Workshop: Workshop on using BGCI´s PlantSearch and conservations about ex situ plant conservation

This is a session to learn how to use the PlantSearch tool developed by BGCI to access and share information about living collections held by botanic gardens and similar organizations around the world.

Coordinators

Emily Coffey, Vice President of Conservation & Research, Atlanta Botanical Garden
Jean Linsky, Coordinator of the Global Conservation Consortium of Magnolia, Atlanta Botanical Garden

Breakout session: My contributions for conservation in NW Ecuador´s Biodiversity Hotspots

This is a space to discuss what a botanical garden is and what their functions are. In addition, to share our ideas on actions to conserve the biodiversity of NW Ecuador at a personal and community level alongside our botanical gardens, and finally, to learn, in general, about the use of BGCI’s PlantSearch as a tool for accessing living collections held in botanical gardens around the world.

Coordinator

Verónica Rojas Montaño, Head of Education and Communication of Padre Julio Marrero Botanic Garden