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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Seeing the fruit for the trees in Borneo
Conservation Letters, Volume 4, No. 3, Year 2011
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The recent mass fruiting of forest trees in Borneo is an urgent wakeup call: existing policy instruments, financial mechanisms, and forestry infrastructure are inadequate to take full advantage of these infrequent opportunities for forest restoration and conservation. Tropical forest restoration can provide substantial benefits for biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation, and poverty alleviation. Yet the unpredictability of the synchronized flowering and consequent mass fruiting of many forest trees in Borneo presents a distinctive set of challenges for forest restoration. Significant financing and a considerable coordinated effort are required to prepare for future mass fruiting events if we are to capitalize on opportunities for ecological restoration. The continued high rate of forest clearance in this region and the rarity of mass fruiting events suggest that there may be few remaining opportunities to prevent widespread species extinctions. In this article we propose a facilitatory policy framework for forest restoration in Borneo to stimulate action in advance of the next mass fruiting of forest trees. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kettle, Chris James
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Ghazoul, J.
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Ashton, Peter Shaw
United States, Cambridge
Harvard University
Cannon, Charles H.
China, Mengla
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden Chinese Academy of Sciences
United States, Lubbock
Texas Tech University
Chong, Lucy
Malaysia, Kuching
Botanical Research Center Sarawak Forestry Corporation km 20
Diway, Bibian
Malaysia, Kuching
Botanical Research Center Sarawak Forestry Corporation km 20
Faridah, Eny
Indonesia, Yogyakarta
Universitas Gadjah Mada
Harrison, Rhett D.
China, Mengla
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hector, Andy
Switzerland, Zurich
Universität Zürich
Hollingsworth, Peter M.
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Koh, Lian Pin
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Khoo, Eyen
Malaysia, Sandakan
Forest Research Centre - Sandakan
Kitayama, Kanehiro
Japan, Kyoto
Kyoto University
Kartawinata, Kuswata
Indonesia, Jakarta
Unesco
Marshall, Andrew J.
United States, Davis
University of California, Davis
Maycock, Colin R.
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
Nanami, Satoshi
Japan, Osaka
Osaka Metropolitan University
Paoli, Gary David
Indonesia, Bogor
Daemeter Consulting
Potts, Matthew D.
United States, Berkeley
Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
Samsoedin, Ismayadi
Indonesia, Kota Bogor
Forestry Research and Development Agency
Sheil, Douglas
Uganda, Mbarara
Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation
Tan, Sylvester Kheng San
Malaysia, Kuching
Botanical Research Center Sarawak Forestry Corporation km 20
Ichie, Tomoaki
Japan, Kochi
Kochi University
Webb, Campbell O.
United States, Cambridge
Harvard University
Yamakura, Takuo
Japan, Osaka
Osaka Metropolitan University
Burslem, David F.R.P.
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
Statistics
Citations: 26
Authors: 26
Affiliations: 19
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1755-263X.2010.00161.x
e-ISSN:
1755263X
Research Areas
Environmental
Health System And Policy