China’s National Botanical Gardens: An innovative model to support global biodiversity conservation and sustainable development

doi:10.1016/j.pld.2025.11.005

Plant Diversity ›› 2026, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (01): 219-224.DOI: 10.1016/j.pld.2025.11.005

China’s National Botanical Gardens: An innovative model to support global biodiversity conservation and sustainable development

Tuo He^a, Zhihua Zhou^a, Hui Dong^a, Liangchen Yuan^b, Lixin Guo^a, Yongteng Wang^a, Miaomiao Zheng^a, Yalong Qin^b, Yufeng Gu^b, Peter Wyse Jackson^c, Hai Ren^d,e

a Wildlife Conservation Monitoring Center, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing 100714, China;
b Wildlife Conservation Department, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing 100714, China;
c Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA;
d Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China;
e South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou 510650, China

Received:2025-08-10 Online:2026-03-05 Published:2026-01-25
Contact: Zhihua Zhou,E-mail:citeszzh@sina.com;Hai Ren,E-mail:renhai@scbg.ac.cn
Supported by:
This work is supported by the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation-Special Program on Biodiversity (2023B0303050001).

China’s National Botanical Gardens: An innovative model to support global biodiversity conservation and sustainable development

Tuo He^a, Zhihua Zhou^a, Hui Dong^a, Liangchen Yuan^b, Lixin Guo^a, Yongteng Wang^a, Miaomiao Zheng^a, Yalong Qin^b, Yufeng Gu^b, Peter Wyse Jackson^c, Hai Ren^d,e

a Wildlife Conservation Monitoring Center, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing 100714, China;
b Wildlife Conservation Department, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing 100714, China;
c Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA;
d Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China;
e South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou 510650, China

通讯作者: Zhihua Zhou,E-mail:citeszzh@sina.com;Hai Ren,E-mail:renhai@scbg.ac.cn
基金资助:
This work is supported by the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation-Special Program on Biodiversity (2023B0303050001).

Abstract

Key words: Ex situ conservation, Reintroduction, Scientific research, Resource collection and utilization, Public education

关键词: Ex situ conservation, Reintroduction, Scientific research, Resource collection and utilization, Public education

Tuo He, Zhihua Zhou, Hui Dong, Liangchen Yuan, Lixin Guo, Yongteng Wang, Miaomiao Zheng, Yalong Qin, Yufeng Gu, Peter Wyse Jackson, Hai Ren. China’s National Botanical Gardens: An innovative model to support global biodiversity conservation and sustainable development[J]. Plant Diversity, 2026, 48(01): 219-224.

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China’s National Botanical Gardens: An innovative model to support global biodiversity conservation and sustainable development

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