CGIAR Side Event September 10th, 2015 World Forestry Congress, Durban, South Africa

1. Upper Mekong SL
Rhett D. Harrison
ICRAF East & Central Asia Region

2. Rubber expansion
Rubber is rapidly developing in other areas of Indo-China
e.g. Li et al. 2011

3. Displacement of other activities
Recent rapid clearance of upland forest for bananas in Xishuangbanna

4. Site selection
Menglaxiang,
China
Oudomxay, Laos
Chiangrai, Thailand
Menghan, China

5. Menglanxiang
Rubber entered site about 15 yrs ago, also paddy rice and tea;
~40% natural forest mostly in protected areas

6. Oudomxay
Rubber in small lowland patches, hill paddy, fruit orchards;
~60% natural forest mostly in uplands

7. Diversity - Biomass
Chisholm et al 2013

8. Laos
Laos XSBN

9. Thanks

10. Thanks