Angophora) have been published on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Papua New Guinea is one of the world’s most tree diverse countries, with over 1,200 endemic species. However, the forests of the country face a range of threats and until GTA activity it was not known what impact these threats had on individual tree species.

With support from a grant from National Geographic Society and the Walder Foundation, Amy Byrne, Christina Carrero, and Itxaso Quintana (BGCI), successfully coordinated 2 red list training workshops at Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden and Vietnam National University of Forestry.

The unique and diverse ecosystem in the Marañón Valley makes it of high conservation value nationally and internationally. However, it is being transformed at an accelerating rate. 

We are delighted to share some updates with you from the Reverse the Red team about their upcoming World Species Congress.

In ground-breaking research published in the journal Science today, scientists at the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, reveal the global distribution of more than 35,000 plant species used by people.

GTC, alongside the Island Conservation Society and biodiversity consultant Bruno Senterre, went in search of two Critically Endangered tree species known only from a single island in the Seychelles archipelago, Silhouette. 

The BGCI Webinar Series will share knowledge, ideas, and updates with BGCI Members, Partners, Donors, and Supporters around the world.

BGCI’s ThreatSearch database is the only global database of all known conservation assessments of plants.

Online platform for responsible seed exchange. Exchange seeds and spores to increase your living collections and obtaining material for the development of research.

The Red List of Trees of Madagascar provides the first comprehensive assessment of the conservation status of the trees of Madagascar.

The Red List of Bornean Endemic Dipterocarps documents the conservation status of all 162 species of dipterocarp tree endemic to Borneo.

BGCI publish The Red List of Timber Trees, presenting the conservation status of nearly 5,000 of the world’s timber species.

BGCI supports its membership through training and capacity building workshops and resources.

Our recent report, the 2020 Red List of Oaks, showed that one-third of the world’s oak species are at risk of extinction. We're talking about why that matters for all of us.

We call for your collaboration to share information for the Conservation Action Tracker about conservation actions for tree species. BGCI aims to obtain information for all known Critically Endangered trees on the IUCN Red List, to enable prioritisation of conservation actions. 

Taiwan Tanoak (Lithocarpus formosanus), assessed as Critically Endangered, is restricted to Southern Taiwan and shows little evidence of natural regeneration as seed production appears to be poor and heavily predated. 

Sorbus hajastana is threatened as a result of forest clearance for development, in particular the expansion of recreational areas in response to growing tourism in Armenia’s higher elevation zones. 

The most threatened species of the Dipterocarpaceae family in Borneo are missing from ex situ conservation programs & we require better knowledge of these species to improve this situation. 

In 2018 The Global Tree Assessment team, alongside The National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Threatened Species Recovery Hub, The Australian Government and Botanic Gardens Australia and New Zealand, undertook the assessments all Australian eucalypts - this marks the completion of assessments for the third largest tree genus in the world, an astounding 822 species.

The Red Sudamericana de Jardines Botánicos (RSAJB) would like to invite you to a series of virtual talks introducing you to experts in the different aspects of the role and technical management of botanic gardens in the Latin American region.

Two new papers present the definition of exceptionality and a global list to provide the foundation for identifying and conserving these species.

We are sad to announce the death of Grenville “Gren” Lucas, a globally respected conservationist and hugely influential leader of plant conservation

In two new papers recently published in Science, researchers have undertaken a major review of Madagascar’s extraordinary biodiversity.

Climate Impact Partners has partnered with BGCI to launch Save a Species, a biodiversity program enabling companies to protect the world’s threatened tree species. 

In our new interview series we meet some of the people working on or with the GTC to save the world’s most threatened trees from extinction. Our first interview is with Joachim Gratzfeld, Director of Regional Programmes at BGCI working on GTC projects across the world.

International Symposium: Conservation of endangered species in NW Ecuador - 23 & 24 March 2024.

The Red Sudamericana de Jardines Botánicos (RSAJB) would like to invite you to a series of virtual talks introducing you to experts in the different aspects of the role and technical management of botanic gardens in the Latin American region.

