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DAY 1 - 6TH AUGUST - Tuesday
From 0730	Registration
0900 - 1015	Opening Ceremony Opening Remarks from Co-organisers Tan Puay Yok, Executive Director/National Parks, Gardens and Community, and Group Director, Singapore Botanic Gardens Paul Smith, Secretary General, Botanic Gardens Conservation International, UK Speech by GOH Keynote Address: Transforming Singapore into a City in Nature Hwang Yu-Ning, CEO, National Parks Board, Singapore
1015 - 1045	Morning Tea Break
1045 - 1145	Plenary Talk 1: Continuity and change - Singapore, biodiversity and BGCI Stephen Blackmore, Botanic Gardens Conservation International & Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, UK
1145 - 1200	Poster Session & Exhibition Viewing
1200 - 1300	Lunch
1300 - 1430	Concurrent Session 1
	Oral Presentations Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 2.1 (Nicoll Room) Chair: Peter Hollingsworth ABS-00315 Wild plant seed conservation in Baekdudaegan National Arboretum, South Korea Chae Sun Na ABS-00318 Conservation seedbanking: working to conserve Australia’s biodiverse flora Rebecca Miller ABS-00332 Conserving AlUla’s flora and restoring the arid landscape – the perspective of a native plant nursery and seed bank Benjamin Lee ABS-00119 Saving seeds in storage: Identifying exceptional species from new and legacy seed collections Emma Dalziell	Oral Presentations Theme 1 - Green and Sustainable Cities - Session 1.1 (Room 329) Chair: Kwek Yan Chong ABS-00018 Reintroduction of urban ecology to urban planning and design Scott Scarfone ABS-00252 Nature-based Solutions (NbS) strategies for urban nature construction and restoration – A case study in Shanghai Yong-hong Hu ABS-00385 Enhancing cities’ liveability through fostering Nature Connections Angelia Sia ABS-00130 Growing stronger together: empowering communities through Pennsylvania Horticultural Societies landcare program Matt Rader	Oral Presentations Theme 3 - Engaging Communities - Session 3.1 (Room 327) Chair: Amy Padolf ABS-00007 The Million Orchid Project: A non-traditional approach to orchid conservation and restoration Jason Downing ABS-00316 Beliefs, values and satisfaction with Botanic Gardens in Australia David Kendal ABS-00115 Large scale ecological restorations - the opportunities created by the challenges of scaling up Paul Blanchflower ABS-00275 Engaging communities, effecting change: Strengthening programme impact in the Singapore Botanic Gardens Steffi Loe	Oral Presentations Theme 4 - Gardens for the Future - Session 4.1 (Room 330) Chair: Gillian Khew ABS-00326 'Dendro Futura' – The urban forest of tomorrow and the importance of botanical gardens Henrik Sjöman ABS-00365 Tree management at Singapore Botanic Gardens: Challenges and building resilience to climate change Elango Velautham ABS-00197 Estimating the suitability of tree species in future climates with the TreeGOER, GlobalUseful-NativeTrees, CitiesGOER and ClimateForecasts databases Roeland Kindt ABS-00357 A landscape succession plan for Kew Gardens: findings and recommendations Thomas Freeth	Workshops Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 1 (Room 324) W-22 Digitisation of herbarium and other biodiversity collections Convened by: Jana Leong-Škorničková (Singapore Botanic Gardens) Robert Cubey (Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh) Atsuko Takano (Hyogo University) Emma Toms (Australian National Herbarium) Yuchen Ang (Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum) Serena Lee (Singapore Botanic Gardens) Bazilah Ibrahim (Singapore Botanic Gardens) Michele Rodda (Singapore Botanic Gardens)	Workshops Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 2 (Room 325) W-18 The Global Biodiversity Standard: An introduction to assessing biodiversity recovery in ecosystem restoration projects Convened by: Paul Smith (Botanic Gardens Conservation International) Paul Blanchflower (Auroville Botanic Gardens) Fernanda C. G. Cardoso (Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden) Narindra Ramahefamana (Missouri Botanic Gardens) Roeland Kindt (CIFOR-ICRAF) Luiz Henrique Rondina Baqueiro (Jardim Botânico Araribá)
1430 - 1500	Afternoon Tea Break
1500 - 1630	Concurrent Session 2
	Oral Presentations Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 2.2 (Nicoll Room) Chair: Timothy Utteridge ABS-00098 Overcoming challenges to research and conservation of plant diversity in Haiti William Cinea ABS-00065 Status, challenges, and prospects of biodiversity conservation and sustainability at the Botanical Garden Organization, Thailand Kittiyut Punchay ABS-00262 Guardians of the Green: Safeguarding Himalayan plant diversity in changing climates at a high-altitude botanical garden Preeti Saryan ABS-00301 The Oman Botanic Garden: An inspiration for plant diversity and conservation in Arabia Laila Al Harthy	Oral Presentations Theme 1 - Green and Sustainable Cities - Session 1.2 (Room 329) Chair: Sebsebe Demissew ABS-00085 What is a botanic garden? Andrea Proctor ABS-00095 Greening urban landscapes: The impact of botanic gardens with a focus on Oman Botanic Garden Ismail Al Rashdi ABS-00354 Gardens as resources for cities and people Susan Pell ABS-00265 Jumping the garden fence: Partnering with botanic gardens to protect nature in the city Lee Harrison	Oral Presentations Theme 3 - Engaging Communities - Session 3.2 (Room 327) Chair: Michele Rodda ABS-00212 Inspiration from Hiroshima: Green Legacy Hiroshima and AFLP-BGNet – gardens and trees as tools for Peace Ari Novy ABS-00180 Engaging students and local residents in park interpretation and education: experiences from the Makiling Botanic Gardens and Mount Makiling Forest Reserve, Philippines Roberto P. Cereno ABS-00367 Singapore Botanic Gardens: Intertwining orchids and people Mark Choo	Oral Presentations Theme 4 - Gardens for the Future - Session 4.2 (Room 330) Chair: Chris Russell ABS-00269 A tropical rain forest fragment in a botanic garden Simin Lai ABS-00358 Botanic garden capacity for conservation horticulture Abby Meyer ABS-00070 Reconstructing the early history of plant collection in Shenzhen reveals the biodiversity dynamics of a densely populated and rapidly developing city Tuo Yang ABS-00232 Future directions of horticultural research among botanical gardens and arboreta in the United States Nina Rønsted	Workshops Theme 4 - Gardens for the Future - Session 1 (Room 324) W-06 Enabling change: A menu of opportunities for climate adaptation action Convened by: Tara Moreau (UBC Botanical Garden) Peter Symes (Climate Change Alliance of Botanic Gardens) Murphy Westwood (The Morton Arboretum) Clare Hart (Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne Gardens) Tessa Kum (Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne Gardens)	Workshops Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 3 (Room 325) W-18 continues The Global Biodiversity Standard: An introduction to assessing biodiversity recovery in ecosystem restoration projects Convened by: Paul Smith (Botanic Gardens Conservation International) Paul Blanchflower (Auroville Botanic Gardens) Fernanda C. G. Cardoso (Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden) Narindra Ramahefamana (Missouri Botanic Gardens) Roeland Kindt (CIFOR-ICRAF) Luiz Henrique Rondina Baqueiro (Jardim Botânico Araribá)
1630 - 1730	Panel Discussion 1: Heritage value and conservation – a panel discussion with three UNESCO World Heritage Gardens Convened by: Tan Puay Yok (Singapore Botanic Gardens) Richard Deverell (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew) Livio Trainotti (University of Padua) Moderated by: Thereis Choo (Singapore Botanic Gardens)
1900 onwards	Welcome Reception at Singapore Botanic Gardens

