Restoration · Live Project · Thailand

Still here.
Still whole.

A 30-year forest in Mae Hong Son and Krabi — restored by farmers, returning on its own. Every tree you Drop becomes part of it.

The Forest

Gibbons call across the ridges at dawn. Tigers move through here. Hornbills nest in the oldest trees. Asian elephants disperse seeds across distances no human could map — slowly, invisibly, reshaping the forest from inside.

The Pai River rises in these mountains. It flows into the Salween. It reaches the Andaman Sea. This forest is not apart from the world — it is connected to everything.

For thirty years, scientists have been watching this forest come back. Seventy-three species returned on their own. Bird populations tripled. The data is still being collected. The story is still unfolding.

Who lives here

The forest returns because they return

White-handed Gibbon
Hylobates lar
Their territorial song carries for kilometers — a signal that the forest is intact enough to hold them. Gibbons call at dawn. If you hear them, the forest is alive.
Canopy indicator species
Asian Elephant
Elephas maximus
Seed dispersers at landscape scale. A single elephant reshapes more forest than a hundred humans could plan. They are the forest's own architects — invisible engineers of regeneration.
Keystone ecosystem engineer
Great Hornbill
Buceros bicornis
Hornbills nest only in old-growth trees with cavities large enough for their bodies. Their vivid casque is nature's marker — their presence means the forest has had decades to grow undisturbed.
Old-growth indicator
Indochinese Tiger
Panthera tigris corbetti
The Western Forest Complex is one of the last strongholds for this subspecies. Their territory requires vast, connected, intact forest. Where tigers live, the ecosystem is whole.
Apex predator · forest integrity
Recovery Data

Thirty years of science. Numbers that speak.

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species returned on their own
Seventy-three species returned without active reintroduction. When the forest comes back, they come back. The structure calls them home.
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increase in bird populations within 6 years
Bird populations tripled within six years of the Restoration action — drawn by returning insects and seeds before the canopy even fully closes.
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until canopy closes
The canopy closes within 3 years of the action. Once closed, natural regeneration takes over — the forest begins to plant itself.
Recovery timeline from action
Year 0
Trees planted
Year 1
Birds arrive
Year 3
Canopy closes
Year 6
Bird pop. ×3
Year 10
Self-sustaining
Year 30+
Old-growth
Verified by EcoMatcher
EcoMatcher
Certified B Corporation · Hong Kong

Every tree captured by TreeCorder: GPS, species, farmer photo, planting date. Recorded on TreeChain (EOSIO) and Polygon.

500K+Trees in Thailand
2018Since
Dual-chainVerification
What gets recorded
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Location — GPS Tracked
Exact coordinates. Traceable to a specific patch of Mae Hong Son or Krabi hillside.
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Identity — Species Named
Native, verified. Every tree identified to species level — a named member of this ecosystem.
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Record — Dual-chain, immutable
EOSIO TreeChain + Polygon. Two independent chains. Cannot be altered.
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Person — Farmer Named
The farmer who planted your tree is identified. The human chain from you to the forest is complete.
Science & Method

Framework Species Method

Not monoculture. Designed to trigger natural regeneration. Thirty years of science from FORRU-CMU, Chiang Mai University.

30
Years of continuous research by FORRU at Chiang Mai University — the scientific foundation behind every action here.
20–40
Native species per site — chosen to mirror what the forest would naturally become.
Why framework species
Framework trees are selected for fast growth, high canopy cover, and ability to attract seed-dispersing animals from the surrounding forest. They create conditions for natural regeneration — a trigger, not a permanent replacement.
Ecological trigger
Government-backed land
All Restoration sites in Mae Hong Son and Krabi are on government-recognized degraded forest land. Permanent tenure — your tree is in a place that will remain forest.
Permanent tenure
Seasonal rhythm
Seed collection Nov–Jan. Site preparation Feb–May. Planting follows the monsoon: July–October. Partner: Conserve Natural Forests (CNF), Pai District, since 2014.
Monsoon-aligned · Jul–Oct
On the Ground

The people who plant your tree

Your action on-chain connects to a real person in a real forest. This is who does the work.

Ground Partner
Conserve Natural Forests
Pai District, Mae Hong Son · Est. 2014 · Nonprofit foundation

CNF operates in the forests of northern and southern Thailand — Mae Hong Son and Krabi — restoring degraded land using the Framework Species Method. Every tree planted by a CNF farmer is photographed, GPS-recorded, and entered into EcoMatcher's TreeCorder at the moment of planting.

CNF plants on government-recognized land — national parks, temple grounds, royal land — where permanent tenure is guaranteed. Your tree is in a place that will remain forest.

Since 2014 9+ Provinces Govt-backed land
The human chain

When you Drop, a CNF farmer plants your tree. They photograph it. They record the GPS coordinates, species, and planting date in TreeCorder. That record — attached to their name — travels from their hands to EcoMatcher's chain, then to yours. The chain from you to the forest is complete, and every person in it is named.

Elephant rehabilitation

CNF also rehabilitates Asian elephants for eventual forest release. Elephants are among the most powerful seed dispersers in Southeast Asian forests — their movements reshape forest composition across distances no human can map. The forest CNF plants becomes the forest elephants will help grow.

Verified scale

Through EcoMatcher, CNF has supported restoration for organizations including Grab Thailand — 200,000 trees planted across Mae Hong Son and Krabi, supporting 51 local families. The same farmers, the same forests, the same method — now open to every person through Earth LinC.

Active Project Locations

Two regions. One forest story.

Mae Hong Son in the north, Krabi in the south — different ecosystems, same rigorous verification.

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Mae Hong Son
Northern Thailand · Western Forest Complex · Mountain forest
Live · Active
Part of the largest remaining forest complex in mainland Southeast Asia. Home to gibbons, tigers, hornbills, and Asian elephants. The Pai River watershed — connected to everything.
18.7823° N · 98.0412° E
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Krabi
Southern Thailand · Coastal region · Mixed forest
Live · Active
Coastal and inland forest restoration in southern Thailand. Native species recovery where forest loss has been most acute — and where return is most visible against the Andaman coastline.
8.0863° N · 98.9063° E
Drop · Tax-Deductible

Your tree is waiting
in this forest

GPS-tracked, species-identified, dual-chain verified. Tax-deductible. Yours forever on Earth LinC.