A call for global action to save the world’s threatened trees
GTC projects from the past 20 years demonstrate that we can effectively protect & conserve threatened tree species. Now is the time for global action!
New report reveals one third of tree species threatened with extinction
The State of the World’s Trees shows that 30% of all tree species – more than 17,500 species – are threatened with extinction.
Resources to support the conservation of threatened trees
Browse through our resources to help Assess, Plan and Act for threatened tree conservation.
Projects
The Global Trees Campaign works with partners around the world to carry out conservation projects for threatened tree species. Here are some of our latest projects:
Securing the conservation of endemic trees in Puerto Rico
Avoiding tree extinctions in Mauritius
Conserving three endemic trees on Cape Verde’s “Island of Flowers”
Threatened Trees
The Global Trees Campaign website hosts a selection of profiles for threatened trees.
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