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Atlanta Botanical Garden becomes a BGCI Patron Member
14 August 2017
BGCI is delighted to welcome Atlanta Botanical Garden as a Patron Member. As a Patron, Atlanta Botanical Garden joins a growing number of the world's largest and most influential botanic gardens and will play a key role in guiding BGCI's future programme.
Reviving the African Botanic Garden Network - Have your say!
4 August 2017
BGCI has set up a new office in Kenya. One of the aims is to provide more support to botanic gardens across Africa. At 6GBGC we held a meeting about reviving the African Botanic Garden Network. Complete our survey to let us know what the network should offer!
North American alpine action plan survey
3 August 2017
BGCI is conducting a survey, on behalf of a growing consortium of gardens and organisations led by Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, to identify gardens that either have significant collections of North American alpine plants or a desire to help with alpine plant conservation.
Marsh Awards 2017 awarded to Amy Padolf and Kunle Olasupo
17 July 2017
The Marsh Awards are awarded annually by the Marsh Christian Trust, in partnership with BGCI, in recognition of excellence in International Plant Conservation and Botanic Garden Education. The awards for 2017 were announced at 6GBGC.
New BGCI / ArbNet partnership agreement signed
17 July 2017
On 5 July 2017, a BGCI / ArbNet partnership agreement was signed between the South London Botanical Institute in the UK and the Botanic Garden of Rome in Italy
BGCI's first technical review is now available online
14 July 2017
BGCI has just published its first technical review on 'Defining the botanic garden and how to measure performance and success'.
GSCC award winners announced
12 July 2017
Prizes were awarded at BGCI's 6th Global Botanic Gardens Congress in Geneva to recognise and celebrate the success of gardens that are conserving species through seed banking.
LearnToEngage deadline extended
22 June 2017
First BGCI / ArbNet partnership agreement signed
14 June 2017
On 2 June 2017, the first BGCI / ArbNet partnership agreement was signed between Vilnius University (on behalf of the Vilnius University Botanic Garden), Lithuania and The Tasmanian Arboretum Inc., Australia.