The Royal Botanic Gardens of Sydney

What we do

Explore our scientific projects and find out how they guide the conservation of resilient ecosystems.

Scientist Marlien Van Der Merwe collects seeds from a Banksia

Ecosystem resilience

The Research Centre for Ecosystem Resilience uses innovative science to guide the conservation of ecosystems.
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Scientist Marlien Van Der Merwe collects seeds from a Banksia

Conservation and horticulture at the Australian PlantBank

PlantBank is the award-winning home of plant conservation research, germplasm collection and storage in New South Wales.
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Scientist James Clugston with dried and pressed plant specimens from the herbarium

Plant discovery and evolution

We document, study, and classify plants and algae to conserve species and study their evolution.
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A specimen collected by Banks and Solander during Cook's first voyage to the Pacific

Collections management

Our Collections Management team cares for, shares, and preserves the botanical collections housed at the Botanic Gardens
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A specimen collected by Banks and Solander during Cook's first voyage to the Pacific

Branch Out podcast

Listen to our award-winning podcast to discover the surprising world of plants.
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