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[Science News] – Meise Botanic Garden Hosts the 3rd Congress of the International Euphorbia Society
The third edition of the International Euphorbia Society congress, held at Meise Botanic Garden on May 24 and 25, was particularly special as it marked the 20th anniversary of the society...
[Science News] - Régine Fabri honoured with CBHL literature award for book on the Vasculum
Régine Fabri, former head librarian at Meise Botanic Garden, has been awarded the 2025 Annual Literature Award by the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) for her book "The vasculum or botanical collecting box. Symbol of the nineteenth-century botanist, now an obsolete relic"...
[Science News] - DiSSCo Flanders 2.0 kicks off at Meise Botanic Garden
On April 28th, 2025, Meise Botanic Garden welcomed partners for the official launch of DiSSCo Flanders 2.0, a new project that will make it easier to access and explore natural science collections in Flanders...
[Science News] - Taxonomy Recognition Day 2025
« Name It to Save It », this is the rallying cry of Taxonomy Recognition Day 2025, celebrated the 23 May 2025 across Europe to celebrate the science that names, classifies, and protects life on Earth...
[Science News] - A mushroom leather jacket? It's possible to make sustainable fashion grow!
What if the fashion of tomorrow grew underground? Discover Fungal Skin: Macro, the leather jacket... in mushrooms!
[Science News] - From plants to people: Sustainable future Central Africa takes centre stage at two-day symposium at Meise Botanic Garden
On 7 and 8 May, 2025, a two-day symposium called "From plants to people: Botanical expertise for a sustainable future in Central Africa" took place in the Green Ark of Meise Botanic Garden...