This is a list of forest

research institute A research institute, research centre, research center or research organization, is an establishment founded for doing research. Research institutes may specialize in basic research or may be oriented to applied research. Although the term often i ...

s around the world, by continent and country. It includes research institutions with a primary focus on

forest science Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. Th ...

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. Th ...

forest management Forest management is a branch of forestry concerned with overall administrative, legal, economic, and social aspects, as well as scientific and technical aspects, such as silviculture, protection, and forest regulation. This includes management for ...

, and related fields.

International

Center for International Forestry Research The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) is a non-profit scientific research organization that conducts research on the use and management of forests with a focus on tropical forests in developing countries. CIFOR, which merged wit ...

(CIFOR),

Bogor Bogor ( su, , nl, Buitenzorg) is a city in the West Java province, Indonesia. Located around south of the national capital of Jakarta, Bogor is the 6th largest city in the Jakarta metropolitan area and the 14th overall nationwide.Center for Tropical Forest Science The Center for Tropical Forest Science, or CTFS, was a consortium of forest researchers who pursued long-term research on tree populations using comparable census method. The work developed out of a study of 50 hectares of forest on Barro Colorado I ...

Panama City Panama City ( es, Ciudad de Panamá, links=no; ), also known as Panama (or Panamá in Spanish), is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has an urban population of 880,691, with over 1.5 million in its metropolitan area. The city is locat ...

, Panama *

European Forest Institute The European Forest Institute (EFI) is an international organization established by the European states. It has 30 Member Countries, and c. 130 member organizations from 40 different countries working in diverse research fields. EFI provides fore ...

Joensuu Joensuu (; krl, Jovensuu; ) is a city and municipality in North Karelia, Finland, located on the northern shore of Lake Pyhäselkä (northern part of Lake Saimaa) at the mouth of the Pielinen River (''Pielisjoki''). It was founded in 1848. Th ...

, Finland *

International Union of Forest Research Organizations The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) (french: Union Internationale des Instituts de Recherches Forestières, german: Internationaler Verband Forstlicher Forschungsanstalten, es, Unión Internacional de Institutos de ...

(IUFRO)

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, Austria

Africa

Algeria

* Institut national de recherche forestière (INRF) '

Ethiopia

Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute Ethiopians are the native inhabitants of Ethiopia, as well as the global diaspora of Ethiopia. Ethiopians constitute #Ethnicity, several component ethnic groups, many of which are closely related to ethnic groups in neighboring Eritrea and othe ...

Ghana

Forestry Research Institute of Ghana The Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG) is a research institution under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Ghana, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research of Ghana. References

Research institutes in Ghan ...

Kenya

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Malawi

Forestry Research Institute of Malawi Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. Th ...

Nigeria

* Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria

South Africa

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is South Africa's central and premier scientific research and development organisation. It was established by an act of parliament in 1945 and is situated on its own campus in the cit ...

Institute for Commercial Forestry Research An institute is an organisational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institute, research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countr ...

Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute The Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) (Pretoria) was established in 1997 and is located on the University of Pretoria campus. The goal of the institute is to help the development of novel food and fibre crops, that will cle ...

(FABI),

University of Pretoria The University of Pretoria ( af, Universiteit van Pretoria, nso, Yunibesithi ya Pretoria) is a multi-campus public university, public research university in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa. The university was ...

Forestry and Forest Products Research Center Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. Th ...

Durban Durban ( ) ( zu, eThekwini, from meaning 'the port' also called zu, eZibubulungwini for the mountain range that terminates in the area), nicknamed ''Durbs'',Ishani ChettyCity nicknames in SA and across the worldArticle on ''news24.com'' from ...

, "a joint venture between CSIR's Natural Resources and the Environment operating unit and the

University of KwaZulu-Natal The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is a university with five campuses in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It was formed on 1 January 2004 after the merger between the University of Natal and the University of Durban-Westville. ...

" * Merensky

Uganda

Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation The Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation (ITFC) is a post-graduate research institute based in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, in south-western Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by K ...

Americas

Canada

* Atlantic Forestry Centre * Canadian Wood Fibre Centre * Centre for Forest Biology, Victoria, British Columbia * Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario * Laurentian Forestry Centre * Northern Forestry Centre *

Ontario Forest Research Institute Ontario Forest Research Institute (OFRI) is a division of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie ( ) is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is at the St. Mary's River on the Ca ...

* Pacific Forestry Centre * FPInnovations

Chile

Instituto Forestal The Instituto Forestal (INFOR) or Instituto Forestal de Chile is a Chilean public service tasked with carrying out research and development programmes related to the forestry sector in Chile. It belongs to the belonging to the Ministry of Agricultu ...

Ministry of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...

* Instituto de Bosques y Sociedad,

Austral University of Chile Austral University of Chile ( es, Universidad Austral de Chile or UACh) is a Chilean research university based primarily in Valdivia, with a satellite campus in Puerto Montt. Founded on September 7, 1954, it is one of the eight original Chilean Tr ...

