The DOST- Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI), represented by Deputy Director Felix B. Tamolang, was recently elected as one of the Asia-Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions’ (APAFRI) Executive Committee members for 2018-2021. The election happened after its 8th General Assembly last 29 November 2018 at Putrajaya, Malaysia.
APAFRI Executive Committee for 2018-2021 (L-R): Dr. Kobsak Wanthongchai (Kasetsart University, Thailand); Mr. Yen-Chang Chen (Taiwan Forestry Research Institute); Dr. Zhao Wenxia (Research Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection- Chinese Academy of Forestry); FPRDI Deputy Director Felix B. Tamolang; APAFRI Executive Secretary Dr. Gan Kee Seng; Dr. Park Jung Hwan (National Institute of Forest Science, Republic of Korea); APAFRI Chair Dato’ Dr. Abd Latif Mohmod (Forest Research Institute Malaysia); Dr. Syam Viswanath (Kerala Forest Research Institute, India); Mr. Uus Danu Kusumah (Forestry and Environment Research Development and Innovation Agency, Indonesia); APAFRI Vice Chair Dr. Hiroshi Tanaka (Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan); Dr. Riina Jalonen (Bioversity International, Malaysia) (Photo courtesy: APAFRI)
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APAFRI is a non-profit organization dedicated to “strengthen research collaboration on the conservation and management of forest resources in the Asia-Pacific region.” It is recognized as the Asia-Pacific chapter of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO). Currently, it has 69 institutional members from 25 countries. ### (Apple Jean C. Martin- de Leon, 18 December 2018)