Due to the huge interest, the deadline for abstract submission to EuroGard IX is EXTENDED!

The Red Sudamericana de Jardines Botánicos (RSAJB) would like to invite you to a series of virtual talks introducing you to experts in the different aspects of the management of botanic gardens in the Latin American region.

The Red Sudamericana de Jardines Botánicos (RSAJB) would like to invite you to a series of virtual talks introducing you to experts in the different aspects of the technical management and role of botanic gardens in the Latin American region.

The Red Sudamericana de Jardines Botánicos (RSAJB) would like to invite you to a series of virtual talks introducing you to experts in the different aspects of the role and technical management of botanic gardens in the Latin American region.

The Red Sudamericana de Jardines Botánicos (RSAJB) would like to invite you to a series of virtual talks introducing you to experts in the different aspects of the role and technical management of botanic gardens in the Latin American region.

Did you miss it? You can watch it again. A talk about why gardens should share and update their listing in GardenSearch and PlantSearch, its benefits for the gardens and the wider botanic garden community. A detailed step by step on how to do the upload onto the new PlantSearch.

A look at how the Global Tree Specialist Group is working for policy action.

In collaboration with FairyLake Botanical Garden, this project worked to improve the availability of this Endangered Magnolia for the horticultural trade.

Standing and watching the loneliest tree in the world, my first reaction was one of sadness – that with all of humankind’s collective knowledge and ingenuity, we haven’t been able to propagate this plant.

The Native Plant Trust has named Michael Piantedosi to the position of Director of Conservation.

With the aim to secure some of Ethiopia’s rarest trees, botanic gardens and arboreta have begun to build the skills and momentum to reverse tree species declines in the country.

2021 Year in Review - Addressing Global Challenges

The IPSN is 10 years old! To celebrate, here's a rundown of our 10 greatest achievements across our short history.

GTC recently ran a training course in Mauritius to build capacity for seed collection from Critically Endangered trees.  

The Kew Declaration, signed by over 3,000 global experts and concerned citizens, is the first of its kind.

The Global Strategy for Plant Conservation, with its 16 targets for plant conservation, was first adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the CBD in 2002. The GSPC targets were renewed and updated for 2010-2020. The process of developing a post-2020 GSPC is now underway.

BGCI supports the conservation of exceptional plant species, that cannot be conserved in seed banks. These require living collections, tissue culture, or cryopreservation to conserve them. We help to identify them for prioritisation, promote their conservation via the Exceptional Plant Conservation Network (EPCN).

Asia hosts many botanic gardens as the largest and most populous continent on earth.

The International Plant Exchange Network is an instrument for the acquisition and exchange of living plant genetic resources at botanic gardens.

Assess the suitability of taxa to the predicted future climate scenarios of a selected location.

Care for the Rare provides free, easy-to-use interpretation resources that any garden can use to clearly communicate conservation stories of threatened plants in their collections.

Our work would not have been possible without the support of many generous organisations, foundations and individuals.

BGCI announces call for nominations for the 2024 Seed Conservation Awards. Deadline for nominations is 15th April 2024.

BGCI announces call for bursary applications to the Global Botanic Gardens Congress. Deadline for applications is 15th April 2024.

The Red Sudamericana de Jardines Botánicos (RSAJB) would like to invite you to a series of virtual talks introducing you to experts in the different aspects of the role and technical management of botanic gardens in the Latin American region.

The therapeutic potential of contact with nature from scientific evidence.

The deadline for abstracts has been extended to 12th February.

For the first time, all the Index Seminum catalogues can be found in one place under this Index Seminum BGCI hosted Tool in a combined list cooperative web service. This is an online platform for responsible seed exchange.

BGCI's Education Officer, Ane Zabaleta, will present an introduction to interpretation, analyzing the types of interpretation that exist, their uses, and the reasons why it is important to use interpretation to facilitate communication and scientific dissemination.

If your organization maintains threatened species in your collection, we want input from the staff that grow and propagate them! Deadline extended 22 July.

