11: Potential seed predators in an abandoned agricultural area in northern Thailand

ABSTRACT: One limitation of forest restoration by direct seeding in degraded areas is seed predation by animals foraging on the ground. Seeds sown on the ground can be removed or destroyed leading...

12: Forest restoration at the landscape level in Thailand

Thailand is located in the Centre of the Indochina Peninsula, with a total land area of 513,115 sq km. Due to variations in climate and physiographical characteristics, various types of forests...

13: Restoring Tropical Forests: a Practical Guide

Available in English, Spanish and French      The authors at a publishers' meeting, Kew 2012Restoring Tropical Forests is a hands-on guide to restoring degraded tropical forest ecosystems. Based...

14: Fallow to forest: Applying indigenous and scientific knowledge of swidden cultivation to tropical forest restoration

Rotational swidden cultivation systems, with fallow periods long enough for the regeneration of secondary forests are capable of maintaining forest cover and plant diversity in a dynamic balance...

15: Vegetation of Doi Tung, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand

The climate of Doi Tung, Chiang Rai Province, is monsoonal with three distinct seasons, viz. cool-dry, hot-dry, and rainy. The elevation ranges from c. 350-1525m and most of the bedrock is...

16: Research needs for restoring tropical forests in Southeast Asia for wildlife conservation: accelerated natural regeneration

Accelerated natural regeneration (ANR) is a relatively cheap method of reforestation, which encourages natural establishment of indigenous trees and shrubs. It requires a low input of labour, but...

17: Eden helps restore Thailand’s tropical forests

Eden's new overseas partnership project works with hill-tribe communities in northern Thailand to realise the dream that destruction of Earth's tropical forest can be revesed. As human population...

18: Effects of Mature Trees on Seedling Establishment on Deforested Sites

In Thailand, accelerated natural regeneration (ANR) of forest on degraded land has not been successful due to lack of knowledge about the natural processes of forest regeneration. The role of...

19: The effects of forest restoration activities on the species diversity of naturally establishing trees and ground flora

The framework species method of forest restoration aims to rapidly re-establish forest ecosystem structure and function. At the same time, it aims to encourage wildlife, attracted to the planted...

20: Research needs for restoring tropical forests in Southeast Asia for wildlife conservation: framework species selection and seed propagation

ABSTRACT: Some governments in Southeast Asia, such as those of Thailand and Vietnam, have clear policies to restore large areas of degraded land to native forest. However, knowledge needed for the...