Now operating two companion campuses, Selby Gardens will provide waterfront sanctuaries connecting people with air plants of the world, native nature, and regional history.

A network of international experts will meet in Edinburgh to discuss how best to preserve and manage the world's natural history collections.

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

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

There are currently over 500 collections from 44 countries, representing all natural history disciplines, using Specify Software. The software is constantly evolving in response to the needs of the collections management community

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.

The Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ), Harvard University has developed institutional tools and policy to address ABS

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

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.

A Tool to Promote ABS Compliant Data Management

Plant diversity underpins the functioning of all ecosystems, which in turn provide the fundamental support systems upon which all life depends.

From the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, to thousands of years pressing grapes into wine, to the role of citrus in combating scurvy on long sea voyages, fruit have played an important role in shaping human history and culture.

Continuing Longwood Gardens’ mission-driven history of targeted training and education for horticulture professionals, applications are now open for the fellowship program.

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.

From history to culture to trends, the issues and ideas at the forefront of horticulture take center stage at Today’s Horticulture Symposium on Friday, February 3 from 8 am to 4:30 pm at Longwood Gardens.

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.

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden and BGCI are partnering for this year’s (2020-2021) Global Challenge: Unsung Plant Scientists. This global challenge is open to all school age learners and celebrates underrepresented plant scientists.

Brock Mashburn, Missouri Botanical Garden, is completing a study on Hibiscus.

Comms Officer, Rebecca Hansell, talks to BGCI's new Director of Conservation Policy & Practice, Dr Carly Cowell, as we head into an exciting new chapter of BGCI’s conservation work.

21st Smithsonian Botanical Symposium, "Advancing Plant Conservation Through Horticulture", May 17th 2024.

I have recently come across a number of articles and instances where scientific knowledge is regarded as antithetical to traditional knowledge, but is this actually the case?

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.

After two decades of biological surveys and over 30 scientific expeditions, groundbreaking research in southern Africa has unearthed a wealth of previously undocumented biodiversity in a newly recognised ecoregion.

BGjournal is being made freely available on JSTOR as part of a limited preview of the upcoming JSTOR Plants & Society Collection.

Dr. Calaway (Cal) Dodson, the first Executive Director of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020 at the age of 91.

The PLANTA EUROPA Conference aims at gathering botanists, researchers, practitioners, land managers, public authorities, students to share ideas and experiences on the conservation of wild plants and habitats across Europe.

The Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum (BGBM) Berlin acts in accordance with the national and the EU regulations and international agreements on genetic resources.

The Sud Expert Plantes Développement Durable (SEP2D) programme is a France-based funding initiative that supports projects on plant research for sustainable development in 22 francophone countries.

The molecular revolution has transformed the landscape of plant biology research with a series of genomics projects of huge taxonomic scope, launched in the last decade.

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

The new web page of Padre Julio Marrero Botanic Garden was launched in Santo Domingo, Ecuador as a milestone in history.

A University-wide ABS policy and committee

IrisBG as a Tool for Nagoya Protocol implementation

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

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.

Zelkova (family Ulmaceae) is a small genus that comprises six tree species sparsely distributed throughout Eurasia. With some species threatened with extinction, and others still waiting assessment, a global action plan for Zelkova is greatly needed. 

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. 

Extinct in the Wild Project to protect ex situ Kanaloa kahoolawensis plants from weather damage in Hawaii.

The genus Juglans L. contains ca. 25 species, including various hybrids. Khoury et al. 2020 assigned all seven native North American species as either urgent or high priority for further ex situ conservation action, including Juglans californica.

BigPicnic is a three year project that brings together the public, scientists, policy-makers and industry to help tackle the global challenge of food security.

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.

Botanists and plant protection specialists from all over Europe gathered at the VDU Botanical Garden for the European Botanic Gardens Consortium meeting and the IPEN Emerald Ash Borer workshop.

Paul Smith reflecting on the #7GBGC and how we can tackle global challenges together.

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.

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

In 2020, BGCI’s Global Botanic Garden Fund distributed 40 grants worth more than $82,000. 

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

BGCI pledges support to be UNITED for #BIODIVERSITY

BGCI has entered a new five year partnership with the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) to promote effective and high quality biodiversity outcomes from global restoration initiatives.

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

BGCI explores the impact of covid-19 on botanic gardens across the world.

We are truly sorry to hear about the devastating loss of the Jardín Botánico Nacional de Viña del Mar.

BGCI has granted accreditation to San Diego Zoo Global for its gardens at the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

On September 8–9, 2023, the meeting of the Baltic Botanic Gardens was held at the Vytautas Magnus University Botanical Garden in Kaunas, Lithuania.

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. 

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.

New BGCI online module: Introduction to science communication

BGCI highlights Branch Out, a podcast by BGCI Patron Member the Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust Sydney.

Between 19-20 June 2024, the University of Dundee Botanic Garden will co-host the 4th European i-Tree Conference.

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

With support from his family, the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the many individuals inspired by his work, BGCI is establishing the Anthony Hitchcock Species Recovery Fund to support institutions carrying out threatened plant species reintroductions and recovery for their long-term survival in the wild.

A ground-breaking study led by ZSL has confirmed the astonishing potential for conservation zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, and seedbanks across the world to bring animals and plants back from extinction.

Join Scientific Director, Dr Ori Fragman-Sapir and former horticultural intern Sam Pagett for a virtual tour of the Botanical Gardens in the heart of Jerusalem.

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

Paul Smith, our Secretary General, has just returned from a week in Zambia’s North Luangwa National Park, he reflects on what can be done to make a real difference to conservation.

The Online Hong Kong Flower Show 2021, presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, was launched on March 19.

Due to the continuing impacts of the global pandemic we are moving 7GBGC to Autumn 2022. Join us in Melbourne, 25 to 29 September 2022.

Arnoldia: the Nature of Trees, the magazine of the Arnold Arboretum, seeks submissions on plant collection, collections care, and curatorial practice for its Notes from the Field section

Fellowship funding - Closes 15 January 2022

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

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.

The Global Climate Risk Assessment Tool project is a world-first initiative to provide climate risk assessment data and decision support for taxa listings in PlantSearch for arboreta, botanic gardens and other users.

New research from RBGE shows that increasing numbers of trees and shrubs in open grassy ecosystems critically threaten their unique biodiversity.