Botanic Gardens Conservation International
BGCI is an international organisation created in 1987 to ensure the world-wide conservation of threatened plants, the continued existence of which is intrinsically linked to global issues including poverty reduction, sustainable development and climate change. BGCI represents over 500 members - mostly botanic gardens - in over 120 countries. It aims to support and empower its members and the wider conservation community so that their knowledge and expertise can be applied to reversing the threat of extinction facing one third of all plants. BGCI supports the development and implementation of global policy – specifically the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) - at a global, regional, national, and local level. It works in a catalytic way, through its Secretariat in London and regional offices around the world to deliver appropriate solutions for plant conservation. It produces a range resources and publications, organises regular international gatherings and implements direct conservation programmes.
BGCI’s vision is a world in which plant diversity is valued, secure and supporting all life.
To create this world, its mission is: “To mobilise botanic gardens and engage partners in securing plant diversity for the well-being of people and the planet”.
