Tree Science and Conservation [1]
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 [2].
Conservation Organizations and Initiatives
- The American Chestnut Foundation [3] (TACF application [4])
- Botanic Gardens Conservation International [5] (BGCI)
- A Global Conservation Consortium for Oak [6](BGCI)
- Capacity for Conservation [7] online organizational self-assessment
- Center for Plant Conservation [8] (CPC)
- Center for Plant Conservation: Rare Plant Academy [9] (CPC)
- Center for Tree Science [10] (CTS)
- Chicago Regional Trees Initiative [11] (CRTI)
- Fauna & Flora International [12] (FFI)
- Perthshire Conifer Conservation Programme [13] (PCCP)
- International Conifer Conservation Programme [14] (ICCP)
- International Union for the Conservation of Nature [15] (IUCN)
- Plant Collections Network [16]
- Plant Conservation Alliance [17] (PCA)
- Sustainable Sites Initiative [18]
- "Institute of Museum and Library Services Grant Opportunities" [19]- American Public Gardens Association Conference 2018
- Metacollections management: New approaches for improving living conservation collections [20] - American Public Gardens Association Conference 2023 workshop resources
Grants & Funding
In Situ and Ex Situ Conservation Tools
- BGCI's Online training platform [22]--tree conservation training modules
- Guidelines for estbalishing and managing an oak metacollection site [23]
- Chiang Mai University, Forest Restoration Research Unit Resources [24]
- Propagation Manual for Mexican and Central American Oaks [25](Spanish)
- Adaptation Workbook: [26] climate change tool for land management and conservation
- Building living plant collections to support conservation: A guide for public gardens [27] (BGCI and Montgomery Botanical Center)
- Red Listing e-learning modules [28] (BGCI)
- Center for Plant Conservation Poster, "Conserving Genetic Diversity ex situ: Updates on Practical Advice" [29] (Hoban et al., 2020)
- Conservation practices - key terms [30]
- Seedlot Selection Tool [31]
- What to do when we can't bank on seeds: What botanic gardens can learn from the zoo community about conserving plants in living collections [32]
- Integrated conservation of tree species by botanic gardens: a reference manual [33] (BGCI; Oldfield & Newton 2012)
- Strengthening the Conservation Value of Ex Situ Tree Collections [34](Cavender et al., 2015 in Oryx)
- Cycads: A model group for ex situ plant conservation [35]
- Manual for Rapid Botanic Survey (RBS) [36] (Oxford University Herbarium)
- Field Techniques Used By Missouri Botanical Garden [37]
- IUCN Species Survival Commission Guidelines on the Use of Ex situ Management for Species Conservation [38]
- IUCN Guidelines for Reintroductions and Other Conservation Translocations [39]
- IUCN Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology: [40] rapidly identify and analyze areas primed for forest landscape restoration
- "PRE Pairing for Success: Emerging Invasives, Contentious Cultivars, and Common Ground" - [41]
American Public Gardens Association Conference 2017 - "Gap Analysis to Support Ex situ Collections Development" [42]- American Public Gardens Association Conference 2018
- Biodiversity and Conservation (Attribute of the Public Gardens Sustainability Index) [43] - (APGA)
- W [44]orking list of commerical timber tree species [45]-- to encourage further research and assessment (BGCI)
- Forest Restoration Learning Modules [46](BGCI)
Seed Collecting and Plant Propagation
- Propagation Manual for Mexican and Central American Oaks [25](Spanish)
- Seedlot Selection Tool [31]
- Tropical Nursery Manual (USDA) [47]
- Hardwood Nursery Guide [48]
- National Nursery and Seed Directory (RNGR) [49]
- Seed Conservation Hub - Training and Resources [50] (BGCI)
- Seed Conservation Directory of Expertise [51] (BGCI)
- Global Seed Conservation Challenge Learning Module Quizzes (BGCI) [52]
- Your Garden's Impact for Research: Uses, Tracking and Getting Credit [53] (American Public Gardens Association Conference, June 2019)
- APGA Breeding and restoring American Elm Webinar [54]
From the Global Trees Campaign
- How to survey an area for threatened tree species [55]
- How to collect botanical information for identification [56]
- How to make a monitoring plan for threatened trees [57]
- How to design and manage a tree nursery [58]
- How to collect seeds from threatened tree species [59]
- How to store seeds and prepare them for germination [60]
- How to germinate seeds and care for young seedling [61]s
- How to solve germination problems [62]
- How to plant and establish trees in the wild [63]
Conservation and Biodiversity Databases
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility [64] (GBIF)
- GlobalTreeSearch [65] (BGCI)
- Red List of Threatened Species [66] (IUCN)
- Red List of Timber Species [67] (IUCN)
- ThreatSearch [68] (BGCI)
Conservation Policies and Progress Reports
- Global Biodiversity Standard [69] (BGCI)
- State of the World’s Trees report [70]
- Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services [71]
- 10 Golden Rules for Reforestation [72] (BGCI)
- Convention on Biological Diversity [73]
- International Agenda for Botanic Gardens in Conservation [74]
- Global Strategy for Plant Conservation - A guide to the GSPC - All the targets, objectives and facts [75]
- GSPC Toolkit [76]
- Species Recovery Manual (BGCI) [77]
- Integrated Collections Development Report [78] (The Morton Arboretum)
Conservation Interpretation
- Care for the Rare [79] (BGCI)
- Conservation and protection of plant species [80] (Arboretum Wespelaar)
- Discover Conifers Exhibit [81](The Morton Arboretum)
Tree Conservation Publications from the ArbNet Community
- Propagation Manual for Mexican and Central American Oaks [25](Spanish)
- 2019 Tree Conservation Needs Assessment (ArbNet) [82]
- Botanic Garden Solutions to the Plant Extinction Crisis [83]
- The benefits of trees for livable and sustainable communities [84]
- Conifer Care Report--Bartlett Tree Experts [85]
- Ex situ conservation of plant diversity in the world's botanic gardens [86]
- Building capacity and implementing tree conservation in Mexico [87], Puebla University Botanic Garden
- Botanic Garden Meise: the digital Flora of Central Africa [88]
- Toward the Metacollection: Coordinating conservation collections to safeguard plant diversity [89]2019
- Tree Conservation and the role of botanic gardens [90] (BGJournal)
- Genetic Diversity and conservation evaluation of a critically endangered endemic maple, Acer yangbiense, analyzed using microsatellite markers [91] Yang
- Global Tree Conservation: A world tour of threatened trees [92] - Video
- Rescuing Magnolia sinica (Magnoliaceae), a Critically Endangered species endemic to Yunnan, China [93] Wang
- Red List of Magnoliaceae [94]
- Towards a global tree assessment ORYX [95] Newton
- Conservation Priorities of PSESP in Yunnan Province [96] Yang
- Identifiying target species and seed sources for the restoration of threatened trees in Braizil ORYX [97] Hoffman
- Botanic gardens can positively influence visitors' environmental attitudes BIOCONS [98] Williams
- Botanic Gardens - using databases to support plant conservation [99]. BG Journal
- Botanic gardens can positively influence visitors' environmental attitudes BIOCONS [98] Williams
- Sampling for effective ex situ plant conservation IJPS [100]Guerrant
- Can a BG cycad collection capture the genetic diversity in a wild population - IJPS [101] Griffith
- Curatorial Practices for Botanical Gardens [102] Hohn
- "Leading Audiences to Take Action! A New Approach from the Field of Conservation Psychology" - [103] American Public Gardens Association Conference 2017
- Optimizing Conservation Strategies [104]
- CPC Best Plant Conservation Practices to Support Species Survival in the Wild [105] 2018