Forest Restoration for Wildlife Conservation, 2000. Proceedings of a Workshop with the International Tropical Timber Organisation and The Forest Restoration Research Unit, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.

This book presents the proceedings of a Scientific and Technical Workshop on Forest Restoration for Wildlife Conservation, held in Chiang Mai, Thailand February 2000, organized by the Forest Restoration Research Unit of Chiang Mai University and sponsored by the the International Tropical Timber Organisation. The volume includes 28 peer-reviewed papers, summarizing the status of forest restoration in the regionand covering a wide range of technical subjects from seed collection to silviculture, as well as social issues. A wide range of examples of innovative techniques and best practices are included, which will be of interest to both scientists and practitioners of forest restoration. Contact us to obtain a copy or download outline below

Contents

Opening Speeches

PART ONE – Overviews

Defining forest restoration for wildlife conservation - Stephen Elliott

Trends of wildlife conservation in changing forest resource situations in the Asia-Pacific Region - Masakazu. Kashio

Some ecological principles for re-assembling forest ecosystems at degraded tropical sites - David Lamb

Catalysing natural forest restoration on degraded tropical landscapes - John A. Parrotta

PART TWO – Country and Project Reviews

Introduction - Janice Kerby

A brief review of forest restoration programmes in Myanmar - Sein Maung Wint

A review of forest status in Bangladesh and the potential for forest restoration for wildlife conservation - Md. Abdur Rashid

Decline of the Philippine forest - Marlea P. Munez

Use of native species in forest rehabilitation and conservation in Vietnam - Nguyen Hoang Nghia

Promoting native tree species in land rehabilitation in Hong Kong , China - Billy C. H. Hau

Rivers in jeopardy: a village community’s response to the destruction of their upper watershed forests in the Mae Soi valley catchment, northern Thailand - M. R. Smansnid Svasti

The potential of local tree species to accelerate natural forest succession on marginal grasslands in southern Vietnam - Nguyeãn Vaên Sôû

Accelerating rehabilitation of native forest by establishing a seedling production site in South China - Zhuang Xueying, Wang Tong, Huang Jiuxiang, Zeng Rongre and Huang Jiancheng

PART THREE - Accelerated Natural Regeneration

Introduction - Kate Hardwick

Research needs for the ecology of natural regeneration of seasonally dry tropical forests in Southeast Asia - Kate Hardwick, John Healey and David Blakesley

The process of natural forest regeneration after shifting cultivation in Ky Son district, Nghe An province, Vietnam - Hoang Van Son

Assisted natural regeneration: methods, results and issues relevant to sustained participation by communities - Patrick Dugan

Poster Abstracts

PART FOUR - Species Selection and Technologies for Growing and Planting Seedlings

Introduction - David Blakesley

Nursery technology and tree species selection for restoring forest biodiversity in northern Thailand - David Blakesley, Vilaiwan Anusarnsunthorn, Janice Kerby, Puttipong Navakitbumrung, Cherdsak Kuarak, Sudarat Zangkum, Kate Hardwick, Stephen Elliott  

Tree Species Selection in Thailand : Various species for various purposes - Anders P. Pedersen

Mycorrhizal seedling production for enhancing degraded forest rehabilitation in Indonesia - Yadi Setiadi

Performance of six native tree species, planted to restore degraded forestland in northern Thailand and their response to fertiliser - Stephen Elliott, Puttipong Navakitbumrung, Sudarat Zangkum, Cherdsak Kuarak, Janice Kerby, David Blakesley and Vilaiwan Anusarnsunthorn  

Propagation of native trees to restore degraded forest ecosystems in northern Thailand - Cherdsak Kuarak, Stephen Elliott, David Blakesley, Puttipong Navakitbumrung, Sudarat Zangkum and Vilaiwan Anusarnsunthorn

Poster abstracts

PART FIVE - Wildlife

Inter-relationships between wildlife and forest restoration - Stephen Elliott

Wildlife colonisation on restored tropical lands: What can it do, how can we hasten it, and what can we expect? - Nigel I. J. Tucker

Ecorestoration of Girnar forest and recapture of lost territory by Panthera leo persica (Asiatic Lion) - Bharat Lal, IFS

Seed Dispersal and Forest Restoration - Richard T. Corlett and Billy C. H. Hau

The effect of artificial perches and local vegetation on bird-dispersed seed deposition into regenerating sites - Rebecca Scott, Puntipa Pattanakaew, J. F. Maxwell, Stephen Elliott and George Gale

PART SIX - Working With Communities

Introduction - Kevin Woods

Forest restoration and community participation: case studies in Thailand - Somsak Sukwong

Rainforestation farming: an alternative to forest restoration - Paciencia P. Milan

The Phu Khieo Buffer Zone Project- sustainable rural development through community management - Colin McQuistan and Arthur G. Wright

Poster abstracts

PART SEVEN - The chiang mai research agenda to restore degraded forest lands for wildlife conservation in southeast asia

Introduction - edited by Stephen Elliott

Establishing a regional contact network for forest restoration for wildlife conservation - Janice Kerby

Implementing the research agenda - Stephen Elliott, Janice Kerby, Visut Baimai and Apichart Kaosa-ard