Conservation action for the world’s most threatened tree species

Scaling up conservation action for the world’s most threatened tree species.

Partner: Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)
Years: 2022-2027

The BGCI Tree Conservation Programme aims at scaling up the conservation of the world’s most threatened tree species by implementing concrete in situ conservation actions in 20 countries and by empowering various actors of the civil society, especially botanic gardens, to act as tree conservation leaders.

Building on the achievements of the Global Trees Campaign and utilising information from the Global Tree Assessment, this Programme aims at scaling-up conservation action for the world’s most threatened tree species. This Programme will train and support local partners to deliver targeted actions for the world’s most threatened tree species in 20 countries. It will also coordinate and scale up actions for many threatened species of Conifers, Acer, Quercus, Rhododendron, Nothofagus, Magnolia and Dipterocarps in Africa, Asia and Latin America through the Global Conservation Consortia (GCCs). At the regional level, more than 200 botanic gardens will be coordinated and empowered to act as tree conservation leaders to scale-up their restoration efforts using threatened trees. At the global level, this project will track conservation action thanks to a conservation tracker, develop resources, best practices and policy papers to improve the quality of tree conservation. All elements will be delivered in collaboration with local partners, ranging from communities to national governments. Projects are subject to a comprehensive Monitoring & Evaluation system to ensure that tree species are effectively conserved and impact is tracked. The current phase (2025-2027) focuses on 14 countries. A national planning approach will be applied in the Philippines and coordination of the implementation of the national conservation action plans already developed for Kenya, Ghana, Malaysia and Chile will be enhanced. In addition BGCI will pilot the development of a web-based app to improve the monitoring of local threatened tree species conservation projects and track tree conservation impact at the global level.