Resources related to conservation of threatened trees. To contribute a resource to the Tree Science and Conservation database, please contact the ArbNet Coordinator at arbnet@mortonarb.org.
Conservation organizations and initiatives
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)
Capacity for Conservation online organizational self-assessment
Center for Plant Conservation (CPC)
Center for Tree Science (CTS)
Chicago Regional Trees Initiative (CRTI)
Fauna & Flora International (FFI)
Global Trees Campaign (GTC)
International Conifer Conservation Programme (ICCP)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA)
In situ and ex situ conservation tools
Building living plant collections to support conservation: A guide for public gardens (BGCI and Montgomery Botanical Center)
Conservation practices - key terms
Integrated conservation of tree species by botanic gardens: a reference manual (from BGCI)
Strengthening the Conservation Value of Ex Situ Tree Collections (Cavender et al., 2015 in Oryx)
Cycads: A model group for ex situ plant conservation
Manual for Rapid Botanic Survey (RBS) (Oxford University Herbarium)
Field Techniques Used By Missouri Botanical Garden
Seed Collecting Guidelines for ex situ conservation (Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden)
How to survey an area for threatened tree species (Global Trees Campaign)
How to collect botanical information for identification (Global Trees Campaign)
How to make a monitoring plan for threatened trees (Global Trees Campaign)
How to design and manage a tree nursery (Global Trees Campaign)
How to collect seeds from threatened tree species (Global Trees Campaign)
How to store seeds and prepare them for germination (Global Trees Campaign)
How to germinate seeds and care for young seedlings (Global Trees Campaign)
How to solve germination problems (Global Trees Campaign)
How to plant and establish trees in the wild (Global Trees Campaign)
IUCN Guidelines for Reintroductions and Other Conservation Translocations
Conservation and biodiversity databases
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Conservation policies and progress reports
Convention on Biological Diversity
International Agenda for Botanic Gardens in Conservation
Global Tree Conservation: A world tour of threatened trees - Video
Global Strategy for Plant Conservation - A guide to the GSPC - All the targets, objectives and facts
Progress Report on Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation in the United States
Conservation interpretation
Care for the Rare (BGCI)
Vanishing Acts traveling exhibit (The Morton Arboretum and BGCI)
Tree Conservation publications from the ArbNet community
Tree Conservation and the role of botanic gardens (BGJournal)
Rescuing Magnolia sinica (Magnoliaceae), a Critically Endangered species endemic to Yunnan, China Wang
Towards a global tree assessment ORYX Newton
Conservation Priorities of PSESP in Yunnan Province Yang
Identifiying target species and seed sources for the restoration of threatened trees in Braizil ORYX Hoffman
Botanic gardens can positively influence visitors' environmental attitudes BIOCONS Williams
Botanic Gardens - using databases to support plant conservation. BG Journal
Botanic gardens can positively influence visitors' environmental attitudes BIOCONS Williams
Sampling for effective ex situ plant conservation IJPS Guerrant
Can a BG cycad collection capture the genetic diversity in a wild population - IJPS Griffith
Curatorial Practices for Botanical Gardens Hohn