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Free Plant Conservation Online Course
10 May 2018
The San Diego Zoo Global and Center for Plant Conservation offer a free online training course on plant conservation.
BGCI Launches Accreditation Scheme for Botanic Gardens
Lisbon, Portugal
7 May 2018
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) announced the launch of an international Botanic Garden Accreditation scheme and the first accredited botanic gardens at the Eighth European Congress of Botanic Gardens in Lisbon, Portugal.
Congratulations to Chipper Wichman, recipient of GCA’s Medal of Honor, 2018
26 April 2018
The National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) is pleased to announce that The Garden Club of America (GCA) has named Charles R. “Chipper” Wichman, President, Director, and Chief Executive Officer of the institution, as the recipient of its 2018 Medal of Honor.
Tree planting with schools
26 April 2018
New Global Assessment of Orchid Collections
16 April 2018
35% (272) orchid genera that are not represented in ex situ collections,and only 36% of orchid species known to be threatened are reported by gardens.
South London Botanical Institute to visit the Botanic Garden of Rome as part of new botanical exchange partnership
12 April 2018
Gardeners from the South London Botanical Institute (SLBI) in Tulse Hill are due to visit the Botanic Garden of Rome at the end of April as part of a new botanical exchange partnership between the two organisations.
Call for Proposals now open for 23rd World Orchid Conference Highlight 'Project Seeding'
12 April 2018
As part of the 23rd World Orchid Conference to be held in Taichung, Taiwan in 2020, a call for proposals is now open for ‘Project Seeding: Orchid Conservation Initiative’. This call is for projects focusing on the propagation and reintroduction of threatened orchids around the world.
Marsh Awards for International Plant Conservation and Education in Botanic Gardens
11 April 2018
BGCI is pleased to announce a call for nominations for the Marsh Awards for International Plant Conservation and Botanic Garden Education sponsored by the Marsh Christian Trust.
2017 Robert Allerton Award Presented to Dr. David H. Lorence for Extraordinary Contributions in Botany and Horticulture
11 April 2018
On 5th April 2018 The National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) announced today that it will bestow The Robert Allerton Award for Excellence in Tropical Botany or Horticulture, one of its highest scientific honors, to botanist Dr. David H. Lorence.