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Ms. Sudarat Sangkum (Sue)

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Sue
Education Officer and Research Student

Sue graduated from Chiang Mai University with a B.Sc. in Zoology and an M.Sc. in Environmental Science (Environmental Risk Assessment for Tropical Ecosystems). Her MSc thesis project investigated the use of different containers to produce planting stock of framework tree species. Following graduation, she worked for FORRU-CMU from  1998 to 2000 as Nursery Manager and Educational Officer. She rejoined the unit in 2004-2008 as an Extension and Educational Officer working on the projects: " Facilitating Forest Restoration for Biodiversity Recovery in Indochina" (sponsored by the UK's Darwin Initiative) - spreading restoration concepts to neighbouring countries - and "Trees for Thailand" (sponsored by the UK's Eden Project) - reaching out to local schools. She currently works for WWF-Thailand as a Forestry Project Manager implementing the Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Project, with rubber smallholders, whilst also rising to new challenges posed by "Ecological Landscape Restoration (ELR) with Conservation Intelligence" (i.e. GIS and drones). 

  1. Zangkum, S., 1998. Growing tree seedlings to restore forests: effects of container type and media on seedling growth and morphology. MSc Thesis, The Graduate School, Chiang Mai University
  2. Elliott, S., C. Kuarak, P. Navakitbumrung, S. Zangkum, V. Anusarnsunthorn and D. Blakesley, 2002. Propagating framework trees to restore seasonally dry tropical forest in northern Thailand. New Forests 23: 63-70
  3. Elliott, S., P. Navakitbumrung, C. Kuarak, S. Zangkum, V. Anusarnsunthorn and D. Blakesley, 2003. Selecting framework tree species for restoring seasonally dry tropical forests in northern Thailand based on field performance. Forest Ecology and Management 184: 177-191
  4. Elliott, S., S. Chairuangsri, C. Kuaraksa, S. Sangkum, K. Sinhaseni, D. Shannon, P. Nippanon & B. Manohan. 2019. Collaboration and Conflict - Developing Forest Restoration Techniques for Northern Thailand’s Upper Watersheds Whilst Meeting the Needs of Science and Communities. Forests 10(9): 732; https://doi.org/10.3390/f10090732

Email: sudaratzk@yahoo.com