Botanic Gardens Conservation International in Canada

Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) is an organization that promotes the function of botanic gardens in the conservation of plants. In an increasingly urban world, botanic gardens and arboreta are an important resource for educating the public about natural heritage as they can engage the public with their repositories of threatened and endangered plant species.

BGCI has created a four year program, Investing in Nature: A Partnership for Plants in Canada, to further plant conservation education in Canada and to connect Canadian botanic gardens to international conservation efforts. The BCGI website lists conferences, newsletters, links and other educational resources sponsored by the organization and participating institutions.

Link: Botanic Gardens Conservation International in Canada

Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 2:08 PM on January 17, 2005

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