DAY 2 - 7TH AUGUST - Wednesday
From 0730	Registration
0900 - 1000	Plenary Talk 2: What is the future of the Singapore Botanic Gardens? Puay Yok Tan, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore
1000 - 1030	Morning Tea Break
1030 - 1200	Concurrent Session 3
	Oral Presentations Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 2.3 (Nicoll Room) Chair: Piyakaset Suksathan ABS-00280 Palms of the Leeward Antilles: a model for conservation success Patrick Griffith ABS-00059 Conservation status assessments of species-rich tropical taxa in the face of data availability limitations: Insights from Sulawesi Begonia Daniel Thomas ABS-00150 *Local-scale SDM as a tool for uncovering Dillenia megalantha* habitats in EDC Leyte Abigail Garrino ABS-00346 The history of Amorphophallus conservation in Indonesia** Yuzammi	Oral Presentations Theme 1 - Green and Sustainable Cities - Session 1.3 (Room 329) Chair: Thomas Freeth ABS-00330 Resilient trees for urban environments: the importance of intraspecific variation Henrik Sjöman ABS-00143 Vulnerable species and habitats in Table Mountain National Park Afrotemperate Forest Trevor Adams ABS-00198 Meise Botanic Garden showcases a multidisciplinary approach to safeguard local biodiversity Elke Bellefroid ABS-00133 Prioritising choices in conservation: the unexpected journey Leonie Scriven	Oral Presentations Theme 3 - Engaging Communities - Session 3.3 (Room 327) Chair: HRH Princess Basma bint Ali ABS-00060 A global campaign to tackle the illegal trade in plants Megan Barstow ABS-00099 Applying evidence-based interventions for conservation behaviour change Rebecca Stanley ABS-00305 Bridging awareness and action: Promoting pro-environmental behavior in the Himalayas Animakshi Bhushan ABS-00339 From living collections to living relations: restoring plants and our bonds with them through biocultural conservation Lei Wann	Oral Presentations Theme 4 - Gardens for the Future - Session 4.3 (Room 330) Chair: Ari Novy ABS-00075 Master planning botanic gardens Andrea Proctor ABS-00234 The future of botanic garden design through landscape architecture Megan Barnes ABS-00293 The La Salle Botanical Gardens: a commitment in bloom for ecological regeneration and community engagement in the Philippines Jesiree Elena Ann Bibar ABS-00246 Youth engagement in botanic gardens: implications for biodiversity conservation in the Philippines Apolinario Cariño	Workshops Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 4 (Room 324) W-08 Responding to the updated Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) – a new challenge, responsibility and opportunity for the world’s botanic gardens Convened by: Maïté Delmas (Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle) Peter Wyse Jackson (Missouri Botanical Garden) Co-chairs, Global Partnership for Plant Conservation	Workshops Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 5 (Room 325) W-21 BGCI’s Data Tools: Promoting effective, coordinated conservation action for plants Convened by: Patricia Malcolm (Botanic Gardens Conservation International) Abby Meyer (Botanic Gardens Conservation International US) Emily Beech (Botanic Gardens Conservation International) Kayri Havens (Chicago Botanic Garden) Jeremie Fant (Chicago Botanic Garden) Jeremy Foster (Chicago Botanic Garden) Dustin Wolkis (National Tropical Botanical Garden) Seana Walsh (National Tropical Botanical Garden)
1200 - 1300	Lunch, Poster Session & Exhibition Viewing
1300 - 1400	Plenary Talk 3: Cultivating Change: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Amplify Botanic Gardens' Influence Amy Padolf, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, USA
1400 - 1530	Concurrent Session 4
	Oral Presentations Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 2.4 (Nicoll Room) Chair: Saw Leng Guan ABS-00281 Global Tree Assessment - Prioritising Conservation Action for Trees Emily Beech ABS-00284 The Red List of Timber Trees – Identifying conservation needs of the world’s timber trees Megan Barstow ABS-00257 Practical applications of GTA data in botanic gardens Emily Beech ABS-00245 Biological control in botanic garden contributes to a global sustainable development Shuai Hu	Oral Presentations Theme 1 - Green and Sustainable Cities - Session 1.4 (Room 329) Chair: Wang Ying ABS-00249 The response of plant phenological seasons and spring - flowering to climate change in Beijing Shanshan Lu ABS-00381 Trees and landscapes of the Botanical Garden of Geneva Nicolas Freyre ABS-00127 Connecting people to nature in the urban matrix \| Denver Botanic Gardens Jennifer Neale ABS-00106 Evaluation of tropical climbers to mitigate urban heat island effect Kapila Yakandawala	Oral Presentations Theme 3 - Engaging Communities - Session 3.4 (Room 327) Chair: Tracy McClendon ABS-00100 Flourishing beyond the gates: Nurturing growth and community connection at Oman Botanic Garden Salha Al Mahrouqi ABS-00251 Seeding Success: Community collaboration for plant conservation Rebecca Miller ABS-00114 Challenges in shifting the perceptions of the wider community in the tropical areas with reference to the use of native species in plantation / restoration projects Paul Blanchflower ABS-00109 Nurturing future botanists and conservationists Amy Choong	Oral Presentations Theme 4 - Gardens for the Future - Session 4.4 (Room 330) Chair: Rebecca Hansell ABS-00153 Creating the ecosystem to grow our people Barbara Wheeler ABS-00211 Botanic gardens as partners in One Health Christopher Dunn ABS-00259 Essential disaster management planning and preparedness for botanic gardens Pamela Allenstein ABS-00136 The Pleasure Garden: the garden as a stage for cultural, art and social activities, exhibitions and events Jerome De Baecque	Workshops Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 6 (Room 324) W-17 Accelerating and Amplifying Species Recovery to achieve Target 4 & Goal A Convened by: Mike Clifford (Reverse the Red Coalition) Carly Cowell (Botanic Gardens Conservation International) Kira Mileham (IUCN SSC)	Workshops Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 7 (Room 325) W-01 Living Collections Toolkit launch: making collections management easier Convened by: Andrea M. Proctor (andrea proctor landscapes) Tessa Kum (Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria) Peter Symes (Botanic Gardens Australia New Zealand) W-14 (starts at 1510) High performance living collections for the 21st century: Data, data analysis & data infrastructure Convened by: Samuel F. Brockington (University of Cambridge) Angela Cano (University of Cambridge) Rebecca Sucher (Missouri Botanic Garden) Andrew Wyatt (Missouri Botanic Garden)
1530 - 1600	Afternoon Tea Break
1600 - 1730	Concurrent Session 5
	Oral Presentations Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 2.5 (Nicoll Room) Chair: Trevor Adams ABS-00329 Understanding Ugandan native plant species’ role in innovative sustainable landscapes Godfrey Ruyonga ABS-00163 Life Seedforce: Improving the conservation status of critically endangered species in Europe Costantino Bonomi ABS-00286 Reversal of species extinction by Sri Lankan Botanic Gardens Achala Attanayake ABS-00177 Rare endemic species conservation in Ullneungdo, Republic of Korea Eunsil Lee	Lightning talks Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 1 (Room 329) Chair: Michele Rodda ABS-00349 *General information of Amorphophallus* in Indonesia** Izu Andry ABS-00235 Next steps in evaluating, developing and diversifying the global ex-situ meta collection of Amorphophallus titanum Stephen Jones ABS-00347 *Recent surveys of Amorphophallus* endemic to Sumatra Angga Yudaputra ABS-00348 Conservation of Amorphophallus in Botanic Garden of Indonesia Destri ABS-0087 Conservation efforts and evolutionary insights: protecting China's Cypripedium orchids Huanchu Liu ABS-00287 Conservation prioritization within the living collections of The Huntington: ranking current and future targets Sean Lahmeyer ABS-00215 The Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan master plan: A vision for plant conservation and amenity in Western Sydney** Michael Elgey	Oral Presentations Theme 3 - Engaging Communities - Session 3.5 (Room 327) Chair: Jake Clifford ABS-00274 Local engagement in the conservation and restoration of the Holy Hill in Xishuangbanna Xiangying Wen ABS-00154 Volunteering after COVID – rethinking the model Allison Russell ABS-00101 Building successful volunteer programs – case studies from the Australian National Botanic Gardens Peter Byron ABS-00013 Education and community engagement towards conservation and sustainable use of endangered and economically useful medicinal plants of Western Ghats through urban healing herbal gardens Raviraja Shetty	Oral Presentations Theme 4 - Gardens for the Future - Session 4.5 (Room 330) Chair: Atsushi Kawakita ABS-00225 Botanic Gardens of Sydney Living Collections Strategy 2023+ Damian Wrigley ABS-00323 The potential of the University of San Carlos Talamban Campus, Cebu City, Cebu Philippines as a botanic garden: challenges and opportunities Val Salares ABS-00199 Conservation of endemic, rare and threatened plant species at Kepong Botanic Gardens, Malaysia Suhaida Mustafa ABS-00297 The science strategy of the New York Botanical Garden Mauricio Diazgranados	Workshops Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 8 (Room 324) W-11 Updating the North American Botanic Garden Strategy for Plant Conservation – Reestablishing the network and developing a plan of action Convened by: Ari Novy (San Diego Botanic Garden) Jennifer Neale (Denver Botanical Gardens) Michelle Provaznik (American Public Gardens Association) Nicole Cavender (Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, San Marino) Peter Wyse Jackson (Missouri Botanical Garden) Emily Coffey (Atlanta Botanical Garden) Murphy Westwood (Morton Arboretum) Nicola Ripley (Betty Ford Alpine Gardens) Abby Meyer (Botanic Garden Conservation International US) Carly Cowell (Botanic Garden Conservation International) Susan Pell (United States Botanic Garden) Kay Havens (Chicago Botanic Garden) Tara Moreau (University of British Columbia Botanical Garden)	Workshops Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 9 (Room 325) W-14 continues High performance living collections for the 21st century: Data, data analysis & data infrastructure Convened by: Samuel F. Brockington (University of Cambridge) Angela Cano (University of Cambridge) Rebecca Sucher (Missouri Botanic Garden) Andrew Wyatt (Missouri Botanic Garden)
1730 - 1830	Panel Discussion 2: Exploring geospatial technologies for sustainability, conservation and biodiversity Presentation by: Zoe Birnie (Greening Australia) Followed by panel discussion Moderated by: Lau Kai Ying (Esri Singapore)			ABS-00302 Investigation and conservation of lycophytes and ferns resources in China Wu Fei	W-23 Implementation of pollen banking for critically rare plant species Convened by: Abby Meyer (Botanic Garden Conservation International-US) Kayri Havens (Chicago Botanic Garden) Jeremie Fant (Chicago Botanic Garden) Jeremy Foster (Chicago Botanic Garden) Dustin Wolkis (National Tropical BotanicalGarden) Seana Walsh (National Tropical Botanical Garden)
1930	Congress Dinner

