INSR Creation Has Been Approved by SER Board

Dear Future Member of INSR

Great news - today, the Board of SER unanimously passed the motion to create INSR.  

INSR now exists as the newest Section of SER and we can commence planning the Network’s activities. Here's the link to the SER news announcing the creation of the Network.

Firstly we would like to thank all of you who contributed to the planning meetings, attendance at Manchester and assistance with our articles of incorporation.  Clearly the professionalism you all showed and the passion and drive to have a network of global seed practitioners and scientists convinced the Board of the future value of INSR.  A particular thanks to the interim Board of INSR who have worked tirelessly on getting the Network to this stage.

Next steps:  to formalise the Board of Management and commence planning.  Dates and timelines to be sent through shortly. 

Stay tuned!

Kingsley, Olga and Simone

AFR - Automated Forest Restoration

Could a new generation of autonomous "dendrones" spot seed trees and transmit their GPS co-ordinates to seed collectors? Or could they collect seeds themselves with robotic arms? How about aerial seeding by drones or even auto-weeding? Could drones be programmed to spray a non-residual, systemic herbicide on weeds, without harming young trees?

Those and other cutting-edge technological solutions will be presented by a panel of expert and their possible employment for forest restoration will be evaluated during the first workshop on Automated Forest Restoration that will take place in Chiang Mai (North Thailand). The event is hosted by the Forest Restoration Research Unit (FORRU-CMU) of the Science Faculty of the University of Chiang Mai, who carry out research to develop efficient methods to restore tropical forest ecosystems for biodiversity conservation, environmental protection and carbon storage.

For more information visit the website