BGCI is launching a revised version of the BGCI Conservation Practitioner Accreditation Standards and a new platform to make the process of applying easier for gardens and for BGCI.

The deadline for applications for 2020 Grants through BGCI's Global Botanic Garden Fund has been extended to 14 August 2020.

BGCI Accreditation Program: Challenges and Opportunities

BGCI announces call for nominations for the 2020 Marsh Awards. Deadline for nominations extended to 20 July 2020.

Every year BGCI opens the Marsh Awards for International Plant Conservation and Botanic Garden Education sponsored by the Marsh Trust. We are delighted to announce that nominations for the 2023 awards are now open. 

From Chile, Roberto Niculcar will present the history and ex situ conservation work carried out by the most austral seed bank in the world, the Banco de Germoplasma SAG - Magallanes.

BGCI announces call for nominations for the 2024 Marsh Awards. Deadline for nominations is 15th April 2024.

An endemic species to Honshu Island, Japan, Betula chichibuensis, is threatened through habitat degradation and is susceptible to natural disaster due to small population sizes and restricted distribution. 

Geophyte plants are very important in the Mediterranean region because their biological cycle is well adapted to the Mediterranean climate. In Spain there are 168 species from the botanical families Liliaceae, Amaryllidaceae and Iridacea, some of them rare and endemic to Spain. Many of these species are threatened.

Much of the reported habitat of three Critically Endangered Camellia species in Southern Vietnam falls outside protected areas & is threatened by development. We also lack the species’ distribution & population size data. 

Developing a visitor-friendly infrastructure of the “Useful Plants” collection at Lviv National University Botanical Garden: To improve the functioning and fulfill the eco-educational purpose of the “Useful Plants” collection, its informational and interactive support was prepared.

The FSIH cooperate with Tropical Research Center of Bidoup-Nuiba National Park to study and develop various propagation techniques were applied to coniferous species focus on K. evelyniana.

Wuwei camellia (Pyrenaria buisanensis) and Carpinus hebestroma are found within restricted ranges of Taiwan and the occurrence of intensified weather events threatens the small populations of these species. 

The plants of the living collection of the Regional Botanical Garden of Cadereyta are registered in a constantly updated database

The West Indian Walnut tree (Juglans jamaicensis) is found within a restricted range in Cuba and is threatened on the island by timber extraction, forest fires and overall land conversion. 

To secure the integrated conservation of threatened species by understanding their ecology and biology, developing propagation protocols, reinforcing their populations and empowering local communities to carry out this work.

Genetically representative ex situ collections were established and awareness of the species was raised with display collections within Taiwan botanic gardens.

Fewer than 30 individuals of Carpinus tientaiensis are known to exist in the wild and this already tiny population is under threat from deforestation and land conversion to tea and bamboo plantations. 

By the end of 2019 the Global Tree Assessment had completed assessments for all monotypic tree families. These are families which have only have a single known species.

Working with Vumba Botanical Gardens and local communities to secure the future of this threatened tree.

ArbNet funded project for Ex situ conservation of Armenian and Tajikistan endangered species.

This project collected distribution data for this species and established ex situ collections at Georgian botanic gardens.

Camellia dilinhensis, known only from one location, is listed on the IUCN Red List as Endangered due to its highly restricted range in Di Linh district, Lam Dong province in Vietnam. Adding to this, the low natural regeneration ability of the already small population places further pressure on the species’ survival. Until now, there haven’t been any active conservation efforts in place.

Only 70 individuals of the important ornamental and medicinal Styrax zhejiangensis survive in the wild, due to habitat clearance for agriculture. 

"Non-flowering higher plants of Azerbaijan" book published in English by the Institute of Botany of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.

We are very pleased to announce the call for panel proposals for a major interdisciplinary conference on Anthropology and Conservation. The aim of the conference is simple: it is increasingly recognised that conservation can only be properly achieved with Indigenous Peoples, in full recognition of their rights.

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) successfully nominates the Soqotra Archipelago for inclusion in the World Monuments Fund biennial Watch

New TechTalk available from the Caribbean and Central American Region

The world’s first and only standard to specifically recognise and promote the protection, restoration, and enhancement of biodiversity.