DAY 3 - 8TH AUGUST (The Tree Day) - Thursday
From 0730	Registration
0900 - 1000	Plenary Talk 4: In situ and ex situ conservation of plant diversity in China Ren Hai, South China Botanical Garden, China
1000 - 1030	Morning Tea Break
1030 - 1200	Concurrent Session 6
	Oral Presentations Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 2.6 (Nicoll Room) Chair: Aireen Phang ABS-00379 Study of plant–pollinator interactions for understanding and conserving plant diversity Atsushi Kawakita ABS-00371 Capturing and managing genetic diversity in ex situ collections of threatened tropical trees: a case study in Karomia gigas Christine Edwards ABS-00164 *Study of the genetic diversity in an effort to protect the genus Dacrydium* In Central Kalimantan, Indonesia Siti Maimunah Soebagiyo ABS-00345 Benefits and challenges to pedigree tracking of genetic diversity in ex situ meta-collection of endangered species (such as Amorphophallus titanum)** Olivia Murrell	Oral Presentations Theme 1 - Green and Sustainable Cities - Session 1.5 (Room 329) Chair: William Cinea ABS-00056 Creating a diverse tropical plant collection in a cool temperate climate – unique Australian plants, creative displays, and innovative, sustainable infrastructure Peter Byron ABS-00217 Reducing carbon footprint through sustainable renovation and innovation Steven Dessein ABS-00319 Phytoremediation potential of various woody plants used in urban ornamental horticulture Kankan Shang ABS-00244 Urban ecological restoration: increasing forest cover in the Klang Valley region through urban planning and biodiversity conservation Afzaa Abdul Aziz	Oral Presentations Theme 3 - Engaging Communities - Session 3.6 (Room 327) Chair: Sandra Knapp ABS-00173 The Padre Julio Marrero Botanic Garden as an enhancer of female empowerment through microenterprises based on plant resources Santiago Bravo Sánchez ABS-00052 Labor inclusion program for people with disabilities at the Botanic Garden of Havana "Quinta de los Molinos" Alejandro Palmarola ABS-00248 How a botanic garden can become more inclusive – a practical case at the Jean-Marie Pelt Botanic Garden. Frédéric Pautz ABS-00081 What tastes like home? Social science research on inclusive garden experiences Amy Bolton	Oral Presentations Theme 4 - Gardens for the Future - Session 4.6 (Room 330) Chair: Carly Cowell ABS-00377 Botanic Gardens and their role in fundamental biodiversity research: examples from Singapore Timothy Utteridge ABS-00144 Scientific policy and challenges for building a new research group Roderick Bouman ABS-00242 Leveraging institutional strengths to grow efforts in science: a case-study from Longwood Gardens Kate Santos ABS-00254 Creating a botanic garden hub for collaborative engagement activity Micheline Newton	Workshops Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 10 (Room 324) W-04 Increasing the role of botanic gardens in conservation, research, and public outreach of food plant diversity: Challenges, opportunities, and collaborative solutions Convened by: Devin Dotson (United States Botanic Garden) Tara Moreau (University of British Columbia Botanical Garden) Colin Khoury (San Diego Botanic Garden) Hannes Dempewolf (Gothenburg Botanical Garden and Global Crop Diversity Trust) Abby Meyer (Botanic Gardens Conservation International US) Mauricio Diazgranados (New York Botanic Garden)	Workshops Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 11 (Room 325) W-09 Tree Day (Session 1): Building and sustaining conservation networks Convened by: Jean Linsky (Atlanta Botanical Garden) Amy Byrne (The Morton Arboretum) Vanessa Handley (Montgomery Botanical Center) Abby Meyer (Botanic Gardens Conservation International US) Hannah Wilson (Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) Panel Moderator: Murphy Westwood (The Morton Arboretum)
1200 - 1300	Lunch, Poster Session & Exhibition Viewing
1300 - 1400	Plenary Talk 5: Acting on the biodiversity crisis Leonard Ng, Henning Larsen, Singapore
1400 - 1530	Concurrent Session 7
	Oral Presentations Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 2.7 (Nicoll Room) Chair: Cristina Coletto ABS-00324 The Global Biodiversity Standard: an introduction to assessing biodiversity recovery in ecosystem restoration projects Luiz Henrique Rondina Baqueiro ABS-00115 Large scale ecological restorations - the opportunities created by the challenges of scaling up Paul Blanchflower ABS-00320 Conservation efforts and regional collaborations for plant recovery in the Southeastern United States and the Caribbean Emily Coffey ABS-00222 Sustainability - insights from the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens Ayelet El-Boher	Oral Presentations Theme 1 - Green and Sustainable Cities - Session 1.6 (Room 329) Chair: Livio Trainotti ABS-00338 Biophilic partnerships for health and wellbeing Lucy Sutherland ABS-00131 The power of plants to make a difference Matt Rader ABS-00020 Feelings about forests: flourishing or frightening? Denise Dillon ABS-00165 Community perceptions of a university botanic garden’s alignment with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals Tanya MacDonald	Lightning talks Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 2 (Room 327) Chair: Vinita Gowda ABS-00017 Lessons from a global review of Important Plant Areas Mauricio Diazgranados ABS-00117 The contribution of Oman Botanic Garden to ex-situ propagation and conservation of endangered plant species Hanan Al Maqbali ABS-00267 Plant collection and diversity showcase in Wuhan Botanical Garden Yanling Liu ABS-00139 *Habitat restoration initiative for threatened species Juniperus servaschanica* in Al Hajar mountains of Oman Khalid Al Farsi ABS-00306 Integrated Conservation for Magnolia zenii, an endemic, rare and endangered tree species in China** Yukun Wei ABS-00295 Medicinal plant garden as a centre of genetic resources: a case of Alisma plantago-aquatica Yu Ito ABS-00303 Conservation of critically endangered aquatic Aponogeton jacobsenii (Aponogetonaceae) Deepthi Yakandawala ABS-00313 Enhancing the health and resilience of our living collections: irrigation master planning Jarryd Kelly	Oral Presentations Theme 4 - Gardens for the Future - Session 4.7 (Room 330) Chair: Thereis Choo