Nursery of Analalava forest! indigenous plants ready to be planted!

At last we have propagated the CR tree Rhodolaena macrocarpa - known from only 6 indivs. all located in the Tsihomanaomby forest #Madagascar. When strong the 63 seedlings will be integrated into forest restoration plots. Thanks Fondation Franklinia.

First germinations of a new species of Tsebona (Sapotaceae) discovered in the Ankarabolava-Agnakatrika Protected Area #Madagascar. Just six trees known in wild!

On 4-5 October 2023 a large part of the rare Highland Forest of Ankafobe burnt #Madagascar. Earlier this month, invasive weeds were cleared and 7500 young trees of 25 native species were planted to launch the restorative process in 1 ha. Thanks @MoBot_Research

Serious restoration projects need a plan to state/justify objectives and to define the how, who, what, where and when. At Agnalazaha #Madagascar to facilitate sharing the plan with stakeholders we have condensed key information into a one highly figurative poster. Thanks @FAPBM

Pleased to report that our team of nurserywomen have produced 16680 young plants of native trees and shrubs – enough to achieve our target of installing 16 km of hedges in the landscape around Agnalazaha Forest #Madgascar. Thanks @UKBCFs + @ScienceatCZ

What a great looking group! We ♥️ seeing our botany friends in person! twitter.com/alexmonro/stat…

Collecting plants in the Republic of the Congo, near Mvouti. Happy #11F to all of the diverse woman and girls in STEM! 💜

Processing samples after a long day in the field (Niari Department, northwest Congo) @RJBOTANICO @mobotgarden

Huge smoke plumes from forest fires in #Chile 🇨🇱🔥 #IncendiosForestales

Hyperdiverse Mediterranean evergreen forest in Grazalema Natural Park, S Iberia. Dominant trees include species of Quercus, Ceratonia, Pistacia, Olea, Arbutus, Phillyrea and Rhamnus

The largest tree mortality event I've witnessed with my own eyes in Finland so far. Dead spruces nearly as far as the eye could see. Boreal forests are entering into a stage of instability due to climate-induced stress resulting in mass outbreaks of bark beetles. @UniEastFinland

Very happy 😁 to share that today was published the Orchidaceae vol. 📕 of Flora Mesoamericana! The largest family: 270 genera & 2336 species!! ️So thankful to the 33 experts and the editorial FM team at @mobotgarden & @ib_unam In prep: cycads 🌿 to cacti 🌵

New paper is out describing the vegetation history and #forest recovery of the 20ha @ForestGEO plot in Hong Kong SAR. frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

#ForestRestoration plots need #silvicultural management to ensure healthy and resilient #trees. Crown lifting, structural pruning and thinning are essential interventions, which provide fire wood, poles, etc for local communities at an early stage of forest growth #biodiversity

Registration is now OPEN for the SWERI 2023 Cross-Boundary Landscape Restoration Workshop! Join us as we discuss topics related to "Adapting to a Climate-Altered West" | May 2–4, 2023 Registration and details: sweri.org/cross-boundary…

Just published in ⁦@ScienceMagazine⁩ our review paper: ‘Human impacts outpace natural processes in the Amazon’ | via Science. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

The typical coffee farm applies ~ 200 kg/ha of synthetic nitrogen each year, an excessive amount I worked with this farm to phase out synthetic N and cut a total of 195,000 kgs of annual applications The trees are healthier, higher yielding, and the coffee tastes better...

Plant ecologists - Do you work on 🌱herbaceous plants🍃 in forest ecosystems? If so, please take our survey: forestherbdiversity.net/survey and apply to participate in our NSF-funded workshop: forestherbdiversity.net/workshop

Neottia alternifolia (King & Pantl.) Szlach. - I first located this species in the year 2012 in Sikkim during my revisit work on King and Pantling’s monument publication of 1898. Sadly, the known habit was totally destroyed due to some construction work.  @InsideNatGeo

Good turn out for lemur film shows in villages surrounding the Vohidava-Betsimilaho Protected Area #Madagascar. Thanks Serengeti Park Stiftung.

Here near to Ambinanitelo, Sakaraha #Madagascar people drive their cows into the river to flush out a crocodile.

Around Analavelona Sacred Forest #Madagascar people collect and cook wild yams (Dioscorea sansibarensis) to supplement their diet.

Pleione hookeriana (Lindl.) Rollisson - these two habitats are separated by over 80 km of road distance. The second habitat (single bloom) was developed from the seeds collected from the first one, which is a well-developed habitat with almost 400 specimens.  @InsideNatGeo

#DYK that over 100 species of #Magnolia are assessed as Data Deficient (with little or no information to assess the status)? Over the coming months, we'll be highlighting this species with special #MagnoliaMonday posts. Follow along to learn more and find out how to help!

@MLaurenceDesign HKG has about 40 different oak (Fagaceae) species and still new ones are discovered. It’s incredibly diverse. The restoration area in #KFBG probably had around 2000! plant species, originally. It’s truly a biodiversity hotspot!

@MLaurenceDesign There are about 10 native chestnut (Castanopsis species) in Hong Kong. All of them, except 1, are very rare.

@gunter_fischer Trying to look this species up, not much info about. Many pics seem to be of Castanea sativa, sweet chestnut...

@DanishArboretum No unfortunately not. It’s a tropical tree.

@gunter_fischer I guess its not a frost resistent tree? :)