1. Project description
Thailand is blessed with a tropical climate where trees are active all year round, but our country seriously lacks knowledge and professionals to take care of trees. That is why urban trees are damaged or killed. If properly maintained, they could actually live much longer to help take care of urban dwellers’ health. Thai tree care professionals and volunteers need to continue developing our knowledge and skills using digital format and essential field training when possible. Our goal is to produce material in Thai, in text and visual digital formats, which will continue to be useful in the future even when covid-19
is over. The material can be used both online and for in-person training to improve urban tree care standards in Thailand.

 

2. Project progress up to now
- June: We developed and produced the following content and media
Principles of urban tree care (Prof.Decha Boonkham)
• Script development
• Production
• Broadcast
• In-person training for city staff and volunteers
- How to prune a tree (Thai Arboriculture Association)
• Clip production
• Broadcast
• In-person training
- Tree risk assessment (Thai Arboriculture Association)
• Training material in print form
• In-person training for tree care staff
• Shooting of tree risk assessment to be used in digital form later
-Glossary of arboriculture terms (translation committee)
• Translation committee formed, consisting of professional translators, arborists, landscape architects and landscape technology specialists
• Permission granted by International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) to translate the glossary into Thai
• MOU signed with ISA

- July: How to make compost / fertilizer from food waste (By our partner "My City Farm" on Facebook)
• Content development
• Production
• Online release via Facebook (for general public)

- How to plant a tree (infographic) - draft
Root management
• Permission granted by International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) to translate into Thai
• First draft of translation of text on Root Management by ISA
• Designer of infographic briefed and working on first draft

- Glossary of arboriculture terms (translation committee)
• First draft of Translation completed, being reviewed

 

3. Project plan forward
August: "How to plant a tree" infographic finalized
Tree risk assessment - video production
Tree pruning and climbing - video production
Root management - translation and infographic finalized
Urban Tree Care Guidelines - translated and compiled

September
Tree pruning, climbing - video broadcast
Root management - infographic publicized
Seminar on Urban Tree Care Guidelines in Thai for partners and city staff
Glossary of Arboriculture Terms publicized by Thai Arboriculture Association

October
Digital content - release and assessment by participants
Translated texts - publication and assessment
Any improvements, cautions, and expectations for future activities
• For the remaining time in this project, we should try to improve on project coordination, so that it
moves faster, make the digital releases more widely publicized and also have regular meetings with our team so we work more efficiently
• Also, the team should practice more on their digital production skills, so their finished work is of
better quality and more interesting

 

4. Photos