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Australia's eight capital city botanic gardens have released a national strategy to adapt to climate change at a meeting in Sydney of regional and state botanic gardens

Thirty two volunteers from various tech-centric companies comprise the Technology Task Force at Denver Botanic Gardens. Their novel approach is transforming every aspect of the garden, from communications, conservation and education to community outreach and impact. Could your facility be next?

On 27th and 28th November 2008, representatives of the Canadian Botanical Conservation Network (CBCN) and the Canadian Botanical Gardens Educators Network met at Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG; Hamilton and Burlington, Ontario).

Last week Singapore Botanic Gardens played host to a BGCI Gala Benefit Dinner to raise funds to support our work in Southeast Asia.

A meeting of the West African Botanic Gardens Network (WABGNET) took place at the Abuja Palmetum, Nigeria 13-14th November 2008, with representatives from Nigeria, Ghana, Burkina Faso and The Ivory Coast.

Have you heard about the Sustainable Sites Initiative? This interdisciplinary effort in the United States is creating voluntary national guidelines for sustainable landscape design, construction and maintenance practices. Draft guidelines are now available for review and public comment.

The contruction workers at Oman Botanic Garden are using plates, bowls and containers that are made from leaves that fall naturally from the Areca tree in India!

The myriad work of botanic gardens has been fantastically highlighted in an article by Mike Maunder, which appeared in the scientific journal, Nature.

On 6th December 2008, the beautiful Singapore Botanic Gardens will host a Plants for Life Gala Benefit Dinner to raise funds to support BGCI's work to protect Asia’s plants.

新一年的英国国际园林摄影师（International Garden Photographer of the Year 2009, IGPOTY）作品征集已经开始，同时向专业以及业余摄影师开放。