Comments on: Re-examining our assumptions – have forest areas expanded in Thailand? http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2008/09/12/re-examining-our-assumptions-have-forest-areas-expanded-in-thailand/ New perspectives on mainland Southeast Asia Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:28:26 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jean-Philippe Leblond http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2008/09/12/re-examining-our-assumptions-have-forest-areas-expanded-in-thailand/comment-page-1/#comment-559029 Jean-Philippe Leblond Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:26:10 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/?p=2973#comment-559029 I've done ground checks of official forest maps in only a few areas (Phetchabun, Phitsanulok, Loei, Lampang, Khorat). If some NM readers have evidence (with GPS points, pictures and hopefully interviews) of recent deforestation/reforestation/stable forests in other regions of Thailand, I'd be willing to share some of my material in order to construct a larger database. A more accurate image of recent forest changes could thus be obtained. I forgot to mention in the text that my dissertation research is part (and financed) by ChATSEA (The Challenges of the Agrarian Transition in Southeast Asia). I’ve done ground checks of official forest maps in only a few areas (Phetchabun, Phitsanulok, Loei, Lampang, Khorat). If some NM readers have evidence (with GPS points, pictures and hopefully interviews) of recent deforestation/reforestation/stable forests in other regions of Thailand, I’d be willing to share some of my material in order to construct a larger database. A more accurate image of recent forest changes could thus be obtained.

I forgot to mention in the text that my dissertation research is part (and financed) by ChATSEA (The Challenges of the Agrarian Transition in Southeast Asia).

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