31: UAV-derived forest degradation assessments for planning and monitoring forest ecosystem restoration: towards a forest degradation index

ABSTRACT: Global initiatives such as the Bonn Challenge and the New York Declaration on Forests have prompted large-scale forest restoration projects to combat land degradation, preserve...

32: Diversity for Restoration (D4R): Guiding the selection of tree species and seed sources for climate-resilient restoration of tropical forest landscapes

ABSTRACT: 1. At the start of the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030), the restoration of degraded ecosystems is more than ever a global priority. Tree planting will make up a large...

33: Soil bacterial communities and their associated functions for forest restoration on a limestone mine in northern Thailand

ABSTRACT: Opencast mining removes topsoil and associated bacterial communities that play crucial roles in soil ecosystem functioning. Understanding the community composition and functioning of...

34: Comparison of the Reproductive Phenology of Evergreen Forest Trees

ABSTRACT: In an evergreen forest at Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Chiang Mai Province, ten tree species were observed for their phenology, monthly between March 2020 and February 2021: Baccaurea...

35: Tropical and subtropical Asia’s valued tree species under threat

Tree diversity in Asia’s tropical and subtropical forests is central to nature-based solutions. Species vulnerability to multiple threats, which affect provision of ecosystem services, is poorly...

36: Comparison of Soil Microbial Communities in Opencast Limestone Mine and Mine Rehabilitation Sites

Opencast mining is considered as an extreme form of land degradation, requiring an intensive array of rehabilitation practices. The mine rehabilitation practice, in the semiopencast limestone mine...

37: Developing a Forest-Degradation Index for Forest Ecosystem Restoration Using UAV-based RGB Photography

Abstract: Forest degradation assessment is essential to plan restoration. This study was a first attempt to develop a forest-degradation index (FDI), based on data from unmanned aerial vehicles...

38: New allometric equations for quantifying tree biomass and carbon sequestration in seasonally dry secondary forest in northern Thailand

ABSTRACT: As tropical deforestation and forest degradation accelerate, carbon-credit trading could provide a financial incentive to preserve and regenerate forests. Since carbon trading relies on...

39: Ten guidelines for tree planting initiatives to optimise carbon sequestration, biodiversity recovery and livelihood benefits

ABSTRACT: Urgent solutions to global climate change are needed. Ambitious tree‐planting initiatives, many already underway, aim to sequester enormous quantities of carbon to partly compensate for...

40: Effect of microsite light on survival and growth of understory natural regeneration during restoration of seasonally dry tropical forest in upland northern Thailand

ABSTRACT: The framework species method (FSM) of forest restoration involves planting mixtures of native forest trees to catalyze or complement natural regeneration and accelerate recovery of a...