41: Defining 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 planttaxonomy, horticulture, and seed bank management, are fundamental to ecological restoration...

42: 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...

43: 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...

44: A Technical Strategy for Restoring Krabi’s Lowland Tropical Forest

This report is one of the outputs from the project “Gurney’s Pitta Research and Conservation in Thailand and Myanmar”, implemented by the U.K.’s Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)...

45: Research for Restoring Tropical Forest Ecosystems: A Practical Guide

Aimed at researchers and their supervisors, this technical manual describes how to establish a forest restoration research unit (FORRU) and implement a research program to determine how best to...

46: 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...

47: Managing forest succession for biodiversity recovery: balancing ecological and economic needs

An abstract of a presentation made at KMUTT's Field Ecology Symposium in 2007. It outlines restoration options for degraded landscapes and stresses the need to select appropriate techniques that...

48: A Comparison of Growth of Naturally Established and Planted Trees in a Degraded Deciduous Dipterocarp Forest: Assessing the Potential for Forest Regeneration

Deforestation is widely acknowledged as a major environmental problem in the tropics, causing loss of biodiversity and environmental degradation (e.g. soil erosion) Therefore, this...

49: Recovery of Lichen Diversity During Forest Restoration in Northern Thailand

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the recovery of lichen diversity during restoration of upland evergreen forest in northern Thailand. Lichen diversity and species frequencies were recorded within...

50: How to Plant a Forest: The Principles and Practice of Restoring Tropical Forests

FORRU-CMU's second practical training manual was published in 2005. It includes generic principles of restoration theory and practice, applicable throughout the tropics, as well as  descriptions...