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The article talks about the partnership of the Atlanta Botanical Garden with Ecuador concerning plant adaptations and biodiversity. The research collections and public displays of the garden show its plants that are from Ecuador. The author claims that the partnership of the garden with the country is strong because of the collaborations with Maquipucuna Reserve and Siempre Verde. He concludes that guests of the garden may appreciate the forests of the country through the plants displayed in the garden.

The article discusses the tissue culture of native orchids in the Native Plant Conservation Program of the Atlanta Botanical Garden in Georgia. The program is involved in providing horticultural assistance for native orchids through greenhouse and laboratory methods to prevent extinction due to over-collection. The use of micropropagation as a conservation tool is explained.

The article presents information on the Panama Rescue Program initiated by the Amphibian Survival Alliance which aims to prevent amphibian extinction. The fungal diseases that cause such extinction is revealed. Strategies used by the program to meet the basic challenges brought about by the disease are described. The significance of a pilot project initiated during the summer of 2005 is revealed.