The DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) has recently been elected member of the Executive Committee of the Asia Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions (APAFRI) from 2021-2024.
The election happened during APAFRI’s 9th General Assembly on 7 December 2021 and attended virtually by 26 institutional members from 16 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
In a letter, the APAFRI Secretariat noted that with DOST-FPRDI’s “vast experience and knowledge”, the organization will “surely be able to achieve greater success.”
Aside from the Institute, the following form part of the new ExeCom:
Chair: Forest Research Institute Malaysia
Vice Chair: Forestry and Forestry Products Research Institute, Japan
Immediate Past Chair: National Institute of Forest Science (NIFoS), Republic of Korea
Members: Kerala Forest Research Institute
Biodiversity International
Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute
Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry
Papua New Guinea Forest Research Institute
DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute
APAFRI is an independent non-profit group which seeks to upgrade research and technology development capabilities to help conserve and manage forest resources in the Asia-Pacific region.
Launched in 1995, it was an answer to the countries’ and donor agencies’ desire for a sustainable research network among the region’s forestry institutions. ### (Apple Jean C. Martin- de Leon, 21 February 2022)
