Forest Restoration for Wildlife Conservation, 2000. Proceedings of a Workshop with the International Tropical Timber Organisation and The Forest Restoration Research Unit, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
This book presents the proceedings of a Scientific and Technical Workshop on Forest Restoration for Wildlife Conservation, held in Chiang Mai, Thailand February 2000, organized by the Forest Restoration Research Unit of Chiang Mai University and sponsored by the the International Tropical Timber Organisation. The volume includes 28 peer-reviewed papers, summarizing the status of forest restoration in the regionand covering a wide range of technical subjects from seed collection to silviculture, as well as social issues. A wide range of examples of innovative techniques and best practices are included, which will be of interest to both scientists and practitioners of forest restoration. Contact us to obtain a copy or download outline below
Contents
Opening Speeches
PART ONE – Overviews
Defining forest restoration for wildlife conservation - Stephen Elliott
Trends of wildlife conservation in changing forest resource situations in the Asia-Pacific Region - Masakazu. Kashio
Some ecological principles for re-assembling forest ecosystems at degraded tropical sites - David Lamb
Catalysing natural forest restoration on degraded tropical landscapes - John A. Parrotta
PART TWO – Country and Project Reviews
Introduction - Janice Kerby
A brief review of forest restoration programmes in Myanmar - Sein Maung Wint
A review of forest status in Bangladesh and the potential for forest restoration for wildlife conservation - Md. Abdur Rashid
Decline of the Philippine forest - Marlea P. Munez
Use of native species in forest rehabilitation and conservation in Vietnam - Nguyen Hoang Nghia
Promoting native tree species in land rehabilitation in Hong Kong , China - Billy C. H. Hau
Rivers in jeopardy: a village community’s response to the destruction of their upper watershed forests in the Mae Soi valley catchment, northern Thailand - M. R. Smansnid Svasti
The potential of local tree species to accelerate natural forest succession on marginal grasslands in southern Vietnam - Nguyeãn Vaên Sôû
Accelerating rehabilitation of native forest by establishing a seedling production site in South China - Zhuang Xueying, Wang Tong, Huang Jiuxiang, Zeng Rongre and Huang Jiancheng
PART THREE - Accelerated Natural Regeneration
Introduction - Kate Hardwick
Research needs for the ecology of natural regeneration of seasonally dry tropical forests in Southeast Asia - Kate Hardwick, John Healey and David Blakesley
The process of natural forest regeneration after shifting cultivation in Ky Son district, Nghe An province, Vietnam - Hoang Van Son
Assisted natural regeneration: methods, results and issues relevant to sustained participation by communities - Patrick Dugan
Poster Abstracts
PART FOUR - Species Selection and Technologies for Growing and Planting Seedlings
Introduction - David Blakesley
Nursery technology and tree species selection for restoring forest biodiversity in northern Thailand - David Blakesley, Vilaiwan Anusarnsunthorn, Janice Kerby, Puttipong Navakitbumrung, Cherdsak Kuarak, Sudarat Zangkum, Kate Hardwick, Stephen Elliott
Tree Species Selection in Thailand : Various species for various purposes - Anders P. Pedersen
Mycorrhizal seedling production for enhancing degraded forest rehabilitation in Indonesia - Yadi Setiadi
Performance of six native tree species, planted to restore degraded forestland in northern Thailand and their response to fertiliser - Stephen Elliott, Puttipong Navakitbumrung, Sudarat Zangkum, Cherdsak Kuarak, Janice Kerby, David Blakesley and Vilaiwan Anusarnsunthorn
Propagation of native trees to restore degraded forest ecosystems in northern Thailand - Cherdsak Kuarak, Stephen Elliott, David Blakesley, Puttipong Navakitbumrung, Sudarat Zangkum and Vilaiwan Anusarnsunthorn
Poster abstracts
PART FIVE - Wildlife
Inter-relationships between wildlife and forest restoration - Stephen Elliott
Wildlife colonisation on restored tropical lands: What can it do, how can we hasten it, and what can we expect? - Nigel I. J. Tucker
Ecorestoration of Girnar forest and recapture of lost territory by Panthera leo persica (Asiatic Lion) - Bharat Lal, IFS
Seed Dispersal and Forest Restoration - Richard T. Corlett and Billy C. H. Hau
The effect of artificial perches and local vegetation on bird-dispersed seed deposition into regenerating sites - Rebecca Scott, Puntipa Pattanakaew, J. F. Maxwell, Stephen Elliott and George Gale
PART SIX - Working With Communities
Introduction - Kevin Woods
Forest restoration and community participation: case studies in Thailand - Somsak Sukwong
Rainforestation farming: an alternative to forest restoration - Paciencia P. Milan
The Phu Khieo Buffer Zone Project- sustainable rural development through community management - Colin McQuistan and Arthur G. Wright
Poster abstracts
PART SEVEN - The chiang mai research agenda to restore degraded forest lands for wildlife conservation in southeast asia
Introduction - edited by Stephen Elliott
Establishing a regional contact network for forest restoration for wildlife conservation - Janice Kerby
Implementing the research agenda - Stephen Elliott, Janice Kerby, Visut Baimai and Apichart Kaosa-ard
Around the world, many attempts to “re-create natural” forest ecosystems on deforested land have failed. This has often been due to poorly developed techniques, as well as poor management and failure to engage local people. However, this need not be the case. This book (together with its companion volume ‘How to Plant a Forest’ (FORRU, 2006)) sets out to show how successful and innovative forest restoration strategies can be devised to suit the various ecological and socio-economic conditions represented across SE Asia.
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ecosystems
in northern Thailand. It presents background information
that enables readers to understand the natural mechanisms
of forest regeneration, as well as practical techniques
to harness and accelerate them. Richly illustrated with
easy-to-follow diagrams, this book provides scientifically
tested advice on how to select appropriate tree species,
how to grow them in nurseries, and how to plant and take
care of them in deforested areas. In addition, the logistics
of implementing forest restoration projects are explained
and, most importantly, how to motivate and involve local
people. This book is not just about northern Thailand. The
concepts and techniques described in it could be applied
equally well to a wide range of different forest types in
other areas, so anyone interested in restoring forest ecosystems
for wildlife conservation and environmental protection will
find it useful. 