BGCI highlights its work to save plants, inspire people, share knowledge and resources, and address global challenges in its 2021 Year in Review.

A new report on the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), highlights its success in aligning actions by the world’s botanist and plant protection community through a shared set of principles and objectives.

We are pleased to announce registration is now open for the 7th Global Botanic Gardens Congress which will be held in Melbourne, Australia from 25-29 September 2022.

Rytigynia ruwenzoriensis can grow from seed to flowering in 18 to 19 months.

Royal Rotterdam Zoological & Botanical Gardens are conducting a questionnaire which aims to write best practice guidelines for the cultivation of Nymphaea thermarum in ex-situ collections.

BGCI’s Conservation Action Tracker is a collaborative hub for tree conservation information and an essential resource to identify and track conservation actions on tree species worldwide.

We are pleased to announce BGCI's Global Botanic Garden Fund is open for applications. The call for applications will be open from 3 May 2022 and will close at 17:00 GMT on 1 July 2022.

Botanist James Wong joins Forestry England at Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest in Kent today to help plant six critically endangered Wollemi Pine trees - the first global 'metacollection' to save the iconic species from extinction. 

Learn about how funds from the 2022 Ukraine Botanic Garden Appeal will support this garden.

Learn about how funds from the 2022 Ukraine Botanic Garden Appeal will support this garden.

Scientists who revealed ⅓ of tree species are facing extinction call on leaders to do more to protect threatened species, as new research reveals the impact of extinction on humanity and planet

Make your collections count!  We are performing a conservation gap analysis for threatened conifers. Please share your collections data with us to help inform future conservation action!

The partners will develop threat assessments, conduct field work to resolve taxonomic questions and collect seeds for planting in conservation collections, and advance the work of the Global Conservation Consortium for Oak.

Globally, at least one-fifth of the world's plant species are threatened with extinction, making the work of botanic gardens and their experts in ex situ and in situ conservation all the more vital for our shared future

For the last three years Jardim Botânico Araribá, located in the South East of Brazil, has carried out the integrated conservation of 4 threatened native tree species under the umbrella of the Global Trees Campaign in collaboration with BGCI and supported by Fondation Franklinia. 

It is common sense to incorporate biodiversity, botanical data and botanical expertise into both the planning and practice of tree planting - but this isn't always the case.

While this titan arum may not be cuddly and plushie-ready like the panda, it has got the kind of charisma that gets people excited about the mysteries contained in botanical collections: live broadcasts of the monumental fetid blooms in action are like the Fat Bear Week of plant conservation.

Following the devastation of one of our member gardens, BGCI is now opening the Disaster Recovery Fund to facilitate international donations directly to the garden to help them rebuild following this tragedy. 

Scientific trials reveal new planting techniques improve germination success and seedling health of a Critically Endangered species of Magnolia. 

Fall into nature with Plantlife: Right tree, right place - Event 22nd October 2021

New Position Statement released by the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) recognizes the contributions made by botanic gardens, aquariums, and zoos in conserving wild animals, fungi, and plants.

King Charles III joined staff at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum to plant an endangered tree this week.

On this World Soil Day, it’s a great time to remember that the soil is incredibly important to plants for their survival and growth.

International Oak Society's funding opportunity for $5000 grants now opened for applications.

We're thrilled to invite you to the 8th Global Botanic Gardens Congress, taking place in Singapore from 6 to 9 August 2024!

Contribute towards the next issue or Roots which is focusing on how we measure our impact

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has three main objectives: the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of the components of biological diversity, and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources. Botanic gardens around the world contribute significantly to the implementation of the CBD.

You can enable a small botanic garden to enjoy the benefits of a year of BGCI Institutional Membership.

BGCI’s GardenSearch database is the only global database of the world’s botanic gardens and similar organizations.

BGCI offers a range of possibilities for your company to support and benefit from partnerships that tackle the world’s greatest environmental challenges.

