Seventy-eight species of oak trees are globally threatened with extinction, according to the latest BGCI report, The Red List of Oaks. Of concern is the fact that over half of oak species are so little known that it is currently impossible to determine threat levels.

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Internet Law Self Help Guides. Web Lawyer. - More than 750 students at Northwestern University have raised nearly $1 million for charities at this year’s school dance marathon. Coach, educator Frank Fidler, 86, imparted lessons that endureSeattle Times - Fidler met the love of his life, Doris Ylvisaker, at a dance. “I’ll never want […]

China Comes to Scotland with Spring Lantern Festival
As part of a UK-wide celebration of Chinese culture starting on Chinese New Year Feb 2nd, the RBG Edinburgh is launching China Now in Scotland with an enchanting Spring Lantern Festival involving Chinese plants.

Education in Venezuela of “Paramo” Importance
Merida Botanic Garden, Venezuela, has been awarded a grant to raise awareness of the importance of the paramo, a series of ecosystems which occur at high altitude, above the montane forests of Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela.

Seattle Symphony and Chorale present a modern take on a Bach masterpiece
Seattle Symphony music director Gerard Schwarz has chosen an unrepentantly 21st-century approach to Bach’s Mass in B Minor. The instrumentalists use vibrato; the string players do not swell and subside in their long tones, and the vocal soloists are (mos

Conservation Strategists Meet for Plant Protection in China
Following the launch of China’s first-ever nationwide plant conservation strategy in early 2007, plant experts from all over China recently gathered to discuss the role of botanic gardens in implementing this strategy. High on the agenda was the conservation of China’s most threatened trees.

African Fruits Hold Great Potential to Combat Poverty
Modern horticulture could enable Africa’s own fruits, from baobab to butterfruit, to combat malnutrition, boost environmental stability and support rural development in the continent, says a new report from the National Research Council in the US.

Inauguration Solennelle du Jardin Botanique de Kisantu
Le 16 f vrier etais lieu l inauguration officielle des 200 hectares du Jardin botanique de Kisantu (Inkisi, Bas-Congo). La r habilitation de ce magnifique jardin botanique, fond en 190, a t assist e par le Jardin botanique national de Belgique.

Heart Disease Secrets Revealed.
How to Save Your Life from Heart Disease, Quacks And Doctors. A Self Help Guide Without Drugs & Surgery. Heart Disease Secrets Revealed. - PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The U.S. Department of homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (fema) announced today that more than $3 million was approved for Henrico County, Virginia. fema Approves $21 Million […]

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