机构概况
国际植物园保护联盟（Botanic Gardens Conservation International，简称BGCI）成立于1987年，是世界上最大的植物多样性保护国际组织。作为一个独立的英国慈善机构，BGCI的使命是调动植物园和合作伙伴的力量，确保植物多样性得到保护，造福人类与地球。
BGCI代表全球100多个国家的植物园，是一个真正的全球性植物保护网络。总部位于英国伦敦，并在世界各地设有区域性办事机构，包括中国、美国、新加坡、肯尼亚、俄罗斯等地，通过这些机构传达《全球植物保护战略》的各项目标。
会员体系与组织规模
BGCI是一个会员制组织，拥有来自120多个国家的800多个植物园、研究机构以及个人会员。庞大的会员网络使BGCI能够汇集全球植物保护的专业知识和资源，形成强大的协作网络。通过这一网络，BGCI支持各成员机构开展植物迁地保护、濒危物种救助、公众教育等工作。
BGCI的工作重心是支持会员机构和更广泛保护群体，将知识与专长应用于遏制全球濒危植物的灭绝。2024年，BGCI发布了年度回顾报告，全面展示了其在植物保护领域的各项成果。
全球植物保护战略
BGCI支持全球植物保护政策的制定与执行，尤其专注于《全球植物保护战略》（Global Strategy for Plant Conservation，简称GSPC）的推进。GSPC是全球植物保护领域最重要的政策框架之一，目前已发展至第三个阶段，与”昆明-蒙特利尔全球生物多样性框架”（KMGBF）的23个目标完全对接。
2020-2030年的GSPC包含41项自愿补充行动，与KMGBF的21个目标相关联。BGCI作为催化剂角色，通过提供资源与出版物、举办国际会议和培训班、实施直接植物保护方案等方式，推动GSPC各项目标的落实。
全球数据库体系
BGCI维护着四个全球唯一的植物保护数据库：
PlantSearch数据库是全球唯一的生存植物数据库，收录了来自全球植物园和类似组织保存的植物数据，现有超过154万条记录，代表约36.5万个分类群，由全球1135个机构贡献数据。该数据库是植物园界最重要的信息共享工具，各机构可注册为编辑者每年更新其收藏数据。
GardenSearch数据库是全球唯一的植物园数据库，收录了全球约3199个植物园的概要介绍、定位和特定资源等信息。此外还有ThreatSearch（濒危物种威胁数据库）和GlobalTreeSearch（全球树种搜索工具）等数据库，共同构成完整的植物保护信息体系。
能力建设与培训
BGCI通过多种方式开展能力建设：提供最佳实践培训、工作坊和资源；建立区域性专业技术网络；组织国际会议促进知识交流。BGCI的”专业知识目录”（Directory of Expertise）汇集了全球植物保护领域的专家信息，”保护行动追踪器”（Conservation Action Tracker）提供树种保护行动信息。
作为全球植物保护的重要推动者，BGCI还与”全球树种门户”（GlobalTree Portal）和其他数据工具协同工作，在地方、区域和全球各层面为迁地保护和就地保护努力提供有力工具。
Overview
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) is the world’s largest international plant conservation organization, established in 1987 as an independent UK charity. BGCI’s mission is to mobilize botanic gardens and engage partners to secure plant diversity for the well-being of people and the planet, representing botanic gardens in more than 100 countries worldwide.
Headquartered in London, BGCI operates through regional offices in China, the United States, Singapore, Kenya, Russia and other countries, delivering the goals of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) at global, regional, national and local levels.
Membership and Organizational Scale
BGCI is a membership organization with over 800 member institutions and individual members from more than 120 countries, including botanic gardens, research institutions and conservation practitioners. This extensive network enables BGCI to汇聚 global expertise in plant conservation and form a powerful collaborative force for plant protection worldwide.
BGCI aims to support and empower its members and the wider conservation community to apply their knowledge and expertise to reversing the threat of extinction facing plants. The organization’s annual Year in Review reports showcase achievements across all areas of plant conservation.
Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
BGCI promotes the development and implementation of global plant conservation policy, with particular focus on the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC). Now in its third phase, GSPC is fully aligned with the 23 targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). The GSPC 2020-2030 contains 41 Voluntary Complementary Actions related to 21 KMGBF targets.
As a catalytic force, BGCI delivers GSPC objectives through providing resources and publications, organizing international conferences and training workshops, and implementing direct plant conservation programs.
Global Databases
BGCI maintains four globally unique databases essential for plant conservation:
PlantSearch is the only global database of living plant species in botanic gardens and similar organizations, containing over 1.54 million records representing approximately 365,470 taxa from 1,135 institutions worldwide. It serves as the most important information-sharing platform for the botanic garden community.
GardenSearch is the only global database of botanic gardens, with profiles of approximately 3,199 botanic gardens worldwide including descriptions, locations and specific resources. Additional databases including ThreatSearch and GlobalTreeSearch complete the comprehensive plant conservation information system.
Capacity Building and Training
BGCI builds capacity for plant conservation through best practice training, workshops, and resources; strengthening regional networks of technical expertise; and organizing international conferences for knowledge exchange. The BGCI Directory of Expertise connects experts in plant conservation globally, while the Conservation Action Tracker provides information on conservation actions for tree species.
Working in conjunction with the GlobalTree Portal and other data tools, BGCI’s databases and services provide powerful resources to prioritise, connect, manage, monitor and build capacity for ex situ and in situ conservation efforts at local, regional and global scales.
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