Restoration of Tropical Rainforests: A model for collaborative learning in higher education

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Loss and degradation of tropical forests is one of the major global environmental issues in the world. Various measures for the conservation of the tropical forests are urgently needed. A field education program on the restoration of tropical rainforests has been developed as a model of collaborative learning for Japanese university students and implemented within a program on the Atherton Tableland in Australia. The authors describe background, purpose, core educational elements and components of the program that have evolved over the past three years.