1: UAV-derived forest degradation assessments for planning and monitoring forest ecosystem restoration: towards a forest degradation index

ABSTRACT: Global initiatives such as the Bonn Challenge and the New York Declaration on Forests have prompted large-scale forest restoration projects to combat land degradation, preserve...

2: Locating and identifying seed tree species for forest restoration in northern Thailand using an unmanned aerial vehicle  

ABSTRACT: Rapid and reliable location of seed trees of required species, within forest, is essential, if global forest restoration targets are to be achieved, e.g. the Bonn Challenge (forest...

3: Quality and production costs of seedlings grown with different root-pruning techniques

Abstract: About half of the cost of forest restoration by the framework species method (FSM) is planting stock production costs. Manual root pruning promotes better tree seedlings, but is time...

4: The ecology and technology of accelerating forest ecosystem recovery

Whilst the science of restoration has improved greatly over recent years, the technologies for implementing it remain primitive. Nearly all accessible land is already used for agriculture. So,...

5:  Principles of restoring tropical forest ecosystems and opportunities for conserving endemic, endangered and threatened tree species

ABSTRACT Restoring tropical forest ecosystems involves manipulating natural regeneration to achieve the maximum biomass, structure, biodiversity and ecological functioning that are possible within...

6: Potential seed predators in an abandoned agricultural area in northern Thailand

ABSTRACT: One limitation of forest restoration by direct seeding in degraded areas is seed predation by animals foraging on the ground. Seeds sown on the ground can be removed or destroyed leading...

7: Fire resilience of framework tree species in hill evergreen forest

This paper won an award for best oral presentation at the national conference: "Biological and Cultural Diversity: Living in Harmony" - run by the NSTDA (National Science and Technology...

8: 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...

9: Research towards refining framework forestry

FORRU-CMU has conducted extensive research to refine the framework species method of forest restoration. FORRU-CMU staff periodically enters the target forest area, to collect data on the fruiting...

10: The Framework Species Method: Restoring tropical forest biodiversity in a changing climate

ABSTRACT: The ultimate goal of forest restoration is to re-establish climax forest, with maximum biomass, structural complexity and species diversity that can be supported by the soil conditions...