ABS-00333 Understanding the impact of your collection through value scoring: what have we learned so far? Havard Ostgaard ABS-00207 Building relevance in living collections and botanic gardens horticulture to overcome current and future challenges Andrew Wyatt ABS-00298 Beal Botanical Garden’s new collection policy strengthens our legacy and activates our collections Katie Fry ABS-00250 Negotiating the regime complex of access and benefit sharing laws and sustaining valuable in situ and ex situ germplasm collections Charles Lawson	Workshops Theme 3 - Engaging Communities - Session 1 (Room 324) W-13 Botanical art as a tool to bring people closer to nature Convened by: Michele Rodda (Singapore Botanic Gardens) Martina Yeo (Fort Canning Park, National Parks Board Singapore) Jana Leong Skornickova (Singapore Botanic Gardens) Dong Mei Wang (Singapore Botanic Gardens) Jessica Chan (Singapore Botanic Gardens) Ming Li Chen (Singapore Botanic Gardens) Sin-E Tay (Singapore Botanic Gardens)	Workshops Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 12 (Room 325) W-10 Tree Day (Session 2): Species Steward Spotlight: Learn about the conservation work being conducted by the Global Conservation Consortia Stewards Convened by: Amy Byrne (The Morton Arboretum) Abby Meyer (Botanic Gardens Conservation International-US) Jean Linsky (Atlanta Botanical Garden) Vanessa Handley (Montgomery Botanical Center) Maricela Rodríguez-Acosta (GCCO Mexico and Central America) ABS-00378 The Species Steward Training Program- building capacity for oak conservation in Mexico M. Rodriguez-Acosta ABS-00230 Establishment of Magnolia Network in the Philippines: its implication for conservation Apolinario Cariño ABS-00174 Using Pedigree Management to Establish ex situ Conservation Collections of Endangered Plant Species in Padre Julio Marrero Botanic Garden, Ecuador Santiago Bravo-Sánchez ABS-00026 Case study on engaging in conservation horticulture through the Global Conservation Consortium for Cycads Raj Brown
1530 - 1600	Afternoon Tea break
1600 - 1730	Concurrent Session 8
	Oral Presentations Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 2.8 (Nicoll Room) Chair: Yee Wen Low ABS-00050 An integrated approach to managing a plant pandemic: a case example involving myrtle rust in Australia Brett Summerell ABS-00239 *Growth variation and heat resistance in spruce trees (Picea* spp.) Fangqun Ouyang ABS-00032 Discovering new species in Mexico: the role of botanical gardens Cristóbal Daniel Sánchez ABS-00089 The Succession Planting Technique: A Sample of Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi** Salih Sercan Kanoglu	Oral Presentations Theme 4 - Gardens for the Future - Session 4.9 (Room 329) Chair: Magda Svensson ABS-00227 Sustainability threats to a regional botanic garden Mark Oborn ABS-00123 Creating, sharing, and exhibiting content for botanic gardens Peter Crane ABS-00375 Influence of glazing materials on plants and conditions inside greenhouses in botanical gardens Stanislav Hybler ABS-00156 Enhancing the Companion Plant Kit & K-Smart Garden Industry: a strategic approach by the Korea Arboreta and Gardens Institute Hoi Eun Roh	Oral Presentations Theme 3 - Engaging Communities - Session 3.7 (Room 327) Chair: Kathryn Fowler ABS-00253 Nature nurtures: engaging the urban child in nature-based learning Hui Min Tan ABS-00102 The Plant Science Learning Hub, a new digital education platform to inspire students and empower educators Peter Byron ABS-00344 Challenges on botanic gardens for plant conservation with local community: the case of Korea National Arboretum’s Plant Governace Project Mi Jeong Yoon ABS-00132 Growing a city’s forest: the power of collaboration in urban tree canopy development Matt Rader	Oral Presentations Theme 4 - Gardens for the Future - Session 4.8 (Room 330) Chair: Jana Leong-Skornickova ABS-00355 Digital interpretation: a new era of connecting people with plants at Oman Botanic Garden Ghudaina Al Issaey ABS-00112 Digitising the seeds of Hawaiʻi Nathaniel Kingsley ABS-00283 Developing a tool for ex situ gap analysis and metacollection management Jean Linsky ABS-00012 The flow of material from a botanic garden into an herbarium: a case study from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) Robert Cubey	Workshops Theme 3 - Engaging Communities - Session 2 (Room 324) W-07 Raising Rarity: creating meaningful and sustainable conservation outcomes through community-based outreach Convened by: Kevin Alexander (Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria) Megan Hirst (Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria) Russell Larke (Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria) Ben Liu (Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria) Matthew Henderson (Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria) Marie Velthoven (Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria)	Workshops Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 13 (Room 325) W-15 Tree Day (Session 3): Community-Based Solutions: Durable approaches to habitat and species stewardship Convened by: Silvia Alvarez-Clare (The Morton Arboretum) Vanessa Handley (Montgomery Botanical Center) Introduction Silvia Alvarez-Clare ABS-00382 Forging Community Connections: pathways to inclusive and durable conservation action Vanessa Handley ABS-00240 Empowering indigenous community in seed supply: a sustainability analysis of TRCRC seedlings buyback mode Zi Ni Wong ABS-00374 An overview of the implementation of the Cuban Strategy for Plant Conservation Luis Gonzales Torres ABS-00084 Buchanania barberi: a story of a rare tree survival from the brink of extinction Anurag Dhyani
1730 - 1830	Panel Discussion 3 (W-2) Behavioral change to tackle illegal plant trade Convened by: Carly Cowell (Botanic Gardens Conservation International) Megan Barstow (Botanic Gardens Conservation International)				W-05 Making sense of science: Science communication in botanic gardens Convened by: Amy Padolf (Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden) Rebecca Hansell (Botanic Gardens Conservation International) Ane Zabaleta (Botanic Gardens Conservation International) Jason Downing (Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)

