FORRU

Forru - Forest Restauration Research Unit

In 1994, a few members of staff and students of the Biology Department, in Chiang Mai University's (CMU) Science Faculty, started to investigate the possibility of restoring forests on degraded sites in northern Thailand, by adapting the framework species method to local conditions. With a founding grant from Riche Monde (Bangkok) Ltd., and technical assistance from Bath University, U.K. (sponsored by the British Council), a research facility was established in collaboration with Doi Suthep-Pui National Park authority (under DNP) and named the Forest Restoration Research Unit (FORRU-CMU). It now consists of an office and research tree nursery at the park headquarters, a community nursery and field plots at the Hmong village of Ban Mae Sa Mai and an education unit, in the Herbarium Building of CMU's Biology Department.

Please visit: www.forru.org