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The Interactive Community of Arboreta
Joined July 2012
Botanic gardens & arboreta welcome 500M+ visitors yearly and lead vital plant science. This Virtual Issue in @plantspplplanet showcases research tackling biodiversity loss, conserving critically endangered species, ecosystem services and global challenges https://t.co/ZuEF9PObMa
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Launched today the Illegal Plant Trade Coalition (IPTC) - mitigating extinction from plant trafficking. Get involved, sign up to our mailing list, follow us #ThinkTwiceTradeRight #IUCNCongress #AbuDhabi2025 #PoweringTransformativeConservation
https://t.co/1yrf0qEbNo
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🌎 BGCI are at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. Come and see our Secretary General Paul Smith And Director of Conservation Policy and Practice Carly Cowell presenting at two events on Friday 10th discussing species recovery & protected areas. #IUCNCongress
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We have published a list of 28 tree species for foresters to grow in the future to adapt to the threats of climate change. The work is the result of huge collaboration with so many organisations and individuals. 👏👏 @Forest_Research ➡️ https://t.co/5NDuv78tec
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ArbNet is pleased to announce the awardees of the 2025 BGCI/ArbNet Partnership Programme! View the awardees and their projects here - https://t.co/b0Pf8lHsZK
#ArbNet, #BGCI, #Treeconservation
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All life on earth depends on plants for: 🍞 Food 💊 Medicine and health 🫧 Oxygen 🌡️ Carbon sequestration and climate regulation 🌧️ Water-cycle regulation 🌲 Habitat and biodiversity 🌱 Soil Health & Fertility Protect our plants. #ThinkTwice,TradeRight
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Scientists discover giant 3,000-year-old trees never before seen by humans https://t.co/BSbQ03aRO9
#EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
earth.com
Scientists discover a giant thousand-year-old tree called Tessmannia princeps, a new species that reaches 131 feed high and 3,000 years old.
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As the world warms, plants in natural ecosystems and agricultural settings find ways to respond to the heat. In a new special issue of Science, researchers examine how heat affects plants at multiple scales, from the molecular level to the biosphere. (THREAD 🧵)
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The Wollemi pine’s unexpected reappearance has challenged long-held beliefs about extinction. Scientists now recognize that some species thought lost may still survive in remote or unexplored regions. #Wollemipine
https://t.co/DuTFR9Q4ii
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Conservation Partnerships Available! Morton Arboretum, the United States Botanic Garden, NatureServe, and BGCI-US are partnering to support US-based projects to collect & protect priority tree species! For more info and to apply: https://t.co/mjwUF8NKr8
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#A new #MathematicalModel, the powerbend distribution, accurately predicts species abundance patterns across plants, animals, and microbes, offering new insights for biodiversity estimation and conservation. @uva @NatureComms
https://t.co/rYZguGehgC
phys.org
If you're wondering why squirrels seem to vastly outnumber raccoons—or why certain car brands dominate city streets—a team of University of Virginia researchers may be able to help.
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🌳 Conservation Partnerships Available! 🌲 Morton Arboretum, the United States Botanic Garden, NatureServe, and BGCI-US are partnering to support US-based projects to collect & protect priority tree species! 💰 Awards: US$3,000–$5,000 ✅ Eligible: Orgs (nonprofit, gov, academic)
Conservation Partnerships Available! Morton Arboretum, the United States Botanic Garden, NatureServe, and BGCI-US are partnering to support US-based projects to collect & protect priority tree species! For more info and to apply: https://t.co/mjwUF8NKr8
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BGCI’s Global Botanic Garden Fund is now open for applications! https://t.co/HwWDGapImM The GBGF offers grants supporting plant conservation and sustainability for botanic gardens/arboreta in developing countries and biodiversity hotspots. Open until 5pm (UK), 27 June 2025.
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Get ready! Registration for the ISA 2025 Annual International Conference in Christchurch, New Zealand opens next week, 5 May 2025! Visit our conference website to preview our agenda, lineup of world-class speakers, travel information and more: https://t.co/V9FsauFWdi
#ISANZ2025
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Online registration and abstract submission are open for the next EuroGard! REMINDER: The deadline for abstract submission is April 18 2025! https://t.co/qfOq3rgQgr
#EuroGard #EcosystemRestoration #EuropeanBotanicGardensConsortium #PlantaEuropa
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We’ve done it - our current 2nd year total is now 6,700 of our target 9,000 #trees planted in Silk Wood by April 2026. 🌳💫 We thank all the local community volunteers involved. Read more 👉 https://t.co/7GZ3Yg5Ttf
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#A new tree species, Tessmannia princeps, has been identified in Tanzania's Udzungwa Mountains. These massive #Trees, potentially 3,000 years old, highlight the region's unique biodiversity. https://t.co/qWUcQi3zSd
phys.org
A team of botanists with members from Muse–Museo delle Scienze, Udzungwa Corridor LTD, Via Grazia Deledda and the National Museum of Kenya has discovered a new species of tree growing in the mounta...
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📰🌲 A new study, published in Nature, and coordinated by INRAE and Bordeaux Sciences Agro reveals that conservative tree species—those efficient at conserving resources like water and nutrients—actually grow faster in real-world forest conditions than the traditionally
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Are you a curator of living plant collection in a botanic garden? Spare 10 minutes to help BGCI understand how collection data is managed across gardens. Survey available in 3 languages. TY to @CUBotanicGarden for their help. https://t.co/K5cxQIOpac
#GlobalConservationNetwork
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