1: BOOK REVIEW: Trees and Forests of Tropical Asia: Exploring Tapovan by Peter Ashton and David Lee. University of Chicago Press. ISBN-13 978-0-226-53569-2  

"...this profoundly inspirational book is a must-buy for anyone interested in tropical forests. It is a major reference work, which well-deserves a place on the bookshelves of all teachers and...

2: Climate niche modelling for mapping potential distributions of four framework tree species: Implications for planning forest restoration in Tropical and Subtropical Asia

ABSTRACT: Selecting tree species to plant for forest ecosystem restoration is critical but problematic. Knowing tree species’ climatic niches can help, but such information is limited for most...

3: 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...

4: 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...

5: Reproductive Ecology and Propagation of Fig Trees (Ficus spp.) as Framework Trees for Forest Restoration

ABSTRACT: Fig trees (Ficus spp.) have been promoted as framework species for tropical forest restoration, because they are considered to be keystone species. This study investigated the...

6: 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...

7: 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...

8: Forest Restoration for Wildlife Conservation

In 2000, there was little interest in restoring tropical forest ecosystems as wildlife habitat. The need was to consolidate the concept and to identify how scientific research might contribute...

9: The effect of artificial perches and local vegetation on bird-dispersed seed deposition into regenerating sites

ABSTRACT: Knowledge of the role of birds in natural regeneration could be used to accelerate and reduce the costs of forest restoration. The objectives of this study were to determine: (1) whether...

10: The establishment and survival of native trees on degraded hillsides in Hong Kong

ABSTRACT: Deforestation and land degradation in the tropics and subtropics are proceeding at an unprecedented rate, threatening a massive loss in global biodiversity, comprising a fifth of the...