Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI): The world's greatest force for plant conservation. #StateOfTrees #WeNeedTrees #RightTreeRightPlace
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BGCI and Hortus Botanicus Leiden are pleased to announce that a combined 9th Global Botanic Gardens Congress (GBGC) and 12th International Congress on Education in Botanic Gardens (ICEBG) will take place in Leiden, Netherlands in 2028.
Further details to follow.
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GLOBE stands for Global Learning and Outreach network for Botanic Educators.
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Today is the International Day of Education in Botanic Gardens (12 June) and we are celebrating our 2026 Education Grantees who are delivering projects aligned with BGCI's Declaration of Intent on Climate Action Education.
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#IDBGE #BGCI
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Read the special edition GLOBE Newsletter about the International Day of Botanic Garden Education
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To celebrate the International Day of Botanic Garden Education, KNA and UNESCO East Asia organised a workshop that brought together 140 participants. Attendees explored a wide range of approaches to climate education.
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#IDBGE @kna99524
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Botanic educators from all over the world are answering the question "Education in Botanic Gardens and Arboreta is important because ...."
👉 Have a look at the video buff.ly/lNyOSny
🌱 Add your own answer in the comments!
#IDBGE #Education #ClimateChange
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Today (12 June 2026) is the very first International Day of Botanic Garden Education (#IDBGE) and we are inviting botanic gardens and arboreta around the world to celebrate this day with us.
Read more:buff.ly/yjsY0pz
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To celebrate International Day of Botanic Garden Education (12 June), meet the 2026 Education Grantees, The Botanic Garden “Ing. Gustavo Aguirre Benavides” who are delivering the Native Pollinator Gardens project.
Read more: buff.ly/JY0ZruB
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To celebrate International Day of Botanic Garden Education (12 June), meet the 2026 Education Grants: Environmental Protection and Development Association’s Empowering the Next Generation Nature-Based Learning in Cameroon.
Read more: buff.ly/UrDElbQ
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To celebrate International Day of Botanic Garden Education (12 June), meet the 2026 Education Grants that focus on climate action education - Quindío Botanical Garden‘s has launched The Garden as a Climate Refuge. Read more: buff.ly/RIO5MQw
#IDBGE #BGCI #KNA
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To celebrate International Day of Botanic Garden Education (12 June), meet the 2026 Education Grants: Siit Arboretum Botanical Garden are building capacity of community leaders to engage youth for climate action.
Read more: buff.ly/NRt41Yg
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🌳 To recover endangered species, invest in plants 🌱
The Endangered Species Act is working for plants to a degree that it isn’t — yet — working for wildlife. Just published in Agri-Pulse!
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#EndangeredSpeciesAct @AtlBotanical
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To celebrate International Day of Education in Botanic Gardens (12 June), meet the 2026 Education Grants: Global REACH is delivering the Roots of climate action: Empowering youth through plant-based climate education in Liberia Project. Read more: buff.ly/aIBvHyA
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We're delighted to welcome the #IUCNSSC Succulent Plant Illegal Trade Task Force as an official Action Partner of the Illegal Plant Trade Coalition. We look forward to working together to combat illegal plant trade and protect plant diversity worldwide.
#ThinkTwiceTradeRight
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To celebrate International Day of Botanic Garden Education (12 June), meet the recipients the 2026 Education Grants: Harar Biodiversity Center (Ethiopia)'s Youth Climate Champions: Engaging Communities through Plant Conservation.
Read more: buff.ly/w997Uqw
#IDBGE
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🌱 Celelebremos el Día Internacional de la Educación en Jardines Botánicos (12 de junio) compartiendo actividades de nuestros jardines! Guatemala: el Jardín Botánico CECON-USAC celebró el Día Mundial de las Abejas con charlas, Expoabejas y actividades familiares 🐝🌸
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To celebrate International Day of Botanic Garden Education (12 June), meet the 2026 Education Grantees: @jbotanicomed and their Sowing the Future Project.
Read more: buff.ly/yQq4fzh
#IDBGE
Image: Jardin Botanico de Medellín -Medellin Botanical Garden
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Fungi are essential to ecosystems, yet remain overlooked in conservation. The draft Global Strategy for Fungal Conservation is open for public consultation. Developed by the Global Fungal Conservation Network 📢 Share feedback by 22 June bit.ly/4dQthJy @reverse.the.red
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To celebrate International Day of Botanic Garden Education (12 June), meet the recipients of our 2026 Education Grants. The Buenos Aires Botanical Garden, Argentina is training students to act as climate and biodiversity educators.
Read more: buff.ly/Cxg4nq2
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