11: Collaboration and conflict - developing forest restoration techniques for northern Thailand’s upper watersheds whilst meeting the needs of science and communities

ABSTRACT: This paper describes an early example of Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR), which resulted from collaboration between a university, local community, and national park authority in the...

12: Where science meets communities: developing forest restoration approaches for northern Thailand

ABSTRACT: This paper contrasts lessons learned from two forest restoration research projects in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, near Chiang Mai City, northern Thailand, which combined science with...

13: When does seed limitation matter for scaling up reforestation from patches to landscapes?

There's a neat little app that goes with this paper. Check it out -  https://t-trevorcaughlin.shinyapps.io/ReforestationDynamics ABSTRACT: Restoring forest to hundreds of millions of hectares...

14: Effects of seed traits on the success of direct seeding for restoring southern Thailand’s lowland evergreen forest ecosystem

ABSTRACT: The success of direct seeding, as a low-cost approach to forest restoration, varies with tree species and seed characteristics. A system to predict which tree species are likely to be...

15: The role of botanic gardens in the science and practice of ecological restoration

ABSTRACT: Many of the skills and resources, associated with botanic gardens and arboreta, including plant taxonomy, horticulture and seed bank management, are fundamental to ecological restoration...

16: 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...

17: Testing the framework species method for forest restoration in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand

ABSTRACT: The framework species method of reforestation, developed by FORRU (Forest Restoration Research Unit) has been used successfully to restore evergreen forest on degraded former...

18: 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...

19: 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...

20: Restoring conservation forests in northern Thailand and the monitoring of frugivorous birds

During tropical forest restoration, birds play a crucial role in dispersing seeds from nearby forest into restoration sites. The framework species method of forest restoration is designed to...