​OVERVIEW

The Global Conservation Consortia (GCC)

Aims to mobilise a coordinated network of institutions and experts to collaboratively develop and implement comprehensive conservation strategies for priority threatened plant groups.

 

About the Global Conservation Consortia
Our mission is to accelerate effective conservation of global plant diversity. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) is coordinating a suite of Global Conservation Consortia, which catalyse groups of institutions and experts to collaboratively develop and implement comprehensive strategies to prevent extinction of priority threatened plant groups. Primary objectives include coordinated in situ and ex situ conservation efforts and dissemination of species recovery knowledge.

 

Our Consortia
Multi-sector consortia delivering integrated plant conservation on a global scale.

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New Affiliations:

Hawthorne - The goal of the Global Conservation Consortium for Hawthorn is to mobilise a coordinated network of institutions and experts who work collaboratively to develop and implement a comprehensive conservation strategy to prevent the extinction of the world’s Crataegus species.GCC for Hawthorn is working to clarify the taxonomy and distributions of this challenging group, collect seed and scions for ex situ conservation, and protect populations in situ. There are (5) native hawthorn species in Montana and (1) naturalized species. Of those only one has been actively retailed. 

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Ash - 

Led by the Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories and Arboretum, in collaboration with BGCI and other partners from across the range for Fraxinus, The Global Conservation Consortium for Ash has been initiated to address the conservation needs of wild ash species.

With emerging pests and diseases threatening Fraxinus diversity in both North America and Europe, even common ash species are at risk of extinction. In other regions, Fraxinus taxa are at risk due to intrinsic rarity or limited ranges, and are threatened by habitat loss and exploitation. Effective conservation of these taxa requires a broad, coordinated effort to understand, collect, protect, and monitor these species both in situ and ex situ.

The goal of the Global Conservation Consortium for Ash is to mobilise a coordinated network of institutions and experts who work collaboratively to develop and implement a comprehensive conservation strategy to prevent the extinction of the world’s Fraxinus species.