1: Understanding forest landscape restoration: reinforcing scientific foundations for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

Under the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, 2021-2030, there has been no more critical or opportune time to restore forests, which are critical for the world’s species, people and...

2: 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...

3: The framework species method—harnessing natural regeneration to restore tropical forest ecosystems

Abstract: The framework species method (FSM) restores forest ecosystems by densely planting open sites, close to natural forest, with a group of woody species, characteristic of the reference...

4: Multi-Scenario Simulations of Future Forest Cover Changes Influenced by Socio-Economic Development: A Case Study in the Chiang Mai-Lamphun Basin

Abstract: Changes in land cover in the Chiang Mai-Lamphun basin have been influenced by pressures of rapid socio-economic developments. The Markov-cellular automata and a multi-layer perceptron...

5: 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...

6: 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...

7: Tropical and subtropical Asia’s valued tree species under threat

Tree diversity in Asia’s tropical and subtropical forests is central to nature-based solutions. Species vulnerability to multiple threats, which affect provision of ecosystem services, is poorly...

8: Ten guidelines for tree planting initiatives to optimise carbon sequestration, biodiversity recovery and livelihood benefits

ABSTRACT: Urgent solutions to global climate change are needed. Ambitious tree‐planting initiatives, many already underway, aim to sequester enormous quantities of carbon to partly compensate for...

9: Allelopathic Effects of Prunus cerasoides Buch.-Ham ex. D. Don Leaves on Common Weeds in Forest Restoration Sites  

ABSTRACT: Weeding by hand tools is the most expensive part of forest restoration projects, so herbicides are an attractive alternative weeding technique. However, synthetic herbicides may have...

10: The Chiang Mai Research Agenda for Advancing Automated Forest Restoration

Two of the most important objectives of the workshop: “Automated Forest Restoration (AFR): Could Robots Revive Rainforests?” were: to design research programs to improve technologies for AFR,...