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.
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)
Ethiopia Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute
Ghana Forestry Research Institute of Ghana
Kenya Kenya Forestry Research Institute
Malawi Forestry Research Institute of Malawi
Nigeria Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria
South Africa Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Institute for Commercial Forestry Research Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria Forestry and Forest Products Research Center, Durban, "a joint venture between CSIR's Natural Resources and the Environment operating unit and the University of KwaZulu-Natal"Official website. Accessed: September 28, 2012. MerenskyDepartment of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries . Accessed: March 11, 2012.
Uganda Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation
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 Pacific Forestry Centre FPInnovations
Chile Instituto Forestal, Ministry of Agriculture Instituto de Bosques y Sociedad, Austral University of Chile
Puerto Rico International Institute of Tropical Forestry
Suriname Centre for Agricultural Research in Suriname
United States Forest Products Laboratory Institute for Resource Information SystemsI.R.I.S.® - Institute for Resource Information Systems (TM/SM). Accessed February 12, 2015. 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 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 (formerly Forest Products Research Laboratory)
India
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"Forest College and Research Institute", Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. Accessed: November 7, 2012. 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 Yamanashi Forest Research Institute
Korea National Institute of Forest Science Tree-Ring Research Center, Chungbuk National University
Lao P.D.R. National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute
Malaysia Forest Research Institute Malaysia Malaysia Palm Oil Board
Myanmar (Burma) Forest Research Institute, 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 Forestry Agency under the Government of Tajikistan
Thailand Forest Restoration Research Unit, Chiang Mai
Vietnam Forestry Science Institute of Vietnam
Europe
Austria Federal Forest Research Centre ViennaBFW, "History" Accessed: May 7, 2012.
Belgium Research Institute for Nature and Forest
France AgroParisTech Nancy
Finland Finnish Forest Research Institute (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
Greece
Forest Research Institute of Thessaloniki
Hungary Hungarian Forest Research Institute
Latvia Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava"
Norway Norwegian Forest Research Institute Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
Russia Forestry Engineering Academy, Saint PetersburgSt. Petersburg Encyclopedia. Accessed: May 6, 2012. Saint Petersburg Forestry Research Institute, since 1929, Saint PetersburgOfficial website. Accessed September 28, 2012. Sukachev Institute of Forest, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Belarus Forest Research Instite, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Homel
Spain Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CTFC) Forest Research Centre (INIA-CIFOR)
Sweden Forestry Research Institute of Sweden (Skogforsk)
Switzerland Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL)
United Kingdom Forest Research (agency), Forestry Commission Aberystwyth Research Unit Alice Holt Research Station Northern Research Station
Oceania
Australia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
New Zealand Scion (Crown Research Institute)
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
External links
FAO Forest Research Institutions Database (2006)