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2009-12-31

South China Botanical Garden Hosts Training Program Sponsored by Ministry of Commerce

Sponsored by the National Ministry of Commerce, South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) hosted the foreign-aiding project "International training workshop of research and management for tropical / subtropical forest biodiversity conservation" from December 1st to 21st in Guangzhou. The workshop included 18 participants who were from 10 countries: Ma...

2009-12-30

Workshop on Conservation and Reintroduction of the Endangered Species Euryodendron Excelsum Held

One of the BGCI China projects "Conservation and reintroduction of the endangered plant species Euryodendron excelsum" workshop was held in the Yangchun county, Guangdong province on 22-23 December, 2009. About 40 people attended this workshop, including BGCI China programme officer, Ms. WEN Xiangying, and several specially invited experts from ...

2009-12-26

Lu Yongxiang Inspects South China Botanical GardenLu Yongxiang Inspects South China Botanical Garden

Prof. LU Yongxiang, the vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and president of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), made a special inspection of South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) and gave an important speech on December 19, 2009. Dr. HUANG Hongwen, director of SCBG, and Dr. REN Hai, Mr. WEI Ping, and Dr. FU Sh...

2009-12-09

New Progress on Nurse Effect of Plants Made in SCBG

Under the guidance of research professor REN Hai, Dr YANG Long and their research fellows in Vegetation and Landscape Ecology Research Group carried out controlled experiments in situ on nurse effects of typical subtropical grassland/shrubland. They found that only the basal diameter and shoot height of Schima superba seedlings can be facilitate...

2009-11-27

A Scientist from California Department of Fish and Game Visits SCBG

On November 16, Dr. HUANG Changzhi, from California Department of Fish and Game, USA visited South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) under the invitation of Prof. REN Hai, the principal investigator of Vegetation and Landscape Ecology Research Group of SCBG.
　　During the visit, Dr. Huang presented a lecture entitled "If I were a graduate student a...

2009-11-28

3rd Cross-Strait Forest Dynamic Plot Symposium Held in Dinghushan

The 3rd cross-strait forest dynamic plot symposium was held in Dinghushan Biosphere Reserve from 19th to 21st November, 2009. This symposium was co-organized by South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Institute of Botany of Chinese Academy of Sciences. 55 delegates from 13 research academies, institutes and univers...

2009-11-27

SCBG Cnducts International Strategic Review and Designs for the Future Development

On November 19-20, a strategic review team composed of 11 international botanic garden professionals convened in Guangzhou, China to assess the recent progress of the South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) and to evaluate the a draft ten-year strategic plan for the institution. The 11 international botanic garden experts are Dr. Peter H. Raven (Dir...

2009-11-24

23rd New Phytologist Symposium: Carbon Cycling in Tropical Ecosystems Held in Guangzhou

23rd New Phytologist Symposium: Carbon cycling in tropical ecosystems was held in Guangzhou from 17th to 20th November, 2009. This symposium was co-organized by South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) of Chinese Academy of Sciences, New Phytologist Trust, and Guangzhou Association for Science and Technology. Bureau of International Cooperation, CAS,...