Replanting logged forests with diverse seedlings accelerates restoration, says Oxford study

Published on September 18, 2023

One of the world’s biggest ecological experiments, co-led by the University of Oxford on the island of Borneo, has revealed that replanting logged tropical forests with diverse mixtures of seedlings can significantly accelerate their recovery. The findings, published today in the journal Science Advances, emphasise the importance of preserving biodiversity in pristine forests and restoring it in recovering logged forest.

 
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Professor Anthony Reddie, Director of the Oxford Centre for Religion and Culture at Regent’s Park College, has been awarded the title ‘Professor of Black Theology’ in the University’s latest Recognition of Distinction exercise.This award marks the first time the University has had a ‘Professor of Black Theology’ in its 900-year history. Professor Reddie, who has been teaching at Oxford since 2020,