Scientific Publication Project "Keep Asia Green"

This project aims at presenting and critically analysing past and ongoing forest rehabilitation and restoration efforts in the Asia Pacific region. Towards this end, the project will bring together forest scientist from the various regions in Asia Pacific, to jointly produce a series of publications dealing with forest rehabilitation in each sub-region. The publications are intended as a source of sound information for investors, policy-makers and the general public who are interested in the rehabilitation and restoration of forest ecosystems in the region.

The work will not only address major issues such as status of forests in Asia Pacific, causes of forest degradation, and past and current rehabilitation efforts and achievements but also critically analyse national capacities in forest rehabilitation, existing research and education programmes on forest rehabilitation, and past and future initiatives to strengthen forest rehabilitation efforts. This information is used to formulate recommendations for future policies and management strategies needed in support of forest rehabilitation in the Asia Pacific region.

For more information about regional project activities please go to the respective sub-region:

The project is lead by Don Koo LEE, Professor of Silviculture and Restoration Ecology, Department of Forest Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University (SNU), Korea, and receives basic funding from Yuhan Kimberly Ltd. of Korea.

IUFRO-SPDC in co-operation with the ASEAN-Korea Environmental Co-operation Project (AKECOP) provides coordination, publishing and project management services.