DAY 4 - 9TH AUGUST - Friday (Half Day)
0800 - 0930	Concurrent Session 9
	Oral Presentations Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 2.9 (Nicoll Room) Chair: Sun Wei Bang ABS-00255 Understanding the dynamics of ex-situ living collections: a globally sampled meta-collection approach Samuel Brockington ABS-00223 From metacollections to maternal lines: recording data on living collections to support research and conservation Rebecca Sucher ABS-00372 *Integrated conservation of Magnolia sinica* a typical model for threatened Magnoliaceae species Lei Cai ABS-00263 Metacollection development of Wollemi Pine** Cathy Offord	Oral Presentations Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 2.10 (Room 329) Chair: Emily Beech ABS-00121 A botanic garden’s strategy for ex-situ conservation in a global biodiversity hotspot Emma Dalziell ABS-00317 The Southeastern Plant Conservation Alliance (SEPCA) and Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need (RSGCN): supporting partners to create national impact Emily Coffey ABS-00331 Conserving orchids in the Southeastern United States Xingwen Loy ABS-00229 Patterns of tree diversity and forest structure within intact tropical heath forest of Universiti Brunei Darussalam’s Botanical Research Centre Nurul Hazlina Zaini	Oral Presentations Theme 3 - Engaging Communities - Session 3.8 (Room 327) Chair: Megan Barstow ABS-00247 Forest of knowledge: exploring learning opportunities at the confluence of people and nature Benjamin Ong ABS-00094 From trend to threat? Wild food plant sustainable foraging in Norway Anneleen Kool ABS-00270 The role of arboreta and botanical gardens in preventing regional decline: a proposal for the 8th Global Botanic Garden Congress Lena Jin ABS-00308 Blooming connections: pollinating people with plants John Siemon	Oral Presentations Theme 4 - Gardens for the Future - Session 4.10 (Room 330) Chair: Yonghong Hu ABS-00288 Towards a global understanding of the utilized plant species diversity Mauricio Diazgranados ABS-00149 How to perfectly integrate the landscape and protection functions of the garden Tingting Yang ABS-00092 Integrating restoration and sustainable agriculture for improved soil, pollinator health and wildlife habitat Jennifer Neale ABS-00291 Characteristics of modern reproduction of traditional gardens in landscape design: an architectural reproduction method reflecting the K(Korea)-garden trend Myeong Joon Song	Workshops Theme 1 - Green and Sustainable Cities - Session 1 (Room 324) W-19 Increasing the role of botanic gardens in urban forestry resilience towards a changing climate and an increasing urbanisation Convened by: Henrik Sjöman (Gothenburg Botanical Garden) Thomas Freeth (Royal Botanical Garden Kew)	Workshops Theme 4 - Gardens for the Future - Session 2 (Room 325) W-12 Long-term phenology studies in the Singapore Botanic Gardens: An invitation to join the Southeast Asia Plant Phenology (SEAPP) Network Convened by: Boon-Chuan Ho (Singapore Botanic Gardens) Edmund J.J. Chia (Singapore Botanic Gardens) Kwek Yan Chong (Singapore Botanic Gardens) Jolene J.L. Lim (Singapore Botanic Gardens)
0930 - 1000	Morning Tea Break
1000 - 1100	Plenary Talk 6: Putting plants at the centre: collaboration and connectivity for a green future Sandra Knapp, Natural History Museum, UK
1100 - 1230	Concurrent Session 10
	Oral Presentations Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 2.11 (Nicoll Room) Chair: Carly Cowell ABS-00025 Conservation horticulture: the importance of aligning in situ and ex situ programmes between agencies to achieve threatened plant recovery Emma Simpkins ABS-00010 Escarpment horticulture and its role in conservation Amy Downie ABS-00208 Cultivating conservation: a new initiative for plant biodiversity in the southwestern United States Cristina Salvador ABS-00266 Practice of living aquatic plant conservation technology Junfeng Pan	Oral Presentations Theme 2 - Plant Diversity and Conservation - Session 2.12 (Room 329) Chair: S.K. Ganesan ABS-00077 Overcoming arrested succession in secondary, low-diversity tropical forest: Inferences from an enhancement planting experiment utilising artificial canopy gaps in Hong Kong Mang Lung Cheuk ABS-00228 Conservation of high value native tropical plants for ecological restoration: seeds and seedlings collection by Universiti Brunei Darussalam’s Botanical Research Centre Salwana Jaafar ABS-00294 Diversity and recovery of degraded desert plant communities in response to ecological restoration in Sharaan Nature Reserve, AlUla, Saudi Arabia Ahmed Mohamed ABS-00179 Floristic inventory and distribution characteristics of the Makiling Botanic Gardens, Mount Makiling Forest Reserve ASEAN Heritage Park, Philippines Leilani Castillo	Oral Presentations Theme 3 - Engaging Communities - Session 3.9 (Room 327) Chair: Ane Zabaleta ABS-00279 Urban arboreta as catalysts for community engagement and conservation of plant heritage: a case study on the 700-year-old 'Ara Red Lotus' collaborative exhibition Won Soon Park ABS-00226 Artists and botanic gardens creating and developing educational innovation – ABCDE Felicity Gaffney ABS-00353 Changing community landscape choices through relationships Donna McGinnis ABS-00178 ESG cooperation projects of private arboretum and enterprise in Korea for the promotion of biodiversity JooHwan Kim	Oral Presentations Theme 4 - Gardens for the Future - Session 4.11 (Room 330) Chair: Daniel Thomas ABS-00116 Botanic gardens and scientific research: collaborations for conservation Elizabeth James ABS-00312 From garden to nature - German Botanic Gardens are building a network for plant conservation Elke Zippel ABS-00376 Expanding South Africa’s network of national botanical gardens Christopher Willis ABS-00311 Conservation collaborations: working with the IUCN Species Survival Commission Kira Mileham		Workshops Theme 4 - Gardens for the Future - Session 3 (Room 325) W-16 Plant conservation with the aid of drones Convened by: Ben Nyberg (National Tropical Botanical Garden)
1230 - 1330	BGCI Award Ceremony & Closing ceremony

