Botanic Gardens Conservation International

Botanists debate the benefits of assisted migration

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:06:00 +0000

A Hunt for Seeds to Save Species, Perhaps by Helping Them Move - Scientists at the Chicago Botanic Garden are grappling with one critical component of plant conservation in a changing world, the hotly debated topic of assisted migration.

Plant science research in botanic gardens

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:14:00 +0000

To find out more about how plant science research in botanic gardens offers great potential towards plant-based problem-solving relevant to improving human welfare read the special issue of Trends in Plants Science.

Do you use plant names or species names, in general?

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:43:00 +0000

If so, this is your opportunity to help shape the future development of the Catalogue of Life by providing feedback on the new services and improvements you would like to see. So, please spare us 15 minutes to complete the survey before the closing date of Monday 16 November 2009.

10% of wild plant species secure in seed bank

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:46:00 +0000

Kew's Millennium Seed Bank partnership is celebrating collecting, banking and conserving 10% of the world's wild plant species by banking its 24,200th species – a pink, wild banana from China (Musa itinerans).

Deadline for abstract submission for 4GBGC extended

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:39:00 +0000

1st November is the extended deadline for submitting abstracts and proposals for symposia for the 4th Global Botanic Gardens Congress, being held in Ireland, June 13-18, 2010.

100 new plant species discovered in Greater Mekong

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:08:00 +0000

2008 saw the discovery of some 168 new species in the Greater Mekong region of SouthEast Asia - 100 of these new species are plants including 27 new palm trees, 6 new orchids and 2 wild bananas - but these are already at risk of extinction from climate change.

BGCI中国项目“受威胁植物迁地和就地保护及当地社区角色一体化”进展报告会

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:03:00 +0000

由BGCI主办，昆明植物园承办的主题为“中国受威胁植物迁地和就地保护及当地社区角色一体化”的BGCI中国项目进展报告会于2009年9月26-27日在云南省大理州云龙县漕涧镇顺利召开。30余人参加了研讨会。

ENSCONET Seed Collecting Manual for Wild Species available

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:58:00 +0000

A Seed Collecting Manual for Wild Species, published by the European Native Seed Conservation Network (ENSCONET), is now available online.

Informing the public! Ex situ conservation of threatened species needs emphasis

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:59:00 +0000

Research carried out by the National Botanic Garden of Belguim has found that more education and information about threatened species and habitats is vital to engage garden visitors in conservation.

Cooperation between botanic gardens in the Baltic Sea region

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:30:00 +0000

The beautiful city of Vilnius, Lithuania was the setting for the second international conference on cooperation between botanic gardens in the Baltic Sea region.

EuroGard V Resolutions published

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:03:00 +0000

Resolutions from the Fifth EuroGard Congress, held in Finland in June have now been published.

珙桐迁地与就地保护专题学术研讨会

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:26:00 +0000

BGCI中国项目之一"珍稀濒危植物珙桐的保护与回归"，“珙桐迁地与就地保护专题”学术会议于2009年8月11至13日在湖北民族学院召开，约65位代表参加了会议。

Chicago Botanic Garden’s new Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center opens!

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:10:00 +0000

The Chicago Botanic Garden’s new Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center includes opportunities for visitors to learn more about the essential roles plants play in everyday life, and why saving plants is essential for saving the planet.

Beer bottle pavement walkway installed at the Moreton Arboretum

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:40:00 +0000

This week crews poured a 1,000 square foot walkway near the Morton Arboretum’s Thornhill Education Center made of crushed, recycled beer bottles, other glass and granite.

Urban green spaces vital to wellbeing

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:41:00 +0000

The importance of gardens and urban green spaces emphasised at the British Science Festival

GSPC targets for 2010 - 2020 drafted

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:25:00 +0000

A draft of the revised GSPC has been developed, including new targets for the perios 2010 - 2020.

Museum and herbarium specimens aid conservation assessments

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:37:00 +0000

As reported recently in the newsletter of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, data from herbarium specimens maintained as scientific resources in botanic gardens, museums and universities can be used to identify rare and endangered species.

Roots index covering 15 editions published

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:14:00 +0000

Look for organisations, people, meetings, subjects, plants, animals and places or use the article authors and guest editors index to find exactly what you need.

Universal DNA barcode proposed for plants

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:34:00 +0000

An international team of scientists has agreed on a DNA 'barcode' for the identification of plant species, paving the way for the tracking and safeguarding of biodiversity in the developing world.

BGCI forms new partnership with IOS to enhance cacti and succulent collections worldwide

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:01:00 +0000

Working together as Conservation Partners, BGCI and the IOS have agreed to revive a Reserve Collections Initiative; reviewing global cacti and succulent collections and providing tools to enhance the conservation value of these important collections.