List of forest research institutes
This is a list of forest research institutes around the world, by continent and country. It includes research institutions with a primary focus on forest science, forestry, forest management, and related fields.
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International[]
- Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, Indonesia
- Center for Tropical Forest Science, Panama City, Panama
- European Forest Institute, Joensuu, Finland
- International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) Vienna, Austria
Africa[]
Algeria[]
- Institut national de recherche forestière (INRF) (in French)
Ethiopia[]
Ghana[]
Kenya[]
Malawi[]
Nigeria[]
South Africa[]
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria
- , Durban, "a joint venture between CSIR's Natural Resources and the Environment operating unit and the University of KwaZulu-Natal"[1]
- [2]
Uganda[]
Americas[]
Canada[]
Ontario Forest Research Institute
- Atlantic Forestry Centre[3]
- Canadian Wood Fibre Centre[4]
- Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario[5]
- Laurentian Forestry Centre[6]
- Northern Forestry Centre[7]
- Ontario Forest Research Institute
- Pacific Forestry Centre[8]
- FPInnovations[9]
Chile[]
Puerto Rico[]
Suriname[]
United States[]
- Forest Products Laboratory[10]
- Institute for Resource Information Systems[11]
- Institute of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (created by WA State Legislature, 1947)[citation needed]
- International Institute of Tropical Forestry[12]
- Northern Research Station[13]
- Oregon Forest Resources Institute
- Pacific Northwest Research Station[14]
- Pacific Southwest Research Station[15]
- Rocky Mountain Research Station[16]
- Southern Research Station[17]
- USDA Forest Service, Research and Development Branch
Asia[]
Nepal[]
- Forest Research and Training Centre[18]
(formerly, Department of Forest Research and Survey)
Bangladesh[]
- Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (formerly, Forest Products Research Laboratory)
India[]
Forest Research Institute, Dehadrun
- Advanced Research Centre for Bamboo and Rattan, Aizawl
- Arid Forest Research Institute, Jodhpur
- Centre for Forest Based Livelihood and Extension, Agarlata
- Centre for Forestry Research and Human Resource Development, Chhindwara
- Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation, Prayagraj
- Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam[19]
- Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
- Forest Research Institute, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Forest Department
- Gujarat Forest Research Institute
- Himalayan Forest Research Institute, Shimla
- Institute of Forest Biodiversity, Hyderabad
- Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore
- Institute of Forest Productivity, Ranchi
- Institute of Wood Science and Technology, Bengaluru
- Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur
- Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat
- Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur
- Van Vigyan Kendra (Forest Science Centres)
- State Forest Research Institute, Chennai
Japan[]
Korea[]
Lao P.D.R.[]
Malaysia[]
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia
- Malaysia Palm Oil Board
Myanmar (Burma)[]
- , affiliated with the University of Forestry (Yezin)
Pakistan[]
Taiwan[]
Tajikistan[]
- , Dushanbe, affiliated with the under the Government of Tajikistan
Thailand[]
- , Chiang Mai
Vietnam[]
Europe[]
Metla research forest
Austria[]
Belgium[]
- Research Institute for Nature and Forest
Finland[]
Germany[]
- Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald und Forstwirtschaft[21]
- Forschungsanstalt für Waldökologie und Forstwirtschaft Rheinland-Pfalz[22]
- Forstliche Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt Baden-Württemberg[23]
- Landesbetrieb Wald und Holz NRW - Lehr- und Versuchsforstamt Arnsberger Wald[24]
- Landesforst Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - Forstliches Versuchswesen[25]
- Landeskompetenzzentrum Forst Eberswalde (Brandenburg)[26]
- Nordwestdeutsche Forstliche Versuchsanstalt (Niedersachsen, Hessen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein)[27]
- Sachsenforst - Kompetenzzentrum Wald und Forstwirtschaft[28]
- Thünen-Institut - Institut für Waldökosysteme[29]
- Thüringenforst - Forstliches Forschungs- und Kompetenzzentrum Gotha[30]
Hungary[]
Latvia[]
- Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava" [31]
Norway[]
- Norwegian Forest Research Institute
- Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research[32]
Russia[]
- , Saint Petersburg[33]
- , since 1929, Saint Petersburg[34]
- Sukachev Institute of Forest, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Belarus[]
Spain[]
Sweden[]
- Forestry Research Institute of Sweden (Skogforsk)
United Kingdom[]
- Forest Research (agency), Forestry Commission
Oceania[]
Australia[]
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
New Zealand[]
See also[]
- List of environmental research institutes
- List of forestry universities and colleges
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome
- International Forestry Resources and Institutions (IFRI) network, Michigan, US
- International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), Vienna
- World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
- World Forestry Congress
References[]
- ^ Official website. Accessed: September 28, 2012.
- ^ Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Archived 2013-08-06 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed: March 11, 2012.
- ^ "Atlantic Forestry Centre". 2013-11-27.
- ^ "Canadian Wood Fibre Centre". 2013-11-27.
- ^ "Great Lakes Forestry Centre". 2013-11-27.
- ^ "Laurentian Forestry Centre". 2013-11-27.
- ^ "Northern Forestry Centre". 2013-11-27.
- ^ "Pacific Forestry Centre". 2013-11-27.
- ^ "FPInnovations".
- ^ "USDA Forest Service - Forest Products Laboratory".
- ^ I.R.I.S.® - Institute for Resource Information Systems (TM/SM). Accessed February 12, 2015.
- ^ "IITF - Home".
- ^ "Northern Research Station".
- ^ "Pacific Northwest Research Station".
- ^ "Pacific Southwest Research Station".
- ^ "Rocky Mountain Research Station - RMRS - US Forest Service".
- ^ "USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station".
- ^ http://www.frtc.gov.np. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ "Forest College and Research Institute", Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. Accessed: November 7, 2012.
- ^ BFW, "History" Accessed: May 7, 2012.
- ^ "Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald und Forstwirtschaft".
- ^ "Landesforsten Rheinland-Pfalz: Forschungsanstalt für Waldökologie und Forstwirtschaft". www.fawf.wald-rlp.de.
- ^ "Forstliche Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt BW".
- ^ "Lehr- und Versuchsforstamt Arnsberger Wald - Wald & Holz". 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Landesforst M-V - Forstliches Versuchswesen". Archived from the original on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ^ "Landeskompetenzzentrum Forst Eberswalde (LFE)".
- ^ "Aktuelles". nw-fva.de.
- ^ Gerstenberger, Andy. "Kompetenzzentrum Wald und Forstwirtschaft".
- ^ "Thünen-Institut: Waldökosysteme". Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ^ "Forstliches Forschungs- und Kompetenzzentrum Gotha - Thüringen Forst". Thüringen Forst. 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Silava - About us". www.silava.lv.
- ^ "Nibio EN - Nibio". www.nibio.no.
- ^ St. Petersburg Encyclopedia. Accessed: May 6, 2012.
- ^ Official website. Accessed September 28, 2012.
- ^ http://www.ctfc.cat
- ^ "Contact us - Forest Research in Wales (Forest Research)".
- ^ "Alice Holt Research Station".
- ^ "Northern Research Station".
External links[]
Media related to Forest research institutes at Wikimedia Commons- FAO Forest Research Institutions Database (2006)
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