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07:30 - 09:00

Registration

09:00 - 10:00

Opening Ceremony

Opening Remarks from Co-organisers

Tan Puay Yok, Executive Director/National Parks, Gardens and Community, and Group Director, Singapore Botanic Gardens
Paul Smith
Secretary General, Botanic Gardens Conservation International, UK

Speech by GOH

Keynote Address: Transforming Singapore into a City in Nature
Hwang Yu-Ning, CEO, National Parks Board, Singapore

10:00 - 10:30

Morning Tea Break

10:45 - 11:45

Plenary Talk 1

Continuity and change - Singapore, biodiversity and BGCI

Stephen Blackmore
Botanic Gardens Conservation International & Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, UK

11:45 - 12:00

Poster Session & Exhibition Viewing

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 14:30

Concurrent Session 1

Theme 2 - Plant diversity and Conservation - Session 2.1
Venue: Nicoll Room

Chair: Peter Hollingsworth

ABS-00315
Wild plant seed conservation in Baekdudaegan National Arboretum, South Korea
Chae Sun Na

ABS-00318
Conservation seedbanking: working to conserve Australia’s biodiverse flora
Rebecca Miller

ABS-00332
Conserving AlUla’s flora and restoring the arid landscape – the perspective of a native plant nursery and seed bank
Benjamin Lee

ABS-00119
Saving seeds in storage: Identifying exceptional species from new and legacy seed collections
Emma Dalziell

13:00 - 14:30

Concurrent Session 1

Theme 1 - Green and Sustainable Cities - Session 1.1
Venue: Room 329

Chair: Kwek Yan Chong

ABS-00018
Reintroduction of urban ecology to urban planning and design
Scott Scarfone

ABS-00252
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) strategies for urban nature construction and restoration – A case study in Shanghai
Yong-hong Hu

ABS-00385
Enhancing cities’ liveability through fostering Nature Connections
Angelia Sia

ABS-00130
Growing stronger together: empowering communities through Pennsylvania Horticultural Societies landcare program
Matt Rader

13:00 - 14:30

Concurrent Session 1

Theme 3 - Engaging communities - Session 3.1
Venue: Room 327

Chair: Amy Padolf

ABS-00007
The Million Orchid Project: A non-traditional approach to orchid conservation and restoration
Jason Downing

ABS-00316
Beliefs, values and satisfaction with Botanic Gardens in Australia
David Kendal

ABS-00115
Large scale ecological restorations - the opportunities created by the challenges of scaling up.
Paul Blanchflower

ABS-00275
Engaging communities, effecting change: Strengthening programme impact in the Singapore Botanic Gardens
Steffi Loe

13:00 - 14:30

Concurrent Session 1

Theme 4 - Gardens for the Future - Session 4.1
Venue: Room 330

Chair: Gillian Khew

ABS-00326
'Dendro Futura' – The urban forest of tomorrow and the importance of botanical gardens
Henrik Sjöman

ABS-00365
Tree management at Singapore Botanic Gardens: Challenges and building resilience to climate change.
Elango Velautham

ABS-00197
Estimating the suitability of tree species in future climates with the TreeGOER, GlobalUseful-NativeTrees, CitiesGOER and ClimateForecasts databases
Roeland Kindt

ABS-00357
A landscape succession plan for Kew Gardens: findings and recommendations
Thomas Freeth

13:00 - 14:30

Concurrent Session 1

Workshops Theme 2 - Plant diversity and Conservation - Session 1
Venue: Room 324

W-22
Digitisation of herbarium and other biodiversity collections

Convened by:
Jana Leong-Škornicková (Singapore Botanic Gardens)
Robert Cubey (Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh)
Atsuko Takano (Hyogo University)
Emma Toms (Australian National Herbarium)
Yuchen Ang (Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum)
Serena Lee (Singapore Botanic Gardens)
Bazilah Ibrahim (Singapore Botanic Gardens)
Michele Rodda (Singapore Botanic Gardens)

13:00 - 16:30

Concurrent Session 1

Workshops Theme 2 - Plant diversity and Conservation - Session 2
Venue: Room 325

W-18
The Global Biodiversity Standard: An introduction to assessing biodiversity recovery in ecosystem restoration projects.

