TCD co-sponsored special lecture “Forest Restoration and Ethnoecology: A Dual Lens on Tropical Landscapes”

By Dr. Prasit Wangpakapattanawong, Professor of Biology at Chiang Mai University

Friday, December 5, 2025
11:00am – 12:30pm in Grinter hall 376
Or via zoom https://ufl.zoom.us/j/92254194426

Dr. Prasit Wangpakapattanawong is a 2025 Ful-bright Thai Visiting Scholar at University of Mary-land, College Park and an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Chiang Mai Univer-sity, Thailand. His presentation will introduce the work of Chiang Mai University’s Forest Restora-tion Research Unit (FORRU), which develops methods to restore indigenous forest ecosys-tems for biodiversity conservation, planting 20–30 native tree species to accelerate succession and enhance natural regeneration. The presenta-tion also focuses on the relationships between people and plants in Northern Thailand, integrat-ing ecological science with cultural knowledge. The will share studies on wild food plants, home gar-dens, and medicinal plants among ethnic groups such emphasizing their role in nutrition, health, and biodiversity conservation.

Co-sponsored by UF TCD Program, the FLMNH and the UF Anthropology Department