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Projects

We’re involved in a range of projects around the world working for the conservation of threatened tree species. Here are some of our latest projects:

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Threatened Trees

The Global Trees Campaign is building a selection of profiles for trees of interest.

Some of the latest trees we have added to the site are:

Acaju-catinga – Cedrela fissilis
Euphorbia cussonoides – Euphorbia cussonoides
Chinese Swamp Cypress – Glyptostrobus pensilis
Nothofagus alessandrii – Nothofagus alessandrii
Menai Whitebeam – Sorbus arvonensis
Faveiro-de-Wilson – Dimorphandra wilsonii
Rathu Mihiriya – Polyspora gardneri
Salix kikodseae – Salix kikodseae
Karomia gigas – Karomia gigas
Sugar Maple – Acer skutchii

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Latest News & Blog posts

Getting to know GTC: Interview with Arief Hamidi
Posted on September 2nd 2019 by Fred Pilkington
The loneliest tree in the world
Posted on August 19th 2019 by Paul Smith
Fiji – a Hibiscus Hotspot
Posted on June 3rd 2019 by Lex Thomson

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IUCN/SSC Global Tree Specialist Group

The IUCN/SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (GTSG) is a global network of experts who, working in their own regions and institutions, all contribute to the conservation of globally threatened trees. The aims of the GTSG are: To promote and implement global Red...

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Did you know?

Over exploitation of the huarango tree led to ecological devastation and the consequent downfall of a pre-inca civilisation, known as the Nasca.

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