Convened by:
Paul Smith (Botanic Gardens Conservation International)
Paul Blanchflower (Auroville Botanic Gardens)
Fernanda C. G. Cardoso (Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden)
Narindra Ramahefamana (Missouri Botanic Gardens)
Roeland Kindt (CIFOR-ICRAF)
Luiz Henrique Rondina Baqueiro (Jardim Botânico Araribá)

14:30 - 15:00

Afternoon Tea Break

15:00 - 16:30

Concurrent Session 2

Theme 2 - Plant diversity and Conservation - Session 2.2
Venue: Nicoll Room

Chair: Timothy Utteridge

ABS-00098
Overcoming challenges to research and conservation of plant diversity in Haiti.
William Cinea

ABS-00065
Status, challenges, and prospects of biodiversity conservation and sustainability at the Botanical Garden Organization, Thailand
Kittiyut Punchay

ABS-00262
Guardians of the Green: Safeguarding Himalayan plant diversity in changing climates at a high-altitude botanical garden
Preeti Saryan

ABS-00301
The Oman Botanic Garden: An inspiration for plant diversity and conservation in Arabia
Laila Al Harthy

15:00 - 16:30

Concurrent Session 2

Theme 1 - Green and Sustainable Cities - Session 1.2
Venue: Room 329

Chair: Sebsebe Demissew

ABS-00085
What is a botanic garden?
Andrea Proctor

ABS-00095
Greening urban landscapes: The impact of botanic gardens with a focus on Oman Botanic Garden
Ismail Al Rashdi

ABS-00354
Gardens as resources for cities and people
Susan Pell

ABS-00265
Jumping the garden fence: Partnering with botanic gardens to protect nature in the city
Lee Harrison

15:00 - 16:30

Concurrent Session 2

Theme 3 - Engaging communities - Session 3.2
Venue: Room 327

Chair: Michele Rodda

ABS-00212
Inspiration from Hiroshima: Green Legacy Hiroshima and AFLP-BGNet – Gardens and Trees as Tools for Peace
Ari Novy

ABS-00180
Engaging students and local residents in park interpretation and education: experiences from the Makiling Botanic Gardens and Mount Makiling Forest Reserve, Philippines
Roberto P. Cereno

ABS-00367
Singapore Botanic Gardens: Intertwining orchids and people
Mark Choo

15:00 - 16:30

Concurrent Session 2

Theme 4 - Gardens for the Future - Session 4.2
Venue: Room 330

Chair: Chris Russell

ABS-00269
A tropical rain forest fragment in a botanic garden
Simin Lai

ABS-00358
Botanic garden capacity for conservation horticulture
Abby Meyer

ABS-00070
Reconstructing the early history of plant collection in Shenzhen reveals the biodiversity dynamics of a densely populated and rapidly developing city
Tuo Yang

ABS-00232
Future directions of horticultural research among botanical gardens and arboreta in the United States
Nina Rønsted

15:00 - 16:30

Concurrent Session 2

Workshops Theme 4 - Gardens for the Future - Session 1
Venue: Room 324

W-06
Enabling change: A menu of opportunities for climate adaptation action

Convened by:
Tara Moreau (UBC Botanical Garden)
Peter Symes (Climate Change Alliance of Botanic Gardens)
Murphy Westwood (The Morton Arboretum)
Clare Hart (Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne Gardens)
Tessa Kum (Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne Gardens)

16:30 - 17:30

Panel Discussion 1

Heritage value and conservation – a panel discussion with three UNESCO World Heritage Gardens

Convened by:
Tan Puay Yok (Singapore Botanic Gardens)
Richard Deverell (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew)
Livio Trainotti (University of Padua)
Moderated by:
Thereis Choo (Singapore Botanic Gardens)