The International Plant Sentinel Network has created a standard surveying form to support monitoring/surveying activities.

Coordinating conservation collections to safeguard plant diversity

Researchers and practitioners are able to access and share plant material and associated data; identify and flag material that is subject to ABS, biosafety and CITES regulations to facilitate access to, and responsible acquisition of, plant material.

An example from the Bavarian Natural History Collections (Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns, SNSB)

At the Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle (French Natural History Museum)

Development of an Ex-situ Conservation Garden of the threatened Western Ghats endemic genus ‘Humboldtia’Vahl (Family Fabaceae– Caesalpinioideae).

A University-wide ABS policy and committee

Learn about how funds from the 2022 Ukraine Botanic Garden Appeal will support this garden.

The Mexican Association of Botanic Gardens has developed a Code of Conduct for working with local communities

Endemic Hibiscus storckii is extremely rare, threatened by land-use and climate change, but a lack of awareness and information limits its conservation. 

Montreal Botanic Garden works closely with Indigenous communities on the conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants

Botanic Gardens hold large and diverse collections of plants, the majority of which are exotic, and many of which may be new to cultivation. Such plants may be given every encouragement to flower and adapt to their new home. It is now recognised that there is often a lengthy lag phase between when a species becomes naturalised and represents no more than an innocuous introduction, to when it may become highly invasive. To date such transitions have usually proved to be unpredictable and unexpected.

Conserving North America's Threatened Plants: Progress report on Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation

Funds raised for the Global Botanic Garden Fund have supported many projects over the years. One such is the work by the San Francisco Botanic Garden where the GBGF provided vital funding for their mission of conserving rare magnolias through grafting.

Nigeria has one of the highest deforestation rates in the world, which threatens many native tree species with extinction. 

Funds raised for the Global Botanic Garden Fund have supported many projects over the years. One example is the work by the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanical Garden in the Western Ghats on the conservation of critically endangered plants through seed banking.

The border region of southeast Xizang and northwest Yunnan, a hotspot of rhododendron diversity with over 300 known species, is being degraded by overexploitation for firewood and conversion to grasslands for livestock grazing. 

To address forest degradation, biodiversity loss and food insecurity, this project engaged four communities in the Sra-aem Commune.

Beech leaf disease (BLD) is a new disease affecting several species of Fagus. It has been found in the US and Canada where it is spreading rapidly.

Working together to save Malawi’s national tree.

The IPSN previously carried out a survey of European oak species in California botanic gardens in order to gain a better understanding of the impact of three beetle pests, which are known to impact USA oak species (see below for further details). Currently this has been extended to Belgium botanic gardens to expand the understanding and spread of these pests.

The Food Sustainability Challenge is a UK based project funded by The Rothschild Foundation which aims to explore and support the development of food sustainability interventions taking place in UK botanic gardens.

A review of ABS implementation procedures at the Swedish Museum of Natural History was held in 2016-17

Unsustainable exploitation of ebonies is threatening this valuable group of trees with extinction. 

GBGF funded project aimed to promote ex situ conservation of rare and threatened native trees in Nigeria

NHM London has for many years had institutional policies on Access and Benefit-Sharing. With the coming into force of the Nagoya Protocol the Museum reviewed these to ensure they were sufficient.

Strategies for research at Medellín Botanic Garden

IUCN have invited botanic gardens, zoos and aquariums to provide feedback on their draft Position Statement on the role of botanic gardens, zoos and aquariums in conservation. Please do so.

BGCI is remembering an outstanding biologist and promoter of the botanic garden community, Brígido Peguero.

The Botanist are releasing a Plant Conservation Edition Gin, in partnership with Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) to save rare and endangered plant species worldwide. With one fifth of all plant species threatened with extinction, the exclusive, limited edition bottle will raise funds for BGCI's Global Botanic Garden Fund, and will contribute to urgent biodiversity projects around the world.

Call for botanic garden presentation abstracts for IUFRO 2024 session: “Resilience of Forest Biodiversity to Climate Change and Pests"

Dès maintenant disponible aussi en français! Now available in French!

