With a career spanning 25 years working in conservation, Paul joined BGCI as Secretary General in March 2015. He is the former Head of Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) and, during his nine years at the helm, seeds from more than 25,000 plant species were conserved in the MSB.

Carly leads on BGCI’s conservation initiatives across the globe.

Jake heads up the operations work of BGCI.

Joachim manages BGCI’s integrated ex and in situ conservation programmes at regional and in-country levels, working with botanic gardens and partner organisations around the world.

Nicole is the incoming Head of Finance and manages the financial reporting for the organisation. She prepares and maintains both statutory and management accounting information, as well as controlling bank accounts, payments, receipts and Payroll.

Based at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill in Massachusetts (USA), Mark guides the strategic direction for BGCI-US and connects the U.S. botanic garden community with BGCI’s global initiatives.

Kirsty lead’s BGCI’s tree conservation planning and action programme and the Ecological Restoration Alliance of Botanic Gardens. Kirsty is also Head of BGCI Africa. She is based at the BGCI Africa office in Nairobi.

Helen leads BGCI’s public engagement activities including LearnToEngage, BigPicnic, and BGCI’s International Congresses on Education in Botanic Gardens.

Cristina leads BGCI’s conservation action and monitoring programme. She is also managing BGCI’s role in a large-scale project to improve native tree seed supply in Africa.

Malin manages the Global Tree Assessment, overseeing all global tree red listing activities at BGCI. She manages the ThreatSearch database. Malin is the secretary of the IUCN/SSC Global Tree Specialist Group and chair of the IUCN Red List Technical Working Group.

Patricia leads BGCI’s Membership programme and associated conservation services such as the BGCI Accreditation Scheme, grants and data tools and BGCI communications.

Xiangying manages BGCI’s projects in China based at the South China Botanical Garden, CAS, Guangzhou-Guangdong province.

Noelia is managing plant conservation projects in Latin America and the Caribbean region. She also coordinates the South American Botanic Gardens Network (RSAJB) and supports the coordination of the Caribbean and Central American Botanic Gardens Network (CCABG).

Emily coordinates BGCI’s red list activities for the Global Tree Assessment and conservation prioritisation with partners across the world.

David is project managing the development and implementation of the Global Biodiversity Project (GBS).

Ane leads the education and public engagement components across various international conservation projects. She coordinates BGCI’s training platform and webinar series, and oversees the organisation of the International Congresses on Education in Botanic Gardens.

Manages BGCI’s IT infrastructure.

Alex is managing plant conservation projects in Africa (Malawi and Uganda) and the Indian oceans (Mauritius and Rodrigues). He is interested in ethnobotany and the interactions between conservation and development at the local level.

Greetha is from Malaysia and has a Ph.D. in Plant Science from the Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia. She is based at Singapore Botanic Gardens.

Roniance manages BGCI’s projects in Kenya. She works with BGCI Africa’s partners towards integration of threatened species in tree planting programs, garnering community and public support towards restoration and conservation.

Ryan supports work on the Global Tree Assessment. He is also responsible for updating BGCI’s GlobalTreeSearch database.

Lara coordinates the International Plant Sentinel Network (IPSN) and manages projects and activities related to pest and disease monitoring and plant biosecurity.

Annelies works on the educational component of plant conservation projects in Africa and Vietnam projects and assists with BGCI’s public engagement activities, including online courses and webinars.

Megan manages BGCI’s Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund timber project focused on data capture for CITES trees in three African states, she also supports IKI project policy activities and is also the secretary to BGCI’s new campaign to tackle the illegal plant trade.

Karen provides a professional and proactive HR function for all staff within BGCI.  She provides appropriate advice and support to staff, managers, the Senior Management Team and the Board on people, policies, and working practices.

Yvette supports BGCI’s work on the Global Trees Campaign and the Ecological Restoration Alliance. She also works on the Global Tree Assessment leading on the assessment of trees via our Least Concern workflow.

Rebecca is the lead on science communication for BGCI. Working across all teams to communicate the work being done around the world to various audiences. She also hosts The Understory Podcast for BGCI.

Charlotte manages the Global Botanic Garden Fund and supports the membership team with queries and services that BGCI provides.

David helps with the development, implementation, and monitoring of conservation projects in Southeast Asia and assists with SEABG Network communications and concerns. He works part-time remotely from the Philippines.

Kathryn is supporting BGCI’s work on the Global Tree Assessment.

Silvia is based at The Morton Arboretum in Chicago, U.S.A., where she works as the Director of Global Tree Conservation. Silvia operates as a U.S.-based representative for BGCI’s tree conservation programme.

Itxaso is working on BGCI’s Conservation Action Tracker by gathering information on current conservation actions for threatened tree species. She also provides support to the Global Conservation Consortia (GCC).

María José supports plant conservation projects in the region, and the coordination of the South American Botanic Gardens Network (RSAJB) and the Caribbean and Central American Botanic Gardens Network (CCABG). She works remotely from Costa Rica.

Magda is supporting BGCI’s work on the Global Tree Assessment.

Herbert is delivering training courses to partners in Kenya and elsewhere in East Africa to ensure threatened tree species are more secure in situ and brought into tree planting programmes.

Contact Liz for any information on BGCI membership including how to become a member and paying your subscriptions; Liz can also help BGCI Members advertise news, events, and career opportunities.

January is assisting in managing BGCI projects in Kenya. He is working with BGCI Africa’s partners and with the community to develop effective community-based conservation of threatened and indigenous trees in Kenya, with a focus on restoration initiatives for sustainable conservation of trees.