Taiwan Forestry Research Institute

The Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (TFRI; traditional Chinese: 林業試驗所; simplified Chinese: 林业试验所; pinyin: Línyè Shìyàn Suǒ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm-gia̍p Chhì-giām-só͘) is a research institute under the Ministry of Agriculture of Taiwan (ROC) dealing with forest.

Taiwan Forestry Research Institute
林業試驗所
Lîm-gia̍p Chhì-giām-só͘ (Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī)
Línyè Shìyàn Suǒ (Beijing Mandarin pinyin)
Agency overview
Formed6 January 1896
1 November 1945 (as TFRI)
JurisdictionTaiwan
HeadquartersZhongzheng, Taipei
25°1′52.8″N 121°30′36.5″E
Agency executive
  • Huang Yue-hsing, Director-General
Parent agencyMinistry of Agriculture (Taiwan)
WebsiteOfficial website

History

TRFI was originally established as a nursery on 6 January 1896 during the Japanese rule of Taiwan.[1] In October 1900, a new plot of land was purchased at the present location of Taipei Botanical Garden and the nursery was named the Taipei Nursery. In 1911, on the foundation of Taipei Nursery, the Forestry Experimental Station was established to handle the management of forest in Taiwan. In 1921, the Japanese government unified all research institutes in Taiwan and established the Central Research Institute which included the Forestry Experimental Station but was named the Forestry Division of the Central Research Institute. In 1939, the Central Research Institute was reorganized and the Forestry Division was made independent named Forestry Research Institute.

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China, it was renamed Taiwan Forestry Research Institute on 1 November 1945 and placed under the Taiwan Provincial Government. In September 1949, the research institute was transferred to the Agriculture and Forestry Administration. In July 1999, the research institute was renamed Taiwan Forestry Research Institute.[2]

Organizational structures

Technical units
  • Botanical Garden Division
  • Forest Chemistry Division
  • Forest Management Division
  • Forest Protection Division
  • Forestry Economics Division
  • Forest Utilization Division
  • Silviculture Division
  • Technical Service Division
  • Watershed Management Division
  • Wood Cellulose Division

Administrative units
  • Accounting and Statistics Office
  • Ethics Morality Office
  • Personnel Office
  • Secretariat Office

Research centers
  • Chungpu Research Center
  • Fushan Research Center
  • Hengchun Research Center
  • Lienhuachih Research Center
  • Lioukuei Research Center
  • Taimalee Research Center

See also

References
  1. "About Us". Taiwan Forestry Research Institute. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  2. "About Us". Taiwan Forestry Research Institute. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
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