Hai Ren, IAC Member and Director at South China Botanical Garden (China), recently published this comprehensive review of the advances in conservation and the reintroduction of rare and endangered plants in China.

BGCI is remembering the world-renowned scientist, dendrologist, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor Igor Yuryevich Koropachinsky who passed away on 5th December in Novosibirsk at the age of 93.

BGCI's Secretary General, Paul Smith, discusses how racism has no place at BGCI, in conservation, or in our community.

The International Association of Bryologists announced that Prof. Li Zhang of the Fairy Lake Botanical Garden, Shenzhen, China, was awarded the Grolle Award.

An international group of scientists take the first step to resurrect extinct plant species.

An international conference on the history, value and future prospects of arboreta. Together for the future of biodiversity on the 150th foundation anniversary of the Royal Forestry Institute and Experimental Arboreta in Vallombrosa.

A rhododendron from the mountains of Vietnam has become the 73rd species to be described as new to science by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), since lockdown began in March 2020.

The 1st International Plant Translocation Conference will be held in Rome, Italy from 20-23 June, 2022.

Learn about how funds from the 2022 Ukraine Botanic Garden Appeal will support this garden.

BGCI is saddened to hear of the passing of Robin Herbert CBE, one of the founder trustees of BGCI, and a long term Board member. We send our condolences to Robin’s family members together with our gratitude for his outstanding service to the botanic garden community.

BGCI has redefined the targets required to achieve Botanic Garden Accreditation and improved the application and mentorship process by launching a new application platform.

The Plants, People, Planet Special Issue has been released, featuring thirteen articles highlighting the impact of the Global Tree Assessment.

BGCI is pleased to announce Jeannie Raharimampionona as the winner of the 2020 Marsh Award for International Plant Conservation and Tara Moreau as the winner of the 2020 Marsh Award for Education in Botanic Gardens.

Scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) and Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) have set out ten ‘golden rules’ for reforestation.

The Morton Arboretum and BGCI-US present findings of a 3-year project to explore integrated collections development and valuation by botanic gardens.

In 2021, BGCI’s Global Botanic Garden Fund distributed 33 grants worth $72,400.

At an event in London, BGCI announced the winners of the 2019 Marsh Awards for International Plant Conservation and Educations in Botanic Gardens.

PLEASE SIGN a statement urging that the 2030 deadline is not abandoned in the COP15 negotiations, and that ambitious quantitative targets on reversing biodiversity decline, reducing pressures and addressing equity must be retained.

Terrestrial Responses to Emerging Environments through Time

Parasitic plants are defined by their unique mode of nutrition. They derive some or all of the materials required for growth and development by penetrating the living tissues of another plant, the host.

Redesigning the initiative based on early learnings from most successful schools.

BGCI is calling on its members to host the 9th Global Botanic Garden Congress in 2027.

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens Funds GBGF Projects.

The Botanic Garden of Smith College has earned this new level of accreditation because of its commitment to building conservation collections.

The United States Botanic Garden and the American Public Gardens Association are partnering to offer immediate support to established urban agriculture, community gardening, and other food-growing programs at public gardens affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 Year in Review - Saving Plants

The Neotropical Conservation Consortium for Magnolia and Conservation Horticulture Workshop for Magnolias to be held from July 8-15, of 2019 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.

Update from a Darwin Initiative project in Uganda looking at native plants role in future food systems.

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is hosting its 10th Annual Pritzlaff Conservation Symposium on February 25, 2023!

Beech leaf disease (BLD) is a new disease affecting several species of Fagus (Fagus grandifolia F. sylvatica, F. engleriana, F. orientalis).

BGCI's Secretary General, Paul Smith, takes a moment to reflect on the varied skill-set needed in botanic garden leadership.

Join the BGCI Online Workshop to learn about the Index Seminum - New online platform for responsible seed exchange

The First Community Festival for the Conservation of the Arroyo Oak (Quercus brandegeei) celebrated its first edition, on November 5, 2022, within the framework of a consolidated participation and a great success of attendance.