1: The road to recovery: a synthesis of outcomes from ecosystem restoration in tropical and sub-tropical Asian forests

Abstract: Current policy is driving renewed impetus to restore forests to return ecological function, protect species, sequester carbon and secure livelihoods. Here we assess the contribution of...

2: 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...

3: Automated vegetation monitoring for forest restoration

ABSTRACT: We discuss the potential of automating vegetation monitoring, to aid forest restoration. We propose that automated monitoring focuses on estimating forest biomass and tree diversity,...

4: Selection of native tree species for restoring forest ecosystems

ABSTRACT: The framework species method is a well-established tropical forest restoration technique, which involves planting 20-30 indigenous forest trees species, with high survival and growth...

5: 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...

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: 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...

8: Forest Restoration Research in Northern Thailand, 1. The Fruits, Seeds and Seedlings of Hovenia dulcis Thunb. (Rhamnaceae)

Hovenia dulcis Thunb. (Rhamnaceae) is a rare native tree species recently added to Thailand's flora, found in stream valleys in primary lower montane evergreen forest 1,075- 1,250 m above sea...