Tree Mortality Network

The International Tree Mortality Network (ITMN) is an initiative of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) to facilitate collaboration between scientists to combine expertise, knowledge and data, thereby allowing a global assessment of tree mortality and providing crucial information for forest managers and policymaking.

ITMN bring together the global community to:

quantify trends in tree mortality rates globally
attribute the causes of tree mortality
accurately predict tree mortality trends

KFRI long-term monitoring programme, especially the 10 ha. plot in tropical wet evergreen forests of Sholayar become part of this global network. This network will facilitate collaboration between other institutes in the same field, data sharing and exchange, and the global assessment of tree mortality in the climate change scenario.