North America
From arctic and alpine regions, to desert and tropical regions, the vast plant diversity of North America is globally unique and irreplaceable. Threats to this diversity are growing as a result of climate change, habitat destruction, invasive species, and land conversion. Of the 20,000 plant taxa native to North America, roughly 1 in 5 are of conservation concern and threatened in the wild.
More than 1,000 botanic gardens throughout North America drive important conservation, education, horticulture, and research programs focused on native plants. Cutting edge plant conservation programs and methodologies are produced in this part of the world.
Gardens in the region: explore the map below and click on the follow on link for more information about each garden. Total number of gardens in the region 1,125 (June 2023).
This map has been created with the data available from BGCI’s database GardenSearch. Please, let us know if you can’t find your botanic garden in the map by Request to include your garden
Related News from the Region
BGCI-US, based at The Huntington Botanical Gardens in southern California, USA, works to connect gardens in North America to conservationists worldwide, and reflect BGCI’s mission to mobilize botanic gardens and secure plant diversity.
To guide North American progress toward the targets of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation, BGCI-US coordinated the last update of the North American Botanic Garden Strategy for Plant Conservation in 2016. We are now working to track progress and inform North American botanic gardens on contributions toward targets.
