Asian Forest Health News

We share information and resources about the health of forests across Asia.

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Flowering of Dipterocarp in Southeast Asia’s rainforest has declined due to global warming. Trees in this family are valuable timber species and used for forest restoration, thus understanding its flowering dynamics means a lot.

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Pakistan’s tree-planting project is facing a crisis because it is not included in the priorities of the new prime minister and his parties. This project has improved Pakistan’s forest ecosystems and created jobs for people, which would be a loss if it would not be continued.

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In the past week, we planted Pinus armandii (Chinese white pine), Cryptomeria japonica (Sugi), and Cunninghamia lanceolata (Chinese fir), each for 5 seedlings in our sentinel garden.

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Our Forest Entomology Lab in University of Florida is setting up a sentinel garden near Blues Creek Ravine of Gainesville. We aim to conduct pre-invasion assessment on American bark&ambrosia beetles for Asia, by planting Chinese trees and monitoring local beetle attacks on them.

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Jatamansi, a medician herb native to Himalayan areas, is endangered due to overharvesting and habitat loss. But sustainable harvesting is possible and is a win-win for local economy as well as ecosystem health. https://t.co/0uzw8Dv2Xu

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The release of Asian giant tortoises from captive-breeding back to Bangladesh’s forests has enhanced local forest conservation. Re-establishment of tortoise populations promotes local ecosystem regeneration by resuming key seed dispersal in the landscape. https://t.co/odVRUaMDZx

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A great book introducing evolutionary histories of both human and insect agriculture, now it is available via open access from MIT Press. Check the link below for details.
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Severe environments and low social security put forest watchers in India into a hard situation as they have to work at the expense of their lives. The huge ecological heritage of their homeland is preserved, but how can they be protected as well?
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Forest loss in Southeast Asia keeps shifting to high elevation areas due to the expansion of agriculture, which would cause disasters like flooding, soil erosion, wildlife habitat loss and imbalance of global carbon cycle. Check this news for details.
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Forest fires prevailing in Himalaya's areas have led to severe damage to forest ecosystems and air pollution by burning biomass, but they are anthropogenic hazards caused by agricultural activities. Check this news for details
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Land clearing for oil palm planting has caused deforestation, putting Malaysia and Indonesia in the crisis of rainforest loss. How Malaysia’s Sabah state initiates the palm oil revolution to conserve forests? Check the news for details.
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To enable effective collaboration among countries for the Glasgow Forest Declaration, developed country partners should ensure that the promised finance can be delivered, as well as include inclusive approaches into policies and laws.

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Glasgow Forest Declaration asks for halting and reversing forest loss and land degradation by 2030. It has been supported by most forest-rich countries, but just after the meeting, the Indonesian government showed their opposition...
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As the biggest palm oil producer, the urgent need of the Indonesian government is to stimulate economic growth to solve the issues of poverty and food insecurity that are prevalent around the country.

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OPEN CALL: Interested in developing your research skills? The EFI-IFSA-IUFRO project is looking for 12 student assistants to carry out interviews with selected forest-related employers!
Deadline: 9th September 2021
More details: https://t.co/eswAa8yZXd

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🙋‍♂️ If you have been working in the forest sector for less than 15 years and/or are under 40, or are looking for a career in the forest sector then we want to know what’s on your mind. 💭

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Our most recent publication explore whether Hylurgus ligniperda is native or #invasive in East Asia. #Forestry #Forests #Forestecology #invasivespecies #coleoptera https://t.co/j7v66YdHhW

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Our new practical guide to systematic searching for literature reviews in ecology and evolution is out in @MethodsEcolEvol! Great collaboration with @YongZhiFoo, @itchyshin, @rose_odea and Losia Lagisz https://t.co/yJnq62wFOF

[Tatsuya Amano @tatsuya_amano]

We will be organising a workshop on #languagebarriers to academic publishing at 9:00 am AEST on Wednesday 7th July, with Tracey Chapman, @jennifer_pow & Paulo Pulgarín-R.
Please find more details here (registration needed, limited to 100): https://t.co/031ZG5gC5o