Today was meant to be the first day of the Sibbaldia and @PlantNetwork Conference with @IPSN_BGCI, on this #EarthDay in the International Year of Plant Health. We’d hoped to tell the world about the #IYPH2020 Special Issue then, but we're #StayingHome. So, a wee thread

Plants sustain life, and protecting plants protects life itself. What better focus for Sibbaldia’s first ever special issue? http://bit.ly/3cDr8P1 

Moving plants risks moving pests. Where do bot gardens fit, and how can ex situ conservation be done safely? Antonovics, @bretsumm, Frankel, Green, me & others discuss from different perspectives & continents http://bit.ly/3cDr8P1 

. @IPSN_BGCI has created a platform for botanic gardens be part of the solution, through plant sentinel research and communication https://journals.rbge.org.uk/rbgesib/article/view/291