FOREST REHABILITATION IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION: PAST LESSONS AND PRESENT UNCERTAINTIES

Abstract

This paper summarises the discussions at the Workshop on Rehabilitation of Degraded Tropical Forest Lands held in Brisbane in November 1991. Methods of reforesting certain kinds of degraded lands already exist but these are not sufficient for all cases, and also rely heavily on exotic species. Some of these techniques are reviewed and issues requiring resolution are discussed. Potential measures of likely success or failure of forest rehabilitation programmes are outlined.