A presentation done by Areeya Kriengudom and Piyapoon Chongchimpree (with previous participatory mapping done by Phurin Makaew).
Saen Thong (Nan)
A presentation by Inpreeya Choknakhawaro, Areeya Kriengudom and Chayanan Arahmkong.
A project granted by the French National Research Agency (ANR), starting October 1, 2024
The two main objectives of rewild4Health are:
to assess the contribution of community reforestation to biodiversity through rewilding;
to demonstrate that reforestation and rewilding are effective solutions to reduce the risk of transmission of zoonotic diseases in a One Health approach.
The project rewild4Health is based on our previous research activities in Nan province (Thailand) Thinphovong et al. (2024) Thinphovong et al. (2023) Chaisiri et al. (2023).
The three main research hypotheses of rewild4Health are:
(1) the effectiveness of community reforestation on biodiversity depends on the structure of community forests as well as community governance rules;
(2) rewilding contributes to the regulation of disease transmission with predators and specialist species capable of regulating synanthropic reservoir species;
(3) cross-sector collaboration (public health, animal health, conservation) and community engagement are key factors for ecological restoration and disease risk reduction through a One Health approach.