Paul Smith

At BGCI, we are devastated by the news of the recent earthquake in Morocco. If you can, we urge you to support relief efforts for these High Atlas communities through Global Diversity Foundation and its local partners. ow.ly/uujh50PKsbU.

@timutteridge Yes I have some good inventory data from miombo. Happy to share.

@MopaneSmith ?

It’s 4am in Montreal and after several years of negotiations, governments have just adopted an historic Global Biodiversity Framework for saving nature. Here’s a thread with my take on what's good and what's bad in it.

@Michele_Bozzano Thanks Michele. I hope you enjoy it. It was great fun to write.

@MopaneSmith Just received my copy! A masterpiece to brows and read! I will learn a lot this WE while enjoying it slowly! Congratulations @MopaneSmith !

'Trees' is available to buy now and to review. See thamesandhudson.com/trees-from-roo…

Dave Kendal launching the Climate Assessment Tool at #7GBGC. Very exciting tool for the world’s 60,000 tree species!

Patricia Malcolm from ⁦@bgci⁩ speaking about BGCI’s accreditation schemes at #7GBGC

Cristina Lopez-Gallego speaking to a packed house at #7GBGC in Melbourne. Really selling the biodiversity of Colombia!

How do we adapt our management of living plant collections and landscapes to have reduced impact on the environment whilst responding to a future climate? Find out from the outstanding array of global specialists speaking at 7GBGC in Melbourne! 7gbgc.org/program-themes

And we’re off! See you in Melbourne for 7GBGC, and stay tuned for regular updates throughout the week!

Big thanks to Andrea Kee for showing Steve Blackmore and I around Gardens by the Bay in Singapore today. What a fabulous garden this is!

Le Jardin Marjorelle in Marrakech. Hard to regard visiting a place as beautiful as this as a bus man's holiday!

Trees: From Root to Leaf, Smith, Macfarlane. Very excited about my new Trees book. Out in October and available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book…

@HertaKolberg I wonder if we can intercede with the Australian company that seems to be sourcing this wood from China, and cut out the middle man?

@MopaneSmith Chinese are stripping Africa of its natural resources and our governments are in their pockets and turn a blind eye.

Mopane wood, which only grows in Africa, for sale (at a premium) in our local aquarium shop but it comes from China. How is that possible?

Wasp’s nest between two house martin nests in the eaves of our house - all occupied. Interesting that insects are living next door to insectivorous birds!

Tour day today at AETFAT in Livingstone. The magnificent Victoria Falls in full flow.

Mpendulo Gabayi from ⁦@SANBI_ZA⁩ speaking about living plant and seed collecting resources from ⁦@bgci⁩ and ⁦@kewMSB⁩ at AETFAT Congress in Zambia.

Kirsty Shaw from ⁦@bgci⁩ kicking off a day of workshops focusing on the African Botanic Gardens Network here at AETFAT 22.