Botswana has opened its first botanic garden. The nine acre garden in Gaborone, Botwsana features collections of living plants for education and research in a beautiful natural setting with historic buildings.

Canberra Facing Severe Droughts: Water and Cash
Perhaps Dundee could advise Canberra Botanic Garden which is also facing cuts in government funding, and is struggling to pay increasing water bills as drought afflicts the country. Its status as the country’s biggest living collection of native plants may not to be enough to protect them.

Villages bring together agencies for seniors’ health, social needs
A Palo Alto man stopped going to Stanford games when his wife died. That bothered Lisa Hendrickson, the CEO of Avenidas Senior Center. “The Stanford games were the backbone of his social life, but he had no one to go with,” she said. “So I called him. I…

BGCI Opens New US Office
BGCI is proud to announce the opening of its new US office at the Chicago Botanic Gardens. Effective November 9th, the Chicago Botanic Garden will host the office of BGCI in the US and play a key role in helping coordinate the network s regional conservation programs.

CITES Manual for Botanic Gardens: Updated
BGCI has published a new edition of the CITES manual for botanic gardens. It’s available to download online and in print from our head office.

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