Into the thick of it: bridging the research-implementation gap in the thicket biome through the Thicket Forum.

The article outlines the evolution of the Thicket Forum as a social learning institution in the thicket biome in South Africa. It highlights the recent research findings and future research directions, with a focus on new insights into how thicket functions and what has been done to conserve it. It also bridges the research-implementation gap in the thicket biome through the forum. Further, it reports on the outcomes and upshots of the forum's 2006 meeting. Other significant information relative to the matter is presented.