How is cultivated crop plant conservation accomplished? In 1992, the United Nations convention on biological diversity (CBD) embraced the imminent sixth mass extinction. Signatory countries ...
Flora conservation has often focussed on protection of plants in the wild but increasingly, there is recognition of the conservation value of growing plants outside their natural habitat in a ...
There is a lot of work to be done in ensuring resources remain for future generations, but the task is less daunting with partners, writes Rebecca K. O’Connor.
The enduring mission to conserve and grow native plant communities distinguishes them from most botanic gardens, which often extract exotic plants from other parts of the world ...