19:00 - 23:00

Welcome Reception at Singapore Botanic Gardens

POSTER SESSION
Theme 1 – Green and sustainable cities
ABS-00006	Green spaces as healthy places D.B.D. Dillon
ABS-00036	The dimensions of public space: evaluative approaches towards the improvement of Roxas Avenue as public space J.I. Palma
ABS-00066	Smart Tree pillar: Efficiency of tropical plants on the reduction of fine particulate matters (PM2.5) in urban areas Janjira Muenrew
ABS-00096	Student project: how to use the agency of social housing provision to connect Scotland’s green infrastructure H. McMeekin
ABS-00155	The effect of natural environments and biodiversity on attention restoration O.R. Tan
ABS-00181	How can an older botanical garden in the densely built-up landscape develop sustainably with the urban renewal: a case of Shanghai Botanical Garden T. Zhang
ABS-00221	Promoting the use of plant resources through horticultural knowledge communication K. Kunrads
ABS-00309	Tree diversity in the school garden at Saint John’s Catholic School BSD, Banten, Indonesia D. Nariyu
ABS-00321	Developing a tree species selection model using native trees for urban heat island mitigation in Tagum city C.L.H. Cabellon
Theme 2 – Plant Biodiversity & Conservation
ABS-00014	In-vitro propagation, conservation and seed germination studies in Indian birthwort (Aristolochia tagala Cham): An endangered medicinal plant of Western Ghats of India G. Raviraja Shetty
ABS-00033	Ex situ conservation approaches for Gossia and Decaspermum species to safeguard plant diversity in Australia J. Bao
ABS-00054	Critical carnivores: the conservation potential of Nepenthes in ex situ collections O.G. Murrell
ABS-00055	Horticultural rescue leads to a conservation breakthrough for the threatened Tuggeranong Lignum P. Byron
ABS-00058	Plant genetic resources as a part of the biodiversity G. Stukeniene
ABS-00069	Sibbaldia: the international journal of botanic garden horticulture K. Hughes
ABS-00078	Conservation genetics at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria T. Hopley
ABS-00083	Tree genetic resources at the Bangladesh Agricultural University Botanic Garden A.K.M. Golam Sarwar
ABS-00103	Right tree, right place: seed project C. Coletto
ABS-00104	The imbalance of Diversity and Distribution in Plant Phylogeny G. Zeng
ABS-00107	Restoration of endangered Lagenandra kalugalensis (Araceae): A multi-sector collaboration K. Yakandawala
ABS-00111	Building bridges and growing genomes: an awards program to support international collections and genomics infrastructure D.M. Dotson
ABS-00120	Are we ready for rust? Biobanking conservation strategies for Myrtle Rust affected species in Western Australia E.L. Dalziell
ABS-00125	Establishing the National Seed Bank of Wales: collecting, conserving and restoring the Welsh flora E. Baker
ABS-00138	Conservation strategies of Hopea erosa (Bedd.) Slooten, a critically endangered tree species endemic to the Western Ghats of India N.S. Pradeep
ABS-00145	The new role of botanic gardens for conservation: Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) K.S. Chang
ABS-00146	The importance of plant exchanges in botanic gardens: The case of North Korean plant conservation K.S. Chang
ABS-00182	A study of the upper age limits of native plants on the Korean Peninsula J.G. Bae
ABS-00185	Plant mass propagation research at Korea National Arboretum M.J. Yoon
ABS-00191	A study on comparison of nest composition in the gardens of the Korea National Arboretum H.J. Kim
ABS-00200	Ex-situ conservation in a biodiversity hotspot A.M. Senekal
ABS-00231	Differential ex-situ seed germination and seedling survival of selected Dipterocarpaceae species from Brunei Darussalam N.H. Zaini
ABS-00236	New perspective and observations of Amorphophallus titanum S.M. Jones
ABS-00238	Integrated conservation of threatened tree species: a case from Magnolia omeiensis D.P. Yu
ABS-00256	BGsmartR: an open-access data analysis pipeline to enable smarter living collections management A. Cano
ABS-00260	Joining forces to support conservation of exceptional tree species in the United States P. Allenstein
ABS-00273	Bryophyte collection and conservation in the Singapore Botanic Gardens B.C. Ho
ABS-00277	Doping in the desert: Rhanterium epapposum seed priming for enhanced germination and ecological restoration M.M. Nour
ABS-00292	Roles of soil functional microorganisms in enhancing plant salt tolerance S. Lu
ABS-00304	Propagation of Impatiens subcordata (Balsaminaceae) for restoration and utilization in the horticulture industry D.M.D. Yakandawala
ABS-00314	How do living collections support the development of botanical garden: an example from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences T.P. Huang
ABS-00335	ISSR and SCoT for evaluation of hereditary differences of 29 wild plants in Al Jubail M.O. Alotaibi
ABS-00352	The magic SING Box: addressing the challenges of the long-term and safe preservation of herbarium collections in the tropics J. Leong-Škorničková
ABS-00359	Searching and monitoring four endangered tree species in northern Ecuador: Brunellia pauciflora, Aiouea palaciosii, Miconia yeseniae and Ocotea pachypoda H. Romero-Saltos
ABS-00285	Quercus boyntonii as a model for a multifaceted conservation effort P.G. Thompson
ABS-00216	Using The Global Biodiversity Standard (TGBS) in Madagascar to promote biodiversity conservation and human wellbeing in rehabilitative and restorative projects M.N. Ramahefamanana
ABS-00386	Mother of Gardens, in the Twenty-first Century J.S. Ma
Theme 3 – Engaging communities
ABS-00009	Raising rarity: how the Grey Billy-button became a pilot plant for conservation M.J. Hirst
ABS-00022	Cultivability and regenerative potential of vegetable and herb species in student living accommodations N.L. Allen
ABS-00068	Championing climate change resilience – a novel role of botanic gardens in Africa D.K. Nkwanga
ABS-00073	Ecotourism and community development: a sustainable alternative for oaks forests I. Acevedo Rodríguez
ABS-00091	Community engagement in climate action P.S. Niraula
ABS-00126	Developing modern aquatic plant displays at the United States Botanic Garden R.P. Anderson
ABS-00141	Engagement in citizen science about pavement plants, understanding followers and participants’ motivation and attitude P.J.A. Keβler
ABS-00161	Plant and people: a new online platform for sharing ethnobotanical knowledge P.J.A. Keβler
ABS-00187	Korea garden plant finder: development of a database and website to assist the use of native plants in the garden K.M. Lee
ABS-00203	Making conservation personal: creating threatened Cape lowland habitat beds at Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden A.M. Senekal
ABS-00205	Cultivating futures: student and early career experiences at the National Botanic Garden of Wales E.M. Lanigan
ABS-00213	Historic garden of the 2nd courtyard of the Carolino building of the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP) (Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla), México J.L. Marín
ABS-00370	Challenges in establishing and sustaining a school mini orchid botanical garden in Sarawak amidst leadership transitions Tengku Auvaroza Tengku Abraham
ABS-00384	Experiences on plants, experiences with plants: an anthropological approach to the Hortus botanicus of Leiden P.J.A. Keßler
ABS-00380	Development of the arboretum educational program linked to elementary school science curriculum based on SDG15 H.Y. Ryu
Theme 4 – Gardens for the Future
ABS-00152	Case study: Using plant-based solutions to manage an Armillaria spp. infested landscape in the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne (Victoria, Australia) S. Chong
ABS-00183	Prospects of digital and smart breeding in horticultural plants for gardens J.G. Bae
ABS-00184	Salt stress responses and tolerance of native Veronica species: Towards climate-adaptive garden plant development in Korea J.G. Bae
ABS-00186	Effect of cell size and concentration of nutrient solution on seedling growth of Lysimachia mauritiana M.J. Yoon
ABS-00307	Innovative smartphone technology: Finding plant treasures in the National Botanical Garden of China (Beijing) Chao Wu
ABS-00310	Research on the development model planning of Shanghai Botanical Garden's Coexistence of Conservation and Opening J.K. Guo
ABS-00322	How do you call my name? I’m from abroad. M.J. Yoon
ABS-00188	Biological control effect of “Natural Enemy in First” method: Sustainable pest management strategies in the Korea National Arboretum H.Y. Jin
ABS-00189	Research on fungal distribution among airborne samples in the artificial environment of the Korea National Arboretum’s subtropical garden H.Y. Jin
ABS-00193	Comparison of incoming insects according to the installation environment and log type of the insect hotel installed in the garden of the Korea National Arboretum H.J. Kim
ABS-00194	Composting process and physico-chemical composition analysis using garden waste by-products at the Korea National Arboretum H.J. Kim
ABS-00272	Construction of scientific research systems at the Shanghai Botanical Garden under the establishment of the National Botanical Garden Xiao Yuee
ABS-00190	Investigating fungal distribution in airborne samples within the controlled environment of the tropical garden at the Korea National Arboretum H.Y. Jin
ABS-00343	Green waste-derived compost alleviates drought stress and promotes sugar beet productivity and biofortification N.M. Alotaibi
ABS-00387	Climate Change Alliance of Botanic Gardens T. Kum

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