Botanic Gardens Conservation International U.S.

05/04/2026

🌱 The Global Botanic Garden Fund is now open for applications!🌳

📅 Deadline June 26, 5 pm UK time

The GBGF is made up of a number of grants which aim to drive plant conservation, sustainability efforts, and global partnerships with a focus on botanic gardens and arboreta in developing countries and biodiversity hotspots.

👉 More information: https://www.bgci.org/news-events/global-botanic-garden-fund-2026-now-open/

Apply soon!

04/09/2026

We’re honored to work alongside partners across Hawaiʻi as part of the Laukahi Network

Hawaiʻi is home to almost 1400 kinds of native plants! Protecting them takes all of us working together. Help us celebrate Native Plant Month throughout April by participating in Plant Promise. Plant Promise represents our community’s promise to protect and conserve each unique species through the Laukahi Network. Help us fundraise $14,000, or $10 for each species. You can help in 3 ways!

🌱 Donate
🌿 Vote for your favorite native plant
📣 Share with your community

Your support strengthens the Laukahi Network—connecting conservation partners and coordinating efforts to protect native plants statewide.

Learn more and get involved: https://laukahi.org/plant-promise/

Nalo meli maoli (Hylaeus anthracinus) visiting paʻū o Hiʻiaka (Jacquemontia sandwicensis). PC: Kobey Togikawa. Plant Promise Fundraiser A Promise to Every Plant Did you know? Hawai’i is home to almost 1400 kinds of native plants! During Native Plant Month, help us fundraise $14,000, or $10 for ...

04/08/2026

One week left to apply!

U.S.-based institutions are invited to apply for the Priority U.S. Trees Conservation Awards, supporting the collection and propagation of at-risk U.S. tree species that are underrepresented in ex situ collections.

Offered by the U.S. Botanic Garden, ArbNet, Botanic Gardens Conservation International U.S., The Morton Arboretum and NatureServe, awards of $3,000–$10,000 support conservation of priority U.S. tree taxa found in five or fewer ex situ collections.

Deadline: April 15, 2026
Learn more and apply:

ArbNet, Botanic Gardens Conservation International-US, The Morton Arboretum, NatureServe, and the United States Botanic Garden are pleased to offer funding support for U.S.-based institutions to collect and propagate priority U.S. tree species through the Priority U.S. Trees Conservation Awards. Pri...

10/24/2021

El Jardín Botánico Ciudad de Plottier (JBCP) se convirtió en miembro del Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), la red más grande e importante en cuanto a conservación de plantas a nivel mundial y se suma a los seis jardines botánicos de Argentina reconocidos por esta entidad.

Lee mas:

Abrió sus puertas en octubre de 2020 y hoy forma parte de la red más grande de conservación de planta a nivel mundial.

09/28/2021

The GCC is a collective effort which aims to mobilise a coordinated network of institutions and experts to collaboratively develop and implement comprehensive conservation strategies for priority threatened plant groups.

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BGCI launches a new Global Conservation Consortia website to support communications, coordination, and knowledge sharing among plant conservation practitioners worldwide.

09/28/2021

BGCI is seeking a Communications Officer to highlight the important conservation work being carried out by BGCI, our members, and our partners.

Apply today! http://ow.ly/9dC750Gi4in

09/27/2021

Our newest reports appeared in the news in over 40 languages around the world. Learn why tree species conservation matters, and what we can do about it!

🌳 report: http://ow.ly/g6TL50GgLwg
🌳 report: http://ow.ly/trKk50GgLwc

09/27/2021

In the Chilean section of BGCI member The National Botanic Garden of Wales a very modest looking tree is the same species as the one that will soon be playing a big part in protecting Europe from the coronavirus over the next few years.

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In the Chilean section of our Great Glasshouse, a very modest looking tree is the same species as the one that will soon be playing a big part in protecting Europe from the coronavirus over the next few years

09/17/2021

Fire is a major threat for baobabs in northern Madagascar.

Our work with Madagasikara Voakajy includes installing fire breaks and local outreach programmes to improve seedling survival.

For more real-life actions for trees that really work
➡️ http://ow.ly/kLfg50G7SC1

09/17/2021

“Working closely with Botanic Gardens Conservation International, it’s fantastic to be able to celebrate the entire collection — surely one of the jewels of the botanical world — in the Guinness World Records 2022 book,” said managing editor Adam Millward of the inclusion of Kew Gardens' collection.

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Along with 16,900 species of plant, Kew Gardens is growing a budding collection of world record titles.