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[Science News] – ‘Les Arbres d’Afrique centrale’: an essential field guide
The first volume of this essential field guide, Les Arbres d’Afrique centrale, has just been published. It offers an accessible, comprehensive and richly illustrated reference work on the trees of this region of Africa for the first time...
Francis Hallé passed away on 31 December
With great emotion, Meise Botanic Garden respectfully acknowledges his significant contributions as a distinguished botanist, dedicated humanist, and tireless advocate for botanical appreciation and wonder...
[Science News] – Rediscovery of a wild coffee tree with key assets for the future of coffee
Coffee is one of the world’s most valuable crops and supports the livelihoods of millions of people, yet it is increasingly threatened by climate change...
[Science News] – Meise Botanic Garden takes part in the reintroduction of mountain arnica in the French Ardennes
On the 6th of November, a team from Meise Botanic Garden went to the French Ardennes, in the Rocroi region, to help plant several hundreds of mountain arnica (Arnica montana) specimens....
[Science News] - AMPEE8: The Belgian flora facing the challenges of a changing world
The 8th edition of AMPEE took place on 7 November. Its theme was “The Belgian flora in a changing world: Challenges and opportunities”...