Puerto Rico

International Institute of Tropical Forestry The International Institute of Tropical Forestry () is a program of the United States Forest Service that was founded in 1939. It is headquartered in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, on the grounds of the University of Puerto Rico's Agricultural Exper ...

Suriname

* Centre for Agricultural Research in Suriname

United States

Forest Products Laboratory The Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) is the national research laboratory of the United States Forest Service, which is part of USDA. Since its opening in 1910, the FPL has provided scientific research on wood, wood products and their commercial us ...

* Institute for Resource Information Systems * Institute of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (created by Washington State Legislature, 1947) * International Institute of Tropical Forestry * Northern Research Station *

Oregon Forest Resources Institute The Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI) is a state agency that according to ''Oregon Public Broadcasting'' and ''The Oregonian'' operates as the timber industry's de facto lobbying organization in Oregon. History OFRI was created by the Oreg ...

* Pacific Northwest Research Station * Pacific Southwest Research Station * Rocky Mountain Research Station * Southern Research Station * USDA Forest Service, Research and Development Branch

Asia

Nepal

* Forest Research and Training Centre (formerly Department of Forest Research and Survey)

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Forest Research Institute Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI) is an institute for forestry research in Bangladesh, located at Sholashahar, Chattogram. History Bangladesh Forest Research Institute was established in 1955 as East Pakistan Forest Research Laborator ...

(formerly Forest Products Research Laboratory)

India

Advanced Research Centre for Bamboo and Rattan Advanced Research Centre for Bamboo and Rattan (ARCBR)http://www.icfre.gov.in/UserFiles/File/Institute-RFRI-2011/2012/Report-ARCBR-26Mar12.pdf Aizawl was established in 2004 as an advanced research centre under the Indian Council of Forestry ...

, Aizawl *

Arid Forest Research Institute Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI) is a research institute situated in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. The institute conducts scientific research in forestry in order to provide technologies to increase the vegetative cover and to conserve biodi ...

, Jodhpur * Centre for Forest Based Livelihood and Extension, Agarlata *

Centre for Forestry Research and Human Resource Development The Centre for Forestry Research and Human Resource Development Chhindwara was established in 1995 as an advanced research centre under the umbrella of ICFRE, Dehradun. Mandate Forestry research with Human Resource Development in areas like bi ...

, Chhindwara *

Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation Forest Research Centre for Eco-Rehabilitation (FRCER) Prayagraj (Allahabad) was established in 1992 as an advanced centre under the umbrella of ICFRE, Dehradun. The centre aims to nurture and cultivate professional excellence in the field of soc ...

, Prayagraj * Forest College and Research Institute,

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) is the state agricultural university of Tamil Nadu located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. History The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University had its genesis from establishment of an agricultural sch ...

Mettupalayam Mettupalayam may refer to: * Mettupalayam, Coimbatore Mettupalayam is a municipality town and taluk of the Coimbatore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest town in the Coimbatore District. It's located to the North ...

* Forest Research Institute, Dehradun * Forest Research Institute, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Forest Department * Gujarat Forest Research Institute *

Himalayan Forest Research Institute Himalayan Forest Research Institute (HFRI) is a Research institute situated in Shimla in Himachal Pradesh. It works under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India. ...

, Shimla *

Institute of Forest Biodiversity Institute of Forest Biodiversity (IFB) is a research institute situated in Hyderabad in the state of Telangana, India. It works under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and C ...

, Hyderabad * Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore *

Institute of Forest Productivity The Institute of Forest Productivity (IFP) is a research institute situated in Ranchi in state of Jharkhand. It works under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change ...

, Ranchi *

Institute of Wood Science and Technology Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST) is a Research institute situated in Bangalore in Karnataka. It works under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India ...

, Bengaluru *

Kerala Forest Research Institute The Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) is an organisation based in Peechi, in Thrissur, India. It was established in 1975 by the Government of Kerala as part of its Science and Technology Department, and in 2003 became part of the Kerala ...

Peechi Peechi Dam thrissur is situated outside Thrissur city in Kerala, India. The dam was started as an irrigation project for the surrounding villages in Thrissur. At the same time, it catered the drinking water needs of the population of Thrissur ...

Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...

Rain Forest Research Institute Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI) is a research institute situated in Jorhat in Assam. It works under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of In ...

, Jorhat *

Tropical Forest Research Institute Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI) is a Research institute situated in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. It works under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, G ...

, Jabalpur *

Van Vigyan Kendra Van Vigyan Kendra (VVK) or Forest Science Centres (FSC) has been established by Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India. It intends to help disseminate various technolo ...

(Forest Science Centres) * State Forest Research Institute, Chennai

Japan

Yamanashi Forest Research Institute Yamanashi can refer to: * Yamanashi Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture with 888,170 people * Yamanashi, Yamanashi, a Japanese city with 39,631 people * Joseph Yamanashi, a recurring character on ''MADtv'' played by Bobby Lee * Yamanashi, Japanese f ...

Korea

* National Institute of Forest Science
Tree-Ring Research Center, Chungbuk National University

Lao P.D.R.

National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...

