List of forest research institutes

CIFOR headquarters, Bogor

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

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]
Pacific Forestry Centre^[8]

Chile

El Instituto Forestal

Puerto Rico

International Institute of Tropical Forestry

Suriname

Centre for Agricultural Research in Suriname

United States

USDA Forest Service Research and Development
Northern Research Station^[9]
Pacific Northwest Research Station^[10]
Pacific Southwest Research Station^[11]
Rocky Mountain Research Station^[12]
Southern Research Station^[13]
Forest Products Laboratory^[14]
International Institute of Tropical Forestry^[15]
Oregon Forest Resources Institute
I.R.I.S.® - Institute for Resource Information Systems (TM/SM)^[16]

Asia

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (formerly, Forest Products Research Laboratory)

India

Forest Research Institute, Dehadrun

Arid Forest Research Institute, Jodhpur

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, Allahabad
Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam^[17]
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, Banglore
Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur
Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat
Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur
Van Vigyan Kendra (Forest Science Centres)

Japan

Yamanashi Forest Research Institute

Korea

Korea Forest Research Institute

Lao P.D.R.

National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute

Malaysia

Myanmar (Burma)

Forest Research Institute (Myanmar), affiliated with the University of Forestry (Yezin)

Pakistan

Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Taiwan

Taiwan Forestry Research Institute

Tajikistan

Tajik State Forest Research Institute, Dushanbe. Affiliated with the Committee of Environmental Protection (Tajikistan), under the Government of Tajikistan. Dr. Muratov Rustam -Director of Institute and Co-Chairman of Tajik Social and Ecological Union.

Vietnam

Forestry Science Institute of Vietnam

Europe

Metla research forest

Austria

Federal Forest Research Centre Vienna^[18]

Belgium

Research Institute for Nature and Forest

Finland

Finnish Forest Research Institute (Metla)

Germany

Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald und Forstwirtschaft^[19]
Forschungsanstalt für Waldökologie und Forstwirtschaft Rheinland-Pfalz^[20]
Forstliche Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt Baden-Württemberg^[21]
Landesbetrieb Wald und Holz NRW - Lehr- und Versuchsforstamt Arnsberger Wald^[22]
Landesforst Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - Forstliches Versuchswesen^[23]
Landeskompetenzzentrum Forst Eberswalde (Brandenburg)^[24]
Nordwestdeutsche Forstliche Versuchsanstalt (Niedersachsen, Hessen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein)^[25]
Sachsenforst - Kompetenzzentrum Wald und Forstwirtschaft^[26]
Thüringenforst - Forstliches Forschungs- und Kompetenzzentrum Gotha^[27]
Thünen-Institut - Institut für Waldökosysteme^[28]

Norway

Norwegian Forest Research Institute

Russia

Forestry Engineering Academy, Saint Petersburg^[29]
Saint Petersburg Forestry Research Institute, since 1929, Saint Petersburg^[30]
Sukachev Institute of Forest, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Sweden

Forestry Research Institute of Sweden (Skogforsk)

United Kingdom

Forest Research (agency), Forestry Commission
Alice Holt Research Station^[31]
Northern Research Station ^[32]
Aberystwyth Research Unit^[33]

Oceania

Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

New Zealand

Scion (Crown Research Institute)

References

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External links

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