The Global Tree Assessment (GTA) aims to assess the conservation status of every known tree species by the year 2020.

The Global Diversity Foundation (GDF) is committed to conducting ethical research, and its members and collaborators closely follow international ethical guidelines for conducting research with local communities.

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

Over the last 25 years, the “Francisco Javier Clavijero” Botanic Garden in Mexico has found different ways to link to the communities where it carries out collections

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

Gullele Botanic Garden has developed close relationships with local healers to support the conservation of medicinal plants