Malaysia

Forest Research Institute Malaysia The Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM; Malay: ''Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia'') is a statutory agency of the Government of Malaysia, under the Ministry of Land, Water and Natural Resources (KATS). FRIM promotes sustainab ...

* Malaysia Palm Oil Board

Myanmar (Burma)

* Forest Research Institute, affiliated with the

University of Forestry (Yezin) The University of Forestry and Environmental Science (Yezin) ( my, သစ်တောနှင့်ပတ်ဝန်းကျင်ဆိုင်ရာ တက္ကသိုလ် (ရေဆင်း), ), in Yezin near Nay Pyi Taw, is the onl ...

Pakistan

Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar Pakistan Forest Institute established in 1947, locate in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Programs * BS Forestry (4 years) * M.Sc. Forestry Journal *''Pakistan Journal of Forestry (PJF) See also *Agricultural Training Institute, Peshawar ...

Taiwan

Taiwan Forestry Research Institute The Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (TFRI; ) a research institute under the Council of Agriculture of the Taiwan (ROC) dealing with forest. History Empire of Japan TRFI was originally established as a nursery on 6 January 1896 during the Ja ...

Tajikistan

Tajik State Forest Research Institute Tajik, Tadjik, Tadzhik or Tajikistani may refer to: * Someone or something related to Tajikistan * Tajiks, an ethnic group in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan * Tajik language, the official language of Tajikistan * Tajik (surname) * Tajik cu ...

Dushanbe Dushanbe ( tg, Душанбе, ; ; russian: Душанбе) is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. , Dushanbe had a population of 863,400 and that population was largely Tajik. Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe (r ...

, affiliated with the Forestry Agency under the

Government of Tajikistan The politics of Tajikistan takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Legislative power is vested in both the executive branch and the ...

Thailand

* Forest Restoration Research Unit, Chiang Mai

Vietnam

Forestry Science Institute of Vietnam Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural Stand level ...

Europe

Austria

Federal Forest Research Centre Vienna Federal or foederal (archaic) may refer to: Politics General *Federal monarchy, a federation of monarchies *Federation, or ''Federal state'' (federal system), a type of government characterized by both a central (federal) government and states or ...

Belgium

Research Institute for Nature and Forest Research is "creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness t ...

Finland

Finnish Forest Research Institute The Finnish Forest Research Institute ( fi, Metsäntutkimuslaitos, sv, Skogsforskningsinstitutet), known as Metla, is a subordinate agency to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Government of Finland. It has statutory duties to promo ...

(Metla)

Germany

* Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald und Forstwirtschaft * Forschungsanstalt für Waldökologie und Forstwirtschaft Rheinland-Pfalz * Forstliche Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt Baden-Württemberg * Landesbetrieb Wald und Holz NRW - Lehr- und Versuchsforstamt Arnsberger Wald * Landesforst Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - Forstliches Versuchswesen * Landeskompetenzzentrum Forst Eberswalde (Brandenburg) * Nordwestdeutsche Forstliche Versuchsanstalt (Niedersachsen, Hessen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein) * Sachsenforst - Kompetenzzentrum Wald und Forstwirtschaft * Thünen-Institut - Institut für Waldökosysteme * Thüringenforst - Forstliches Forschungs- und Kompetenzzentrum Gotha

Hungary

Hungarian Forest Research Institute

Latvia

* Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava"

Norway

Norwegian Forest Research Institute Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

* Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research

Russia

* Forestry Engineering Academy,

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

* Saint Petersburg Forestry Research Institute, since 1929, Saint Petersburg * Sukachev Institute of Forest,

Russian Academy of Sciences The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across t ...

, Moscow

Belarus

Forest Research Instite

National Academy of Sciences of Belarus The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) ( be, Нацыянальная акадэмія навук Беларусі, russian: Национальная академия наук Беларуси, НАН Беларуси, НАНБ) is ...

, Homel

Spain

Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...

(CTFC) * Forest Research Centre (INIA-CIFOR)

Sweden

Forestry Research Institute of Sweden The Forestry Research Institute of Sweden ( sv, Skogsbrukets forskningsinstitut), or Skogforsk, is a research institute headquartered in Uppsala, jointly financed by the members of the Sweden, Swedish forestry industry and the Government of Sweden, ...

(Skogforsk)

Switzerland

* Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL)

United Kingdom

Forest Research The Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the management of publicly owned forests and the regulation of both public and private forestry in England. The Forestry Commission was previously also respons ...

(agency), Forestry Commission ** Aberystwyth Research Unit ** Alice Holt Research Station ** Northern Research Station

Oceania

Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is an Australian Government agency responsible for scientific research. CSIRO works with leading organisations around the world. From its headquarters in Canberra, CSIRO ...

(CSIRO)

New Zealand

Scion (Crown Research Institute) Scion, a company officially registered as New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited, is a New Zealand Crown Research Institute (CRI). Scion specialises in research, science and technology development for the forestry, wood product, wood-deri ...

References

External links

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FAO Forest Research Institutions Database (2006)
